The Eastern Conference Finals have been a goaltender duel. Nobody should have expected otherwise.
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky blocks a shot by the New York Rangers during the third period of Game 2 during the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Friday, May 24, 2024, in New York. New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin makes a save on a shot by Florida Panthers left wing Ryan Lomberg in overtime of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals during the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Friday, May 24, 2024, in New York.
“He’s been terrific, he’s been terrific this year and he’s certainly been terrific in the playoffs,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said of Shesterkin. “I thought there was good goaltending at both ends. ... Both of these guys are good goaltenders.”— Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe got credited with a score that made it 2-0 late in the third when Alexis Lafrenière tipped the puck past Shesterkin — and the goaltender numbers are almost perfectly matched.
— Shesterkin’s record is 45-20-2, Bobrovsky’s is 45-21-4. They both had 36 regular-season wins, they both have nine wins so far in the playoffs.— Bobrovsky’s goals-against average is 2.33, Shesterkin’s is 2.51.— Bobrovsky’s save percentage when facing a power play is .877, Shesterkin’s is .871.
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