Report: Rangers sign Shesterkin to record eight-year deal

The team announced Friday that it has signed its No. 1 goaltender to an eight-year contract worth $92 million, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed.

The deal makes him the highest-paid goaltender in the league with an AAV of $11.5 million.

Shesterkin has been a consistent game-changer between the posts for the Rangers since making his league debut in the 2020-21 season. In four full seasons as New York’s starter, his save percentage has never dipped below .913.

He won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender in the 2021–22 season when he posted a .935 save percentage and 2.07 goals against average, earning 36 wins and six shutouts in 53 games. He was nominated for the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, but lost to winner Auston Matthews.

The 28-year-old had a solid year despite the Rangers’ struggles, posting an 8-9-1 record with a 3.05 GAA and .908 save percentage. His GAA is the worst mark of his six-year career.

Shesterkin was selected in the fourth round, 118th overall, by the Rangers in the 2014 NHL Draft.

The Rangers had a busy Friday as the team traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round pick. earlier in the day.

New York is currently in the midst of a seven-game losing streak and has fallen to fourth place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 13-10-1.