After another impressive performance on Saturday against the Maple Leafs in Toronto, two more rivals gave Shesterkin his flowers, giving him more leverage in contract talks. For context, the Rangers beat the Leafs 4–1 in Toronto with Shesterkin stopping 34 of 35 shots on goal, allowing just one goal to Leafs team captain Auston Matthews.

As extensions for star goalies continue happening, how will this impact the negotiations between Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers?

Laviolette sat Zac Jones in favor of Ruhwedel, who played 14:04 on Saturday and tied for the team lead with a plus-two rating. Jones had played in the previous four games, posting an assist and a plus-four rating while averaging 15:45 of ice time. The Rangers had 44.18 percent of the expected goal share with him on the ice at five-on-five.

The recent wave of multi-year contracts signed by top goaltenders such as Jeremy Swayman with the Boston Bruins, Jake Oettinger with the Dallas Stars, Linus Ullmark with the Ottawa Senators, and Joey Daccord with the Seattle Kraken has truly re-shaped the goalie market and how the NHL values players at the position.

The game featured two of the league’s heavyweights in Leafs winger Ryan Reaves and Rangers counterpart Matt Rempe

Alexis Lafreniere opened the scoring, Chris Kreider added two goals — including an empty-netter — Artemi Panarin added another empty-net tally and the New York Rangers held off the Toronto Maple Leafs’ comeback attempt in a 4-1 victory.

Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin dominated the Penguins on Wednesday en route to a feat not seen in nearly 70 years.