PuckSleuth
31Cap hit
$11.5M
11.1% of $104M cap
Term
7 yrs
Through 2032-33, then UFA
Clause
NMC
Surplus value
−$1.75M
vs. $9.75M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
2 starts
Record
1-1-0
SV%
.935
GAA
1.51
Shots against
46
GSAx
+2
goals saved above expected
Game Score
+1.00
per game
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | xGA | GSAx | HD saves | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1vs TBL · W 5-1 | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 | 2.47 | +1.47 | 0/0 | +1.47 |
| Sep 29@ BOS · L 3-0 | L | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 59:23 | 2.54 | +0.54 | 2/3 | +0.54 |
| Apr 11@ DAL · L 2-0 | L | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | 59:32 | 2.15 | +1.15 | 1/2 | +1.15 |
| Apr 8vs BUF · L 5-3 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 58:27 | 3.17 | -0.83 | 4/6 | -0.83 |
| Apr 5vs WSH · W 8-1 | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 60:00 | 1.80 | +0.80 | 2/2 | +0.80 |
Dec = decision (W, L, OTL; ND = started, no decision). HD saves = high-danger shots on goal stopped. GS = our Game Score.
Advanced metrics
2025-26 · 51 GP · 3,024 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies
93rd percentile
93rd percentile
87th percentile
74th percentile
79th percentile
94th percentile
96th percentile
83rd percentile
83rd percentile
40th percentile
Expected goals come from our own model and rate every unblocked shot he faced by its chance of going in. High-danger shots are those worth 0.15 expected goals or more. Percentiles compare him with goalies who played 600 minutes that season. xGA/60 shows how hard his workload was, so its bar is grey.
Play styleElite steady starter
Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26
Shesterkin's numbers show a starter who stops pucks well above expectation, led by standout 5-on-5 saves and very reliable night-to-night results. His one clear soft spot is rebound control, where he allows more quick second shots than most goalies.
- High-danger saves
- 71
- Routine saves
- 79
- Rebound control
- 17
- 5-on-5 saves
- 89
- PK saves
- 71
- Consistency
- 83
- Workload
- 79
Strengths
- 5-on-5 saves rate in the 89th percentile, with +18.2 goals saved above expected overall.
- Consistency sits at the 83rd percentile, with quality starts in 65% of his starts.
- Routine saves (79th percentile) and high-danger saves (71st) are both strong.
Watch-outs
- Rebound control is the 17th percentile, so more quick follow-up shots follow his saves.
Similar style: Alex Lyon (BUF), Jakub Dobes (MTL)
Built from play-by-play and our expected goals model, compared with goalies who have 600+ minutes in the season.
Where his Game Score comes from
2026-27 · 2 GP
Season total +2.0, or +1.00 per game.
- Goaltending
- +2.0
Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SA | GA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .932 | 2.52 | 0 | 424 | 29 | — |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 35 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 3 | .916 | 2.62 | 2 | 987 | 83 | — |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 53 | 52 | 36 | 13 | 4 | .935 | 2.07 | 6 | 1622 | 106 | — |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 58 | 58 | 37 | 13 | 8 | .916 | 2.48 | 3 | 1719 | 144 | +30 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 55 | 55 | 36 | 17 | 2 | .913 | 2.58 | 4 | 1606 | 141 | +6.9 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 61 | 61 | 27 | 29 | 5 | .905 | 2.86 | 6 | 1751 | 167 | +15.6 |
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 51 | 51 | 25 | 19 | 6 | .912 | 2.50 | 1 | 1425 | 126 | +18.2 |
| 2026-27 | New York Rangers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .935 | 1.51 | 0 | 46 | 3 | +2 |
| Career | 8 seasons | 327 | 322 | 188 | 108 | 28 | .917 | 2.51 | 22 | 9580 | 799 |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GSAx (goals saved above expected) is ours, from our expected goals model.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
- UTA@NYR: Schmaltz scores PPG against Igor Shesterkin
nhl.com · Oct 5
- Igor Shesterkin News: Starting against Utah
RotoWire · Oct 4
- Ranger Danger
saltystampede.com · Oct 4
- Rangers' Igor Shesterkin Makes New Best NHL Players List
Yahoo Sports · Oct 4
- Shesterkin makes Rangers history
huntingdondailynews.com · Oct 3
- Shesterkin makes Rangers history with a goalie goal in 5-1 win over Lightning
Oswego County News Now · Oct 3
- Igor Shesterkin Cementing Top Spot in Goalie Rankings
Yahoo Sports · Oct 3
- Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin responds to Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin’s goalie goal jab
AOL.com · Oct 3
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average +0.52 per game over these 10.
Usage
Last game: @ DET, Oct 2
Did not start last game (Dylan Garand did).
From the NHL's shift chart.
Age curve
NHL goalies · production index
At 30, goalies typically produce 100% of their peak (age 26). His contract runs through age 36, when the typical level is 100%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
7 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYR | $11.5M | 11.1% |
| 2027-28 | NYR | $11.5M | 10.1% |
| 2028-29 | NYR | $11.5M | — |
| 2029-30 | NYR | $11.5M | — |
| 2030-31 | NYR | $11.5M | — |
| 2031-32 | NYR | $11.5M | — |
| 2032-33 | NYR | $11.5M | — |
UFA after 2032-33. NMC. $80.5M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).