Any doubt that Igor Shesterkin was the goalie of the future was put to rest this season, which makes his report card relatively easy to write. Initially in a 50-50 split with Alex Georgiev, Shesterkin took the reins by force with far superior play. That’s no slight to Georgiev, it’s a compliment to Shesterkin. Shesty followed up his strong 12-game stint last season with a solid .916 SV% and 2.62 GAA in 35 games this season. Interestingly enough, Shesterkin only had two shutouts.
Shesterkin had much better numbers before the final two weeks of the season.