Athletistic/Hockey. 30 saves by goaltender Igor Shesterkin helped the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals (4:1).

The Russian Rangers keeper again played a key role in his side’s success, making several key saves at key moments in the game.

In four games with the Hurricanes, Shesterkin conceded just five goals and stopped 117 shots.

Thus, the “Rangers” tied the score in the series (2:2).

The fifth game will take place very soon. The fight will take place on the “Caroline” site on Friday, May 27. The match will start at 02:00 Moscow time.

Here’s how Russian Igor Shesterkin’s game was appreciated by overseas hockey fans:

@dirtypirate1718:

– I am absolutely convinced that without Shesterkin, Rangers would have been a real dump. This goalie is the only reason they’ve come this far.

@StadiumOld:

– Igor has an outstanding streak. Any doubts he’s not ready to withstand the pressure of the playoffs should now be gone.

@JameyBaskow:

– Shesterkin is damn good. Whether he can carry the Rangers to the Finals on his shoulders is another question, but at least he’s made sure that after two road losses the streak with the Carolinas essentially starts again.

@ flinch04:

– Which goalkeeper plays better than Shesterkin? Also, Igor’s equipment is clearly not as important as that of a Tampa goaltender. Shesterkin has improved a lot lately.

@antonio07123703:

– Shesterkin was the best on the ice again.

@BetMGM:

– An ESPN correspondent tries to interview Shesterkin after the game.

@Jo11yTro11e0079:

– Game Shesterkina – the key to a quality performance, “Rangers” in this round. If he goes, then the whole team will.

@TheLongDefeat:

– But some people, in all sincerity, put Jacob Markstrom on the same level as Shesterkin…

@MattFitzgerald:

– In the last games, Shesterkin again found the best form. It would be great to see a duel between Igor and Andrey Vasilevsky in the conference final.

@rudabega6:

– Igor Shesterkin is a god among us.

Mystical Leviathan:

– Made great saves again and again.

Kovalev27:

– I felt good in the frame.

Fitz:

– We count on Igor …

Mike14:

Thank you for allowing us to weather this storm.

Chytilmania:

– It is obvious that Raanta in “Caroline” with Shesterkin in terms of level cannot be compared.

fatal dog:

– In fact, Shesterkin does not even have any particular problems with the “Carolina”. The Penguins instilled a lot more fear.

LeetchisGod:

– With Igor like that, the Hurricanes have no chance against us, even if Panarin does not look like himself in this series.

Fitz:

– Everything in this confrontation, as for me, depends on him alone for us. What matters is if he can continue to snatch victories from us.

Loki Dog 74:

– I am okay. No need to lie. We only win matches in which Igor looks good.

Beast Kreider:

– God bless you, Igor!

Coucou4Kakko:

– Well, I think the only condition under which “Tampa” cannot advance to the final is if they have to meet Igor in the conference final.

SeanAveryTheGreatOne:

– The psychological advantage is now on our side. And this is due to the fact that Igor, being a real tsar, fully justifies his nominations for Vézina and Hart.

The hunters gather:

– In addition to these saves that he elaborates, we have the feeling that Igor is always able to move in the heads of the opponents and force them to pass in front.

Sidi:

– Released another master class.

Recall that Shesterkin graduated from the Moscow hockey school “Wings of the Soviets”.

In the 2012 KHL Junior Draft, he was selected by Spartak Moscow in the second round as No. 31. Was nominated for his youth team. Before entering the application for the main team, he played 13 youth matches.

On February 13, 2013, he participated for the first time in the bid for the KHL game in the match against Slovan Bratislava, but did not go on the ice. He made his debut for the main team on February 27 in the second game of the Cup of Hope-2013 quarter-finals against Dynamo Minsk, replacing Jan Lashak in the first half.

He was Spartak’s main goalkeeper in the 2014 Kharlamov Cup draw. In June 2014, he joined a 16-man squad acquired from disbanded Spartak by SKA Saint Petersburg.

He was drafted 118th overall by Rangers on June 28, 2014. He made his debut for SKA on November 29, 2014 in the KHL Season Match against Sibir, conceding 2 goals – SKA won 5:4. The Gagarin Cup winner for the St. Petersburg team played six matches in the 2014/15 season.

On January 7, 2020, Igor made his NHL debut in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and immediately won.

Shesterkin played for the Russian adult team for the first time on November 5, 2016 in the Karjala Cup against Sweden (2:3).

Andrei Lipatov, Sport.Ru