Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Concedes once in Winter Classic
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Shesterkin stopped 36 of 37 shots in Friday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.
Shesterkin rebounded after back-to-back losses against the Islanders and Hurricanes with an outstanding effort against the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Shesterkin's 36 saves were his third-best effort of the season in that regard, and he also extended his streak of games with a save percentage of at least .900 to four contests.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Starting Winter Classic in Miami
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Shesterkin will guard the road goal in Friday's Winter Classic versus the Panthers, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Shesterkin went 6-3-2 over 11 games in December, adding a 2.58 GAA and a .907 save percentage. He lost his last two outings of the month, but he allowed just four goals on 60 shots in those contests. The Panthers turned things around in December, going 9-4-2 with 3.33 goals per game during the month, and they could be a handful on the big stage of an outdoor game.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Falls to Canes in OT
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Shesterkin made 31 saves in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.
Two of the pucks to get past Shesterkin came on Carolina power plays, including Jackson Blake's winner with just 13 seconds left in the extra frame. The star netminder heads towards the new year with a 6-3-2 record, 2.58 GAA and .907 save percentage over 11 starts in December.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Starting in Carolina
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Shesterkin will defend the road net against the Hurricanes on Monday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Shesterkin has gone 3-1-0 in his last four outings while allowing only nine goals on 116 shots. He has a 16-12-3 record with one shutout, a 2.51 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 31 appearances this season. Carolina sits fifth in the league with 3.30 goals per game this year.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Gets no help in Saturday's loss
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Shesterkin stopped 24 of 25 shots in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Islanders, with the home side's final goal getting scored into an empty net.
Anders Lee banged home a rebound 58 seconds into the first period, and while Shesterkin shut the door the rest of the way, the Rangers' offense never woke up. The loss snapped a brief three-game win streak for the star netminder, and Shesterkin has been doing his best to keep an erratic Rangers squad in games, going 6-3-1 over 10 outings in December with a 2.58 GAA and .906 save percentage.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Tending twine Saturday
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Shesterkin will defend the road net against the Islanders on Saturday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Shesterkin has won his past three outings while allowing only eight goals on 91 shots. He has a 16-11-3 record this season with one shutout, a 2.55 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 30 appearances. Shesterkin allowed four goals on 25 shots in a 5-0 loss to the Islanders on Nov. 8, with the fourth goal being an empty-netter.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Four wins in last five games
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Shesterkin made 29 saves in a 7-3 win over the Capitals on Tuesday.
The game was tight until the second half of the third period when Shesterkin's teammates scored five unanswered goals, starting at the 8:10 mark, to seal the win. He's 4-1-0 in his last five starts, but he's done it with an .887 save percentage, including two four-goal games.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Gets starting nod Tuesday
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Shesterkin will be between the road pipes versus Washington on Tuesday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Shesterkin will be making his 30th start of the season, having gone 15-11-3 with a .908 save percentage and one shutout in his 29 prior outings. Those 30 appearances currently lead the NHL and set the 29-year-old backstop up to reach the 60-game mark for the second straight year.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Game changer in overtime
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Shesterkin made 28 saves in a 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers on Saturday.
Shesterkin surrendered two power-play goals in the second period, but then bricked things up, especially in overtime when he was the difference maker killing off two 4-on-3s to force the shootout. Shesterkin allowed 18 goals (.893) in his last six starts (3-2-1), but his overtime exploits Saturday could signal that this porous period is over.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Gets starting nod Saturday
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Shesterkin will patrol the home crease versus Philadelphia on Saturday, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic.
Shesterkin returned to form in St. Louis on Thursday, turning aside 26 shots in a 2-1 overtime win. He had allowed 10 goals on 67 shots in his three previous appearances, going 1-2-0. Overall, Shesterkin is 14-11-3 with a 2.49 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 28 starts this season. The Flyers are generating 2.85 goals per game in 2025-26, 23rd in the NHL.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Sharp in overtime win
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Shesterkin stopped 26 of 27 shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blues.
Shesterkin had allowed at least three goals in each of his previous four outings, going 1-2-1 in that span. The 29-year-old netminder was much better against a Blues team on the second half of a back-to-back, allowing just a Jonatan Berggren tally late in the first period. Shesterkin is up to 14-11-3 with a 2.49 GAA and a .910 save percentage over 28 starts this season. The Rangers play a back-to-back over the weekend, hosting the Flyers on Saturday before visiting the Predators on Sunday.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Exits ice first Thursday
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Shesterkin was the first goalie to leave the ice ahead of Thursday's road clash with St. Louis, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating he'll be in goal.
Shesterkin has played in 10 of the Rangers' last 12 outings, posting a 6-3-1 record, 2.60 GAA and .906 save percentage. The Russian backstop is currently tied with Karel Vejmelka for the league lead in starts with 27, and could find himself in the mix for the Vezina Trophy if he can start putting together a string of victories.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Stuck with loss Monday
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Shesterkin stopped 22 of 25 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Ducks, with Anaheim's third goal getting scored into an empty net.
The 29-year-old netminder has hit a tough stretch in December. Shesterkin has given up at least three goals in four straight starts, going 1-2-1 with a 3.21 GAA and .881 save percentage and getting little help at either end of the ice -- the erratic Rangers scored just three total goals in those three losses. Better days should be ahead for Shesterkin, but his 13-11-3 record on the season is once again dipping close to .500.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Facing Ducks
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Shesterkin will protect the home net against Anaheim on Monday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
Shesterkin made 13 saves in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over Montreal. He has surrendered 10 goals on 84 shots in his last three outings en route to a 1-1-1 record. He has gone 13-10-3 this season with a 2.53 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 26 appearances. Anaheim sits second in the league with 3.44 goals per game this campaign.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Sneaks by in win
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Shesterkin stopped 13 of 17 shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.
Shesterkin had a brutal start to the game, as he allowed three goals across four minutes in the first period against a low volume of shots. From that point on, he gave up just one goal and made key saves down the stretch to help the Rangers complete the comeback in overtime. The 29-year-old goaltender is up to a 13-10-3 record with a 2.53 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 26 appearances this season. While he posted his second-worst save percentage of the season Saturday, the performance can be written off as a tough night. Shesterkin has done more than enough to cement himself as a must-roster goalie in all standard fantasy formats, and Saturday's performance doesn't change that. Up next for the Rangers is a back-to-back set at home against the Ducks and Canucks, with Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick likely to split those starts.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Guarding goal Saturday
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Shesterkin will patrol the home crease against Montreal on Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
Shesterkin has gone 0-1-1 in his last two outings while permitting six goals on 67 shots. He has a 12-10-3 record with one shutout, a 2.48 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 25 appearances this season. Montreal sits 10th in the league with 3.17 goals per game this year.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Beaten three times
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Shesterkin stopped 22 of 25 shots in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Blackhawks.
Shesterkin has dropped his last two starts while allowing two goals each time. However, a drop in form was expected for the star netminder, who had won five of his six previous starts before this negative run. He hasn't allowed more than three goals in any of those eight outings, posting a 5-2-1 mark with a 2.38 GAA and a .919 save percentage.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Between pipes against Chicago
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Shesterkin will defend the road crease against Chicago on Wednesday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Shesterkin has been consistent across the past few weeks, as he's gone 5-1-1 with a 2.29 GAA and a .923 save percentage over his last seven starts. He'll attempt to remain effective against a Blackhawks team that ranks 19th in the league this season with 2.97 goals per game.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Spectacular in loss to Avs
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Shesterkin made 39 saves Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
He was sharp throughout, but Nathan MacKinnon scored in regulation and overtime. Still, Shesterkin put on a clinic and robbed the Avalanche superstar a few times in the contest. Shesterkin has started seven straight games because Jonathan Quick (lower body) was on IR, and he went 5-1-1 in that span. However, Shesterkin can use some rest. Quick dressed Saturday as the backup, and will probably play in Sunday's home matchup against Vegas. Shesterkin is 12-9-3 with a 2.46 GAA and a .913 save percentage this campaign.
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Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Starting Saturday
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Shesterkin will be between the home pipes versus Colorado on Saturday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Shesterkin will make his seventh straight start, as he is 5-1-0 with a 2.18 GAA and a .922 save percentage since Nov. 24. Overall, the 29-year-old Russian is 12-9-2 with a 2.43 GAA and a .912 save percentage across 23 appearances this season. Shesterkin will have a tough matchup against Colorado, who lead the NHL in scoring, generating 4.04 goals per game.
