Igor Shesterkin

Rangers: If Not Hank, Do It For Igor

The New York Rangers are in the midst of their best season since 2016-17. After defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games in round one, they are now onto Carolina and are down 2-1 in the second round. Rangers fans have a lot of hope for this team and that this may finally be the […]

Rangers: Preview of Game 2 Vs Carolina Hurricanes

After playing over 40+ minutes of perfect hockey, the New York Rangers could not contend with the Carolina Hurricanes’ fury in the third period of game 1. Now down 1-0 in the best-of-seven series, it is time to preview tonight’s game 2 matchup. Play A Complete Game In every sense of the word, the Rangers […]

Rangers: Another Game One Disappointment; Game One Review

The New York Rangers took the ice in Raleigh last night and were disappointed again in a game-one overtime loss. New York looked like a team that belonged in the second round, controlling much of the play and limiting the Hurricanes shots on net. Off of a feed from Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil found the […]

Rangers: Panarin punches Rangers’ ticket to Round 2

If you tuned in to any of the games over the weekend, you’d understand why the two best words in sports are “Game Seven.” It’s where legacies are cemented, and legends are born. It’s why 28 years after scoring the most iconic goal in Rangers history, Stefan Matteau was in Madison Square Garden Sunday night […]

Rangers: Uphill Battle Continues For Game 6

The uphill battle continues for the New York Rangers as they look to even the series at three games apiece tonight in Pittsburgh. The Past is The Past Leave it behind them. The Rangers were rocked in both games three and four of this series, which included the pulling of Vezina and Hart Trophy finalist […]

Rangers: Shesterkin and Lundqvist era’s mirror beginnings

Igor Shesterkin has fortified the crease early in his career in an eerily similar fashion to how Henrik Lundqvist took the league by storm after coming over from Sweden in the mid-2000s. Even the way they always square up to the shooter and move in the crease is strikingly similar, which can be attributed to […]

Rangers: Shesterkin is number 1, 2, and 3 in our Harts

Igor Shesterkin continues to receive much-deserved recognition for his phenomenal regular season. Thursday morning, the NHL announced that Shesterkin (New York Rangers), Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers), and Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) would be the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP. The announcement comes two days after Igor received his first […]

Rangers: Win or Go Home In Game 5

This is it. The entire 82-game season, as well as these playoff games, has all come down to this. The New York Rangers are back at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight for Game 5. It is a 3-1 series lead for the Penguins. No Quit In New York This has been the mentality and […]

Vezina Finalists officially announced

The 2022 Vezina trophy finalists have arrived. The three finalists are Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers, Juuse Saros of the Nashville Predators, and Jacob Markstrom of the Calgary Flames. Shesterkin is the favorite to win the award, but all three goalies had stellar seasons and rightfully deserved the honor of being invited to […]

Rangers: Puzzling Performance in Game 4, Lose 7-2

Embarrassing, disappointing, Puzzling. That and much worse are the only way to describe what happened to the New York Rangers in game four last night. With a humiliating 7-2 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the series is now 3-1. The man that has the entirety of the Ranger’s success on his shoulders, Igor Shesterkin, was […]