Igor Shesterkin Is A Hart Trophy Finalist

Igor Shesterkin has officially been named a finalist for the Hart Trophy.

This announcement comes a day after Shesterkin was named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, and the New York Rangers’ starting goaltender certainly had one of the most impressive performances in recent memory.

Shesterkin posted a record 36-13-4 with six shutouts, a 2.07 goals against average, and .935 save percentage. He was also worth 50.5 goals above replacement and 8.9 wins above replacement according to Evolving-Hockey, and much of that value was because Shesterkin stopped 42.48 goals above average, and 37.24 goals above expected.

In a year which saw an offensive explosion that included eight players finish with 100…