Schneider scores in NHL debut for Rangers in victory against Sharks

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueChris Kreider scored two goals and Braden Schneider notched his first NHL goal, as Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers shutout the Sharks, 3-0SAN JOSE -- Braden Schneider scored in his NHL debut for the New York Rangers in a 3-0 win against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday.Ryan Strome set Schneider up with a pass from behind the net and the defenseman's wrist shot beat Sharks goalie Adin Hill on his stick side to give New York a 2-0 lead at 1:27 of the third period."The whole day I was quite jittery," Schneider said. I felt like after that I settled in and I got a little bit more confident as the game went on."Video: NYR@SJS: Schneider scores in NHL debutChris Kreider scored twice to reach 200 NHL goals, and scored the first shorthanded goal of his NHL career, and Igor Shesterkin had a 37-save shutout after missing three games in NHL COVID-19 protocol for the Rangers (24-10-4), who lead the NHL with 14 road wins."A lot of the credit has to go to Shesterkin," Rangers coach Kris Knoblauch said. "There were a lot of Grade-A scoring chances and he came up with some big saves."Knoblauch, coach of Hartford, the Rangers American Hockey League affiliate, filled in for Gerard Gallant, who was placed in protocol Sunday.Hill made 28 saves for the Sharks (20-17-1), who had a three-game winning streak end."He's definitely giving us a chance every night," Sharks coach Bob Boughner said. … Forward Anthony Greco, playing his second NHL game, had five shots in 9:44 in his Rangers debut. … Sharks forward Andrew Cogliano played his 1,100th NHL game.