MOSCOW, June 22 National Hockey League (NHL) club players New York Rangers» addressed the Russian goalkeeper of the team Igor Shesterkin with congratulations in connection with the victory of the Russian in the nomination for the prize of the best goalkeeper at the end of the regular season. In their social networks, the Rangers press service published a video with fragments of congratulations from Shesterkin's teammates, including Russian forward Artemy Panarin spoke. Panarin addressed his compatriot in English.
"Hey, Six. Congratulations, buddy. Keep up the good work. You fully deserve this award. Of course, thanks to me too for my blockshots, right? Have a good rest,» Panarin said.
Shesterkin became the third Russian goaltender in NHL history to win Vezina. Previously, the prize went to Sergey Bobrovsky (2013 and 2017) and Andrey Vasilevsky (2019). In addition to Shesterkin, the Finnish goalkeeper of the Nashville Predators Juuse Saros and the Swede Jacob Markstrem from the Calgary Flames claimed the trophy. According to the voting results, Shesterkin scored 154 points. Markstrom finished second with 53 points and Saros rounded out the top three with 32 points.