Igor Shesterkin practicing again and his Rangers return is imminent
Igor Shesterkin has made a positive progress in rehabilitation from an upper body injury. The Star Rangers goalkeeper returned to practice on Wednesday. He was probably due to an injury on February 7th when he lost 3-2 to the Penguins. Shesterkin did not practice on Tuesday during the team's first session for players who were […]
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin sidelined for 1-2 weeks with injury
COLOMBUS, Ohio — Goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin is unable to quickly back up Jonathan in his blue jacket on Saturday night due to a sustained upper body injury at Madison Square Garden the night before. The private injury that occurred during the Rangers' defeat to the Penguin is expected to put Shesterkin aside for a week […]
Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin trades blows with Senators star as game descends into chaos
Post-whistle scrums are common in the NHL. What's less common is seeing a superstar goaltender join the commotion after the whistle blows. During the New York Rangers' 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in New York, star goaltender Igor Shesterkin charged right into the middle of the fight and was ready to take […]
Igor Shesterkin charges into middle of wild Rangers-Sentors skirmish
Igor Shesterkin was hit and involved in a scuffle during a scuffle for the puck near the net in the third period. After shaking off some pain, the Rangers goaltender stood up and lunged at Senators forward Brady Tkachuk, who was tangled with Rangers defender Braden Schneider. A group of Rangers and Senators pushing behind […]
Igor Shesterkin dominates in Rangers’ win over Blue Jackets
Even on a night when the offensive line was almost non-existent, the Rangers continued their recent winning ways. And it was almost entirely thanks to Igor Shesterkin. Not only was he perfect in regulation and overtime, but he was also perfect in Saturday's shootout against the Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden. He blocked all […]
Igor Shesterkin makes solid return for Rangers after stint on IR
Igor Shesterkin returned from injured reserve after missing four games with an upper-body injury and led the Rangers to a 3-2 overtime win over the Devils at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. and showed a solid performance. Shesterkin made 21 saves, including 11 in the first period, giving the Rangers' offense enough time to […]
Jonathan Quick ready to ‘go to work’ for Rangers with Igor Shesterkin on IR
Even with Igor Shesterkin going on IR with an upper-body injury after Sam Bennett crashed into the Rangers' goaltender after a hit by Ryan Lindgren in the third period at Florida on Monday, it's still good for Jonathan Quick. Nothing changes. “The game plan remains the same, right? No matter who’s in the lineup, no […]
Igor Shesterkin heading to IR in major Rangers injury blow
In a season already full of disasters, the biggest misfortune imaginable has befallen Rangers at perhaps the worst possible time. Officials said Igor Shesterkin was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday night with an upper body injury. With this designation, the Blueshirts will be without their star goaltender for at least the next three games. […]
Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov
MOSCOW – Russia announced on Wednesday that it had detained an Uzbek man who confessed to planting and detonating a bomb that killed top commander Igor Kirillov in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU Security Service. Kirillov, the head of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed along with his assistant outside […]
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin pulled after five-goal start vs. Kings
Things didn't look too good for the Rangers in the first period. In the second it was even worse. And that meant Igor Shesterkin's Saturday afternoon online activities at the Garden were cut short. After allowing two goals to the Kings in the first inning, Shesterkin allowed three more goals in the first five-plus minutes […]