New York Rangers · #31 · Goalie

Igor Shesterkin

Age 30 · Catches left · 6′1″ · 198 lb · Born Moscow, RUS

Drafted 2014, #118 overall by NY Rangers

Next game · Fri 9 Octat Washington · 7:00 PM ET.925 save % in the last 2 vs WSHGame preview →
Games42026-27 · 4 starts Small sample
Record3-1-0Wins: 1st on NYR
Save %.92614th of 55
GAA1.7510th of 55
Shutouts0
Saves8895 shots faced
Quality starts375.0% of starts

2025-262025-26: 51 games, 25-19-6, .912 save %, 2.50 GAA Season detail →

Igor Shesterkin has a .926 save percentage over 4 games of 2026-27, after .912 in 51 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

A .926 save percentage over 4 games, top-15% in wins

Where he ranks among NHL goalies with 1+ games, then his save percentage through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL goalies

Wins399th
Starts499th
Goals against avg1.7583rd
Save %.92675th
Quality start %75.0%75th
Even-strength save %.93874th
Shutouts043rd
Shots faced / 6023.834th

Bars show the percentile against 55 goalies with 1+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Save % · ten-game blocks

.926.9261–5

Dashed line: season average (.926). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Wins31st on NYR
Save %.92614th of 55
Goals against avg1.7510th of 55
Starts41st on NYR
Shutouts02nd on NYR
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Workload and save % by strength

Thirty-seven points of save percentage above the league at even strength

4 starts in 2026-27: save percentage split by strength, how often he finished what he started, and the goal support in front of him.

Save % by strength

Even strength.93881 shots · lg .901
Opponent power play.85714 shots · lg .844

League figures pool every goalie with the same minimum games (55 goalies).

Workload

Starts41st on NYR
Relief appearances0
Complete games4100.0% of games
Shots faced / 6023.8
Minutes239

Goal support

Goals for / 603.51
Goals against / 601.75
Regulation wins3
Regulation losses1
Quality starts375.0% of starts

Expected goals

20.9 goals saved above expected in 2025-26

How many goals the shots he faced should have produced, against how many went in.

GSAx+4.61st of 55 goalies
Expected goals against11.67 allowed
Save %.926Expected .880
GSAx per game+1.144 games

2026-27. Goals saved above expected = the expected goals of every unblocked shot he faced (empty net excluded) minus the goals he allowed. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Goals saved above expected for every goalie →


2026-27 · Save % by zone

A .875 save percentage from the slot, 14th of 38 goalies

Every shot on goal he faced, split into the same five zones as our shot maps. The map shows where the goals against came from.

Goal against
Crease.900 · 14th
Slot.875 · 14th
Wing.949 · 17th
Point1.000 · 1st
Neutral zone1.000 · 1st

Save % and rank among the 38 goalies who faced at least a third of the league-high shot total in 2026-27. Bars start at .750. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Save % by zone, every goalie
5v5 save %.93412th of 38 goalies
Slot + crease save %.88110th of 38
Games above .90075%3 of 4 games
Shots on goal faced967 goals against

Consistency

.900 or better in 3 of 4 starts

How often he gives his team a chance, from the game log.

Start by start

Starts at .900+375% of starts
Two or fewer against4100%
Five or more against00%
Longest win streak2games

Game log

Against Washington, 2 wins in 2

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultSAGASV%TOI
5 Apr 2026vsWSHW 8-1211.95260:00
23 Dec 2025@WSHW 7-3323.90660:00

Prediction markets

1.5% for the Hart Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

Hart TrophyMost valuable player1.5%—1.9¢Not listedNot listed
Vezina TrophyBest goaltender12%—28¢Best12¢Not listed
Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$11.57M a season through 2032-33

In 2025-26 he saved +1.80 goals above expected per $1M of cap hit, 21st of 59 goalies with 20 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$11.57M11.1% of the $104M ceiling
Term8 yearsYear 2 of 8
Expires2032-33UFA at 37
Cap value$92.5MCap hit × 8 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With NY Rangers

Eight seasons · 2019-20 to 2026-27
Franchise record

3rd in franchise wins since 1990-91

since 1990-91 · regular season

Wins1903rd for NY Rangers
Shutouts223rd
Games played32935th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Eight seasons, all with the Rangers

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAASV%SO
2019-20NYR1210202.52.9320
2020-21NYR35161432.62.9162
2021-22NYR53361342.07.9356
2022-23NYR58371382.48.9163
2023-24NYR55361722.58.9134
2024-25NYR61272952.86.9056
2025-26NYR51251962.50.9121
2026-27NYR10102.02.9090
Career326187108282.52.91722

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2014NY Rangers · round 4#118
Games44
Record23-20
Save %.928
Shutouts0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct