Rangers to place star goaltender on IR with an upper-body injury

The New York Rangers will place franchise goaltender Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

To fill his role, New York has also recalled goaltender Louis Domingue from the AHLs Hartford Wolf Pack.

No details of Shesterkins injury or timeline have been released.

This IR placement will force him out of New Yorks next three games, at least.

Shesterkin played through the entirety of New Yorks Dec.

30 loss to the Florida Panthers, allowing four goals on 25 shots.

Losing Shesterkin for any duration is hard news to bear, especially for a Rangers club thats gone 3-10-0 in the month of December.

Thats in part thanks to Shesterkin slightly caving in posting a .891 save percentage in 10 games this month, fourth-lowest among starting goaltenders.

Backup Jonathan Quick didnt perform much better, with a .847 Sv% through three appearances.

The pair have totaled a more admirable .906 and .907 save percentage over the course of the season, though limiting opponent chances remains a major weakness for New York.

The Rangers will turn towards 12-year-pro Domingue to back up Quick in the short-term.

Domingue has split AHL starts with top prospect Dylan Garand , recording a measly 4-9-1 record and .888 Sv% in 14 appearances.

This is the first call-up of his season, and gives Domingue a chance to play in just his second game as a Ranger, after he recorded a 25-win for the team last season.

Hes a veteran of eight NHL seasons, totaling a 60-60-10 record and .905 Sv% across 143 career games.

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