The adorable scene happened before the Rangers defeated the Capitals 4-3 in Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
Igor Shesterkin shares a heartwarming moment with his 1-year-old son Timofey by the ice during warm-ups, with little Shesterkin being held up by Rangers goaltender girlfriend Anna Butusova as he taps the ball. He was smiling from ear to ear. glass.
When Shesterkin entered the frame and pressed his face against the glass, his young son seemed even more excited.
Timofey then pointed under the ice and appeared to tell his father, a hockey player, to get back into the net.
Then Shesterkin nodded and skated away.
Timofey wore a blue hat and a Rangers bomber jacket with Shesterkin and the number 31 on the back.
The Rangers netminder made 22 saves, stopping 20 of 21 even chances, in Game 2 of the first-round series against the Caps.
Tuesday night wasn’t the first time Shesterkin and Timofey were talked about at a Rangers game.
During the February gamethe two shared a cute moment in which Timofey also ordered his father to go back online, and Shesterkin complied.
And in November, the two spread rapidly After a video of Shesterkin scoring a goal while playing floor hockey with his son was posted on Instagram.
The Rangers, who currently lead the series 2-0, finished the season with a record of 55-23-4, and although they were eliminated from the postseason by the Devils in the opening game, they are aiming to make it past the first round. Last season.
