Jonathan Quick delivers another shutout for Rangers in 800th career game

Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.The Rangers had outshot the Predators 28-15 through two periods before the visitors dumped 20 shots on Jonathan Quick in the final frame.Quick denied Nick Blankenburg at the side of the net with just his stick after an acrobatic turnaround in the crease.He scorpioned Jonathan Marchessault, lifting his left leg up with the Nashville forward on the doorstep.Finishing with 34 saves to post his third shutout of the season and the 63rd of his career, Quick helped power the Blueshirts to a 4-0 win over the Predators on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden in his 800th NHL game.“When there are breakdowns, you need your goaltender to make saves and both guys are doing that, Quickie was fantastic tonight,” head coach Peter Laviolette said.

“Especially in the third, when that game was 3-0, he had to make some big saves.There’s definitely that we could’ve and should’ve done better in front of him.

A little sleepy coming out for the third period, but overall, pretty good game.”As a result, Quick became the sixth goalie in the past 50 years to register three shutouts in a single season at age 39 or older.He is also just the 17th goalie in league history to appear in 800 career games, as well as the second U.S.-born goaltender to do so following John Vanbiesbrouck (882 GP).Laviolette nixed the five-forward power-play unit and went back to the traditional approach.The first group featured Zac Jones, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and J.T.Miller.

It’s a long-awaited opportunity for Jones, who developed a sterling reputation for quarterbacking power plays at UMass.Defenseman K’Andre Miller was at the top of the second power-play unit with Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle, Jonny Brodzinski and Brennan Othmann.“I know it’s one game, so it’s quick,” Laviolette said of the quick change.“I always ...