Rangers center Mika Zibanejad skates against the Blues in the third period of an NHL game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
ST. PAUL, Minn. — There’s been a lot of talk recently about Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin not only being the odds-on favorite to win the Vezina Trophy, given to the NHL’s best goaltender, but also being a legitimate contender to win the Hart Trophy as the league’s Most Valuable Player.
And given what Shesterkin has done for the Rangers this season — a 28-6-3 record, league-best 1.93 goals-against average, and league-best .