Igor Shesterkin stopped 20 of 23 shots in the 4-0 defeat in the winner-take-all contest, bringing his series total to 189 stops on 203 shots.
The Rangers’ trend of wasting elite goaltending continued this postseason, culminating in a disheartening season-ending loss in Game 7 of their first-round series against the Devils on Monday night at Prudential Center.in the winner-take-all contest, bringing his series total to 189 stops on 203 shots.
The Blueshirts struggled to clear the puck out of their zone all night, which only made Shesterkin have to work 10 times harder than usual. Shesterkin, who finished the postseason with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage, bailed the Rangers out more times than they can count in this series.Such has been a recurring theme since Shesterkin made his NHL debut during the 2019-20 season.After a rocky season in which he struggled to live up to the high expectations he set for himself thanks to historic season last year, Shesterkin returned to his otherworldly form as soon as it mattered most.
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