Last season, New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was the talk of the town for his performance in his first 12 games of NHL hockey. As Henrik Lundqvist’s heir-apparent, big things were expected of the Russian prospect and he delivered playing behind a clearly flawed defense.
In 12 starts in 2019-20, Shesterkin posted a .932 Sv% and a 2.52 GAA against a workload of 36.79 SA60. Needless to say, those were sensational numbers, which recently prompted MSG Network’s Steve Valiquette to point out how many games Shesterkin stole for the Rangers last year on a recent broadcast.