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| birth_place = [[Moscow]], Russia
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'''Igor Olegovich Shestyorkin''' ({{lang-ru|Игорь Олегович Шестёркин}}, commonly spelled as '''Shesterkin'''; born 30 December 1995) is a Russian professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] for the [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 118th overall, of the [[2014 NHL Entry Draft]]. In his first 82-game season in [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]], Shesterkin won the [[Vezina Trophy]] as the league's best goaltender.
==Playing career==
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[[File:Igor Šesťorkin 2.jpg|thumb|Shesterkin with [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in 2014]]
Shesterkin made his professional and KHL debut midway through the following [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14
While out of contract from Spartak and showing strong potential, Shesterkin signed a contract with perennial powerhouse [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] on 6 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=СКА
===NHL===
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On 3 May 2019, Shesterkin signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers Agree to Terms With Vitali Kravtsov and Igor Shesterkin |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-vitali-kravtsov-and-igor-shesterkin/c-307187354 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=7 May 2019 |date=3 May 2019}}</ref> Shesterkin played in his first NHL preseason game on 21 September, stopping 36 of 40 shots in a 4–1 loss to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Joyce |first=Greg |title=Igor Shesterkin doesn't disappoint in first Rangers start |work=[[New York Post]] |date=22 September 2019 |url=https://nypost.com/2019/09/22/igor-shesterkin-doesnt-disappoint-in-first-rangers-start/ |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> He was assigned to the [[Hartford Wolf Pack]], the Rangers' minor league affiliate team with the [[American Hockey League]]. Shesterkin made his AHL debut during Hartford's [[2019–20 AHL season|2019–20 season]] opener on 5 October,<ref name="CBS1005">{{cite news |title=Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Wins AHL debut |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=5 October 2019 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/rangers-igor-shesterkin-wins-ahl-debut/ |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> during which he made 26 saves in a 5–3 win against the [[Charlotte Checkers]].<ref name="CBS1005" /><ref>{{cite news |title=(VIDEO) Oct. 5 AHL: Hartford (Rangers) 5, Charlotte (Hurricanes) 3 |work=[[Times Herald-Record]] |date=5 October 2019 |url=https://www.recordonline.com/sports/20191005/video-oct-5-ahl-hartford-rangers-5-charlotte-hurricanes-3 |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> On 6 January 2020, the Rangers recalled Shesterkin after having success for the Wolf Pack with whom he posted a 15–4–3 record and was named to the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers Recall Igor Shesterkin from Hartford |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-recall-igor-shesterkin-from-hartford/c-313529922 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=7 January 2020 |date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Obernauer |first1=Michael |title=Igor Shesterkin Set to Make His NHL Debut |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/igor-shesterkin-set-to-make-his-nhl-debut/c-313548092 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=7 January 2020 |date=6 January 2020}}</ref> In his NHL debut with the Rangers on 7 January, Shesterkin made 29 saves in a 5–3 win against the [[Colorado Avalanche]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Panarin helps Shesterkin win NHL debut, Rangers beat Avs 5-3 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401145707 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=8 January 2020 |date=7 January 2020}}</ref> Two days later, Shesterkin became the sixth Rangers' goaltender to win his first two games with the team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chiger |first1=Zak |title=Rangers Double Up Devils As DeAngelo Dominates |url=https://www.foreverblueshirts.com/rangers-double-up-devils-as-deangelo-dominates/ |website=foreverblueshirts.com |access-date=10 January 2020 |date=9 January 2020}}</ref> On 23 February 2020, Shesterkin and teammate [[Pavel Buchnevich]] were involved in a car crash. Shesterkin suffered a rib fracture following the incident.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Dan |title=Shesterkin, Buchnevich injured in car accident |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/igor-shesterkin-pavel-buchnevich-new-york-rangers-statuses-following-accident/c-315478834 |website=NHL.com |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
On 13 April 2021, Shesterkin earned his first shutout of his NHL career in a 3–0 win against the [[New Jersey Devils]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shesterkin gets first NHL shutout, Rangers beat Devils 3-0 |url=https://apnews.com/article/new-york-miles-wood-new-york-rangers-pavel-buchnevich-new-jersey-105489b58e521554394e8b8d33bebe2d |website=AP News |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=13 April 2021}}</ref> Subsequently, Shesterkin recorded his second career shutout in the next game against the Devils in a 4–0 contest on 15 April.<ref name="0415njd">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Dan |title=Shesterkin, Rangers shut out Devils for second straight game |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-new-york-rangers-game-recap/c-322941622 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=15 April 2021}}</ref> He became the second Rangers rookie with back-to-back shutouts,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=NYRStatsInfo |number=1382867716474802177 |date=15 April 2021 |title=According to NHL Stats and Information, Igor Shesterkin is only the second rookie goaltender in Rangers history who has posted a shutout in two consecutive appearances (Lorne Chabot – did so twice during the Rangers' inaugural season in 1926-27). #NYR |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> and the first Ranger with back-to-back shutouts since [[Antti Raanta]] in December 2016.<ref>{{
====2021–22: Breakout and Eastern Conference Final run====
On 9 August 2021, Shesterkin signed a four-year, $22.67 million contract extension with the Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers Agree to Terms with Igor Shesterkin |url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-igor-shesterkin/c-325933136 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=10 August 2021 |date=9 August 2021}}</ref> On 18 October, Shesterkin made 40 out of 41 saves during a 2–1 overtime victory over the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. It was his seventh win with 40-plus saves since his NHL debut in January 2020; the most among all goaltenders during that time span.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Mollie |title=Igor Shesterkin backstops Rangers' OT win with Herculean effort |url=https://nypost.com/2021/10/18/igor-shesterkin-brilliant-in-rangers-ot-win-over-maple-leafs/ |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |access-date=23 October 2021 |date=18 October 2021}}</ref> On 20 February 2022, after defeating the [[Ottawa Senators]] 2–1, Shesterkin became the 14th NHL goaltender with at least 50 wins in 79 starts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers top Senators to continue post-break success |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/icehockey-nhl-ott-nyr-idUSMTZXEI2LMQ7VJZ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=20 February 2022}}</ref> He concluded the [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 regular season]] with a 36–13–4 record, leading the league in both [[save percentage]] and [[goals against average]].<ref name=SN220510>{{cite web |title=Markstrom, Shesterkin, Saros named finalists for Vezina Trophy |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/markstrom-shesterkin-saros-named-finalists-for-vezina-trophy/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> Shesterkin was widely hailed as having had one of the finest showings for a goaltender in the history of the NHL. This attracted considerable speculation as to whether he should be a contender for the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] as the league's most valuable player, seldom awarded to netminders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin for Hart? How his season stacks up historically: 'He's definitely in the conversation'|url=https://theathletic.com/3272017/2022/04/26/new-york-rangers-igor-shesterkin-hart-trophy/ |last=Staple |first=Arthur |website=[[The Athletic]] |date=26 April 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> On 10 May, he was named as a finalist for the [[Vezina Trophy]], awarded to the league's best goaltender.<ref name=SN220510/> Two days later he was named as a Hart Trophy finalist, the first goaltender so honoured in five years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthews, McDavid, Shesterkin named finalists for Hart Trophy |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/matthews-mcdavid-shesterkin-named-finalists-for-hart-trophy/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=12 May 2022 |date=12 May 2022}}</ref> He ultimately won the Vezina and finished third in Hart voting.<ref name="vez">{{cite web |title=Rangers' Shesterkin takes home Vezina - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/igor-shesterkin-wins-vezina-trophy-new-yokr-rangers-1.1816001 |website=TSN |access-date=22 June 2022 |date=21 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=2022 NHL Awards: Full list of winners |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/2022-nhl-awards-full-list-of-winners/ |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref>
The Rangers finished second in the [[Metropolitan Division]], and in the opening round of the [[2022 Stanley Cup playoffs]] faced the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], whose starting goaltender [[Tristan Jarry]] was sidelined by injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 NHL playoff preview: Rangers vs. Penguins |url=https://theathletic.com/3284516/2022/04/30/rangers-penguins-nhl-playoffs-preview/ |last1=Luszczyszyn |first1=Don |last2=Goldman |first2=Shayna |website=[[The Athletic]] |date=30 April 2022 |access-date=8 May 2022}}</ref> In Game 1, Shesterkin's NHL playoff debut on 3 May, he made 79 saves in the 4–3 triple overtime loss, setting the all-time team record for saves in a playoff game, with the second most saves in a playoff game league-wide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Penguins top Rangers in triple OT on Evgeni Malkin's game-winner |url=https://theathletic.com/news/penguins-evgeni-malkin-triple-ot/NWYbn8EbrA3N/ |website=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=3 May 2022 |date=3 May 2022}}</ref> Following a Rangers win in Game 2, the Rangers lost Games 3 and 4 by wide margins, with Shesterkin replaced by [[Alexandar Georgiev]] in the second period of each game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crosby gets 200th point as Pens chase Shesterkin, trounce Rangers for series lead |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/crosby-gets-200th-point-as-pens-chase-shesterkin-trounce-rangers-for-series-lead/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |date=9 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> The Rangers subsequently rallied to win the next three games and clinch the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yohe's 10 observations: One hit to Sidney Crosby's head changes everything for the Penguins |url=https://theathletic.com/3307245/2022/05/12/yohes-penguins-crosby-game-5/ |last=Yohe |first=Josh |website=[[The Athletic]] |date=12 May 2022 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rangers' Artemi Panarin scores overtime goal to beat Penguins in Game 7 |url=https://theathletic.com/news/penguins-rangers-game-7/ik1Fh4bpsfpo/ |website=[[The Athletic]] |date=16 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref> In the next series against the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], the Rangers rallied back from a 2–0 series deficit to win again in
[[File:Igor Shesterkin closeup November 2022.png|thumb|upright|Shesterkin during warmups in November 2022.]]
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====2022–23 All-Star season====
Shesterkin was selected
In the [[2023 Stanley Cup playoffs|2023 playoffs]], the Rangers lost to the
====2023–24
On 12 October 2023, by winning the 2023–24 season opener against the [[Buffalo Sabres]], Shesterkin became the fastest Rangers goaltender to reach 100 wins, doing so in
==International play==
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{{MedalSilver|[[2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship|2015 Canada]]|}}
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Shesterkin was a member of the [[Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics|Olympic Athletes from Russia]] team at the [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018 Winter Olympics]]. While capturing the gold medal, he did not see any action throughout the tournament as the nation's third goaltender.
Shesterkin represented Russia and was one of top goaltenders at the following [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018 World Championships]] in Denmark. He finished with two victories – both shutouts – and a 1.46 goals against average and a .942 save percentage, both of which were the third-best at the event.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-season-in-review-igor-shesterkin/c-299045940 | title = Season in review: Igor Shestyorkin | publisher = [[New York Rangers]] | date = 14 June 2018 | access-date = 14 June 2018}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
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! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]] !! Team !! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T/OT !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 2012–13 || [[JHC Spartak|MHK Spartak]] || [[Junior Hockey League (Russia)|MHL]]
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| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 231 || 9 || 0 || 2.33 || .917
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2015–16 || [[SKA-Neva]] || VHL
| 25 || 16 || 6 || 3 || 1,513 || 30 || 6 || 1.19 || .954
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| 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 419 || 18 || 1 || 2.58 || .912
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2015–16 || SKA-1946 || MHL
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 119 || 3 || 0 || 1.51 || .946
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| [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]] || New York Rangers || NHL
| 53 || 36 || 13 || 4 || 3,071 || 106 || 6 || 2.07 || .935
| 20 || 10 || 9 || 1,182 || 51 || 0 || 2.59 || .929
|-
| [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]] || New York Rangers || NHL
| 58 || 37 || 13 || 8 || 3,489 || 144 || 3 || 2.48 || .916
| 7 || 3 || 4 || 428 || 14 || 0 || 1.96 || .931
|- bgcolor="#
| [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]] || New York Rangers || NHL
| 55 || 36 || 17 || 2 || 3,277 || 141 || 4 || 2.58 || .912
| 16 || 10 || 6 || 1,000 || 39 || 0 || 2.34 || .926
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|KHL totals
! 117 !! 80 !! 19 !! 15 !! 6,543 !! 183 !! 27 !! 1.68 !! .935
! 16 !! 8 !! 6 !! 751 !! 24 !! 0 !! 1.91 !! .919
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
!
!
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! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! W !! L !! OT !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
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| [[2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2012]]
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| [[Hlinka Gretzky Cup|IH18]]
| 5th
| 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 5.00 || .821
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013 IIHF World U18 Championships|2013]]
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| [[IIHF World U18 Championship|WJC18]]
| 4th
| 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 345 || 13 || 0 || 2.26 || .937
|-
| [[2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]
| [[Russia men's national junior ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[IIHF World U20 Championship|WJC]]
| {{
| 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 242 || 8 || 1 || 1.98 || .938
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016]]
| [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| {{
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017]]
| Russia
| WC
| {{
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018]]
| [[Olympic Athletes from Russia|OAR]]
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| {{
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018]]
| Russia
| WC
| 6th
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 205 || 5 || 2 || 1.46 || .942
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"|Senior totals
! 4 !! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 205 !! 5 !! 2 !! 1.46 !! .942
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! Award
! Year
! Ref
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! colspan="3"|[[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
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| [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| [[2023 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2023]], [[2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2024]]
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