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It's transliteration, which is not an exact science.
the ё in Шестёркин is pronounced 'Yo', but it's often transliterated in english as just a simple e.
Similar to Evgeni Malkin, the Russian E at the beginning of the name (Евге́ний), is pronounced 'Ye', but yet we spell it in English as Evgeni and not Yevgeni.
In short, it's probably best to stick with what the NHL officially uses, as that will be the way its known for most people.
Source: Studied Russian for 2 years and lived in St. Petersburg for 6 months
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