The National Hockey League announced today that the New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was selected to participate in the 2023 NHL All-Star Game on February 4 in Sunrise, Florida.
Earning his first All-Star Game selection, Shesterkin becomes the seventh goaltender in franchise history (Chuck Rayner, Gump Worsley, Ed Giacomin, Gilles Villemure, Mike Richter, Henrik Lundqvist) to be selected to the All- Star Game. He is the 17th goaltender in NHL history to win a Vezina Trophy before being selected/play in an All-Star Game.
This season, Shesterkin has amassed an 18-6-5 record with a 2.43 goals against average and . 917 save percentage. He is 8-2-2 in his last 12 games. Shesterkin compiled an NHL record of 1754:10 ice time. In the NHL, Shesterkin ranks third in wins, seventh in goals against average and save percentage (min. 20 GP). Among goaltenders in the Metropolitan Division, he ranks first in wins.
On the road this season, Shesterkin is 9-1-2 with a . 934 save percentage and 1.98 goals against average. Among goalkeepers who will play 10 or more games on the road, he ranks first in goals against average, second in wins and third in save percentage. He started the season 9-0-1 on the road, equaling the second-longest road scoring streak by a goalkeeper in Rangers history.
Shesterkin, 27, appeared in 129 games in parts of four seasons with the Rangers, compiling an 80-35-12 record with a 2.34 goal average and a . 926 save percentage. Last season, Shesterkin earned the Vezina Trophy as he led the NHL with a 2.07 goal average and .935 save percentage, with a 36-13-4 record and six shutouts. He became the third goaltender in NHL history (min. 50 games) to post a single-season save percentage of .935 or higher, joining Tim Thomas (2010-11-.938) and Dominik Hasek (1998- 99-.937).
Shesterkin was originally drafted by the Rangers in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
