Rangers' Shesterkin Shines Amidst Playoff Miss

0:00It's April 16th. Welcome in. This is NHL News Today, where team coverage meets AI. The New York Rangers wrapped up the 2025-26 NHL season as the first Eastern Conference Team out of playoff contention, marking. Their second straight year on the sidelines. Despite the rough ride with a 33 wins, 39 losses, and nine ties record heading into the finale, there's real buzz building inside. The organization around a promising young core, like Gabe Parowote, Willie Keele and Adam Sacora stepping up late. That optimism hinges on their rock solid foundation and net with Igor Shesterkin, who's still one of the league's top goalies at age 30. He started 51 games, posting a 25 wins, 19 losses, and six ties record, facing 1,425 shots while. Allowing just 126 goals for a 2.50 goals against average, good for seventh overall. Shesterkin's 0.912 save percentage tied for third in the league, and his 11.4 goalie-point share landed him fifth alongside.

1:05Ilya Sorokin. He ranked third with 23 goals saved above average, proving he's elite even in a down year for the team, third lowest GAA of his career. In the penultimate game, coach Mike Sullivan gave Jonathan Quick his final NHL start before retirement against the Florida Panthers, then handed the finale pipes to prospect Dylan Garan versus Tampa Bayes, Andre Vasilevsky. With Shesterkin locked in as the franchise cornerstone in youth on the rise, the Rangers look prime to flip the script and contend soon.