BUFFALO -- Igor Shesterkin made 37 saves, and Mike Sullivan got his first win as New York Rangers coach, 4-0 against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday.

“He's unreal,” New York forward Alexis Lafreniere said of Shesterkin. “Year after year, he's that guy for us. So, trying to get him a little less work, but he's been unreal again.”

Lafreniere and J.T. Miller each had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who lost 3-0 in their season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

Sullivan was hired by New York on May 2 after coaching the Penguins for the previous 10 seasons.

“It's humbling,” Sullivan said. “I've said this on a number of occasions since I got the job, and it's an incredible honor to be the head coach of the New York Rangers, a franchise that has

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