New York Rangers head coach Gallan: Shesterkin is the best of the series and all season in the NHL
MOSCOW, June 12 – RIA Novosti. New York Rangers head coach Gerard Gallan called the team’s goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin the best player of the Eastern Conference’s final series and the entire season. informs National Hockey League (NHL) website.
On Sunday, the Rangers lost 1-2, 2-4 in a series of four to Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Shesterkin saved 29 out of 31 shots and became the third star of the meeting.
In the current playoffs, Shesterkin has made 669 saves in 20 games. He is the second baseman in Rangers history to save 600 or more shots in a single Stanley Cup season. The first was Henrik Lundqvist (683 saves in 2013/14).
Tampa Bay will play Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Source: Ria
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