The New York Rangers 2026-27 season was changed for the worse when starting goalie Igor Shesterkin suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Washington Capitals.
The New York Rangers were bracing for the worst when Igor Shesterkin's right skate crashed into the goal post Friday night. On Saturday, the Rangers found out Shesterkin's season was over, and his absence threatens to derail a promising start for a team coming off missing the playoffs for the past two seasons.
The possibility of Connor Hellebuyck landing with the New York Rangers appears to be fading, with Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman indicating that a move to New York is unlikely.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
A retired NHL goalie could be answering the call of the New York Rangers for help between the pipes. The Rangers lost star netminder Igor Shesterkin for the rest of the 2026-27 NHL season after he suffered a lower-body injury during Friday’s game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
The New York Rangers are in a calamitous situation after losing netminder Igor Shesterkin for the season last night. Also without backup goalie Joonas Korpisalo for the next month, the Rangers are desperately looking for a netminder to fill the void for the foreseeable future.
The New York Rangers suddenly need help in goal, and the Edmonton Oilers could have a practical answer. With Igor Shesterkin ruled out for the season and Joonas Korpisalo expected to miss another four weeks, New York faces an immediate decision about how to protect its promising start.
In a weird turn of events, the Blueshirts on Broadway might get a surprise act. According to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, former NHL goaltender Jonathan Quick could return from retirement to help the New York Rangers, who are dealing with a mess of injuries between the pipes.
In a purely financial move, the Rangers have recalled forward Juuso Parssinen and reassigned rookie center Cole Beaudoin to the AHL. The move maximizes LTIR space by getting them closer to the cap ceiling, which is what they need to do to maximize that space.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will miss the remainder of the season due to a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday. The news comes one day after the 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner sustained the injury during the second period of a 3-1 loss against the host Washington Capitals.
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reports that Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin is done for the season. He left Friday’s game against Washington with a lower-body injury.
The New York Rangers‘ goaltending situation just got even worse. The Rangers announced on Saturday that goaltender Igor Shesterkin will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury.
The New York Rangers are waiting for an update on Igor Shesterkin after his injury against the Washington Capitals. For now, there is no update. And the Rangers had to continue playing without their star goaltender on Friday night.
After winning four of their first five games things were looking really good for the New York Rangers to start the 2026-27 HL season. As is usually the case when they win, starting goalie Igor Shesterkin has been at the center of a lot of that initial success.
The New York Rangers acquired defensemen Sean Durzi and Marcus Pettersson in separate trades this offseason. They also drafted rookie blueliner Alberts Smits fifth overall, and the three additions have helped the team get off to a strong start as they have won four consecutive games after losing their season opener.