Shesterkin stopped 35 shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
Shesterkin has won his last two outings, stopping 75 of 78 shots. He has a 6-2-1 record with a 2.22 GAA and a .933 save percentage through nine starts this campaign. The Rangers host the Sabres on Thursday.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Tending twine Sunday
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Shesterkin will patrol the home crease Sunday against the Islanders, per Colin Stephenson of Newsday.
Shesterkin is coming off a 40-save performance in Friday's 2-1 win over Ottawa. He has a 5-2-1 record with one shutout, a 2.25 GAA and a .931 save percentage through eight appearances this season. The Islanders rank 31st in the league with 2.27 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Stops 40 shots in win
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Shesterkin turned aside 40 of 41 shots in Friday's 2-1 win over the Senators.
The Senators played an excellent road game, but Shesterkin was simply better. He put an end to his two-game skid with his second straight game of 40 or more saves. While that's a concern for the Rangers' defense, few goalies are as well-equipped to handle a heavy workload. Shesterkin improved to 5-2-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .931 save percentage over eight starts this season. The Rangers' next game is Sunday versus the low-scoring Islanders, which would be an incredibly favorable matchup for Shesterkin if he gets the start.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Facing Senators
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Shesterkin will be between the home pipes versus Ottawa on Friday, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Shesterkin is 4-2-1 with a 2.43 GAA and a .923 save percentage, but he has been a bit spotty in his last two starts, giving up seven goals on 74 shots in losses to Florida and Washington. He will try to turn it around against the Senators, who are scoring 4.22 goals per game, third in the NHL.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Kept busy in loss
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Shesterkin stopped 41 of 45 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Capitals. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
The Capitals had three goals within the first 10 minutes of the game. Shesterkin settled in after that, but the one-way traffic at the Rangers' zone hindered the comeback effort. The 28-year-old has taken consecutive losses for the first time this season, and this was just the second time he allowed more than three goals. He's now 4-2-1 with a 2.43 GAA and a .923 save percentage over seven starts. The Rangers return home for the next three games, beginning with Friday's matchup against the Senators.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Facing Washington on Tuesday
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Shesterkin will guard the road crease in Tuesday's road matchup with the Capitals, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today.
Shesterkin will attempt to pick up his fifth victory of the 2024-25 campaign after having a three-game win streak snapped in a 3-1 loss to Florida on Thursday. The 28-year-old has garnered a 4-1-1 record, .926 save percentage and 2.16 GAA through six appearances. Washington ranks seventh offensively with 3.71 goals per game across seven outings.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Gets little help in loss
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Shesterkin made 26 saves in Thursday's 3-1 loss to Florida.
All three Panthers tallies came on failed clearing attempts or defensive-zone giveaways by the Rangers, and two of them came in the first three minutes of the first period. It was the first regulation loss of the season for Shesterkin, who has been generally stellar with a 4-1-1 record, 2.16 GAA and .926 save percentage through six starts. It was also the first time this season New York gave its star netminder less than four goals of support.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Slated to start Thursday
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Shesterkin was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Colin Stephenson of Newsday, and is expected to get the home start versus Florida on Thursday.
Shesterkin is making a solid claim for the best goaltender in the NHL in the early going. He is 4-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and a .932 save percentage in five starts this season. He will face the defending Stanley Cup champions, who have found the back of the net 24 times in eight games this season.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Cruises in win
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Shesterkin stopped 19 of 21 shots in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.
The Rangers made life easy on Shesterkin, tallying 54 seconds into the game and going on to score four goals in first 11 minutes. It was the third straight victory and second consecutive on the road for the netminder, who's repelled 84 of 87 shots during the three-game run.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Slated to start Tuesday
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Shesterkin is expected to start on the road against Montreal on Tuesday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Shesterkin has a 3-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .935 save percentage in four appearances this season. He's stopped 65 of 67 shots (.970 save percentage) across his past two starts. Montreal ranks 25th offensively with 2.67 goals per game, so this is a favorable matchup for an already hot goaltender.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Show-me-the-money performance
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Shesterkin made 34 saves in a 4-1 win over Toronto on Saturday.
The Leafs were all over the Rangers on Saturday -- they had 72 shot attempts. Shesterkin stymied everyone except Auston Matthews, who spun off Adam Fox behind the net, curled into the slot and wired a shot past the netminder's right pad. It was a show-me-the-money performance.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: First off Saturday
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Shesterkin will get the road start Saturday against the Maple Leafs, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
After Jonathan Quick got the nod in the Rangers' 5-2 win over Detroit on Thursday, Shesterkin will return to the crease Saturday against Toronto. The 28-year-old Shesterkin has a 2-0-1 record while stopping 82 of 89 shots this season.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Sharp in win over Wings
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Shesterkin made 31 saves in Monday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
The 28-year-old netminder couldn't get his trapper on a Dylan Larkin one-timer with two seconds left in the first period, but otherwise Shesterkin had an answer for everything Detroit fired his way. Through his first three starts of the season, he's 2-0-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .921 save percentage, ratios Shesterkin has proven he can maintain over the course of a full campaign.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: First goalie off Monday
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Shesterkin was the first goalie to leave the ice Monday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll tend the twine at home versus Detroit.
Shesterkin will be looking for a bounce-back performance against the Red Wings after giving up six goals on 26 shots (.769 save percentage) in Saturday's overtime defeat to Utah. It's been an up-and-down start to the year already for the 28-year-old Russian, as he blanked the Penguins in a 31-save shutout performance over Pittsburgh in the season opener. Regardless, Shesterkin will continue to see the bulk of the workload for the team ahead of Jonathan Quick.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Rocked by Utah
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Shesterkin turned aside 20 shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Utah HC.
The Rangers' defense gave Shesterkin very little help on the night, with that laxness highlighted by Clayton Keller's OT winner -- the Utah captain was allowed to simply stroll out from behind the net unchallenged to roof the puck over the 28-year-old netminder. Shesterkin was coming off a shutout of the Penguins in the season opener, so there's little reason for fantasy GMs to worry about this performance, but he'll need a little more defensive support than he got Saturday if he's going to post the elite ratios he's capable of in 2024-25.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Exits ice first Saturday
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Shesterkin was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease Saturday against Utah.
Shesterkin is coming off a 31-save shutout in Wednesday's 6-0 win over Pittsburgh. During the 2023-24 regular season, he posted a 19-9-0 record with a 2.51 GAA and a .912 save percentage on home ice. Utah has netted 10 goals in two games this season en route to a 2-0-0 start.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Blanks Pens to kick off season
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Shesterkin stopped 29 shots in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Penguins.
The Rangers scored three times in the first period, and the only suspense over the final 40 minutes was around whether Shesterkin would record his 16th career shutout. New York's defense made sure he wasn't overly bothered -- Pittsburgh didn't manage more than 10 shots in any period. Shesterkin has won either 36 or 37 games in each of the last three seasons, but he could take a run at 40 in 2024-25 if the Blueshirts keep playing at the level they showed in their opener.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: In goal for opener
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Shesterkin will protect the road goal in Wednesday's season opener versus the Penguins, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Shesterkin struggled in his last preseason game, but there was never any doubt he'd start Opening Night. The 28-year-old, who is beginning a contract year, will have plenty of motivation to put forth a good season. He has won at least 36 games in three straight years and has never finished with a save percentage worse than the .912 he posted over 55 games in 2023-24.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: In goal Friday
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Shesterkin will protect the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Islanders, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Shesterkin will get his third and final preseason appearance. He allowed two goals on 18 shots versus the Devils' AHL roster in a start Tuesday, playing two periods in that game. He'll likely go the distance Friday, setting him up to be at full speed for Opening Night in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Beaten twice in preseason action
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Shesterkin stopped 16 of 18 shots over two periods in Tuesday's 5-4 preseason win over the Devils.
Both goals against Shesterkin came on juicy rebounds, giving him something to work on ahead of the Rangers' regular-season opener in Pittsburgh on Oct. 9. The 28-year-old netminder has won at least 36 games in three straight seasons, but he might need better defensive play in front of him to reverse the downward trend in his ratios -- he's gone from an elite 2.07 GAA and .935 save percentage in 2021-22 to merely good marks of 2.58 and .912 last season.
