COLUMBUS, Ohio -— Good thing the Rangers are heading into a two-break because goalie Igor Shesterkin is going to miss 1-2 weeks with an upper body injury. A source confirmed the injury, which may have occurred during the first period of Friday's 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Shesterkin played the entire game.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is expected to be sidelined one to two weeks due to an upper-body injury, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday. Shesterkin recorded 23 saves in New York's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

According to a report from the New York Post's Mollie Walker, Igor Shesterkin will miss the next one to two weeks of action due to an injury. Shesterkin is officially being ruled out with an "upper body" injury which is less than ideal for the Rangers, but the silver lining comes from the timing of this injury.

There’s both bad news and good news for the New York Rangers on a Saturday afternoon. The bad news is that goaltender Igor Shesterkin, the team’s franchise goaltender whom they just signed to a mammoth new contract extension,

Igor Shesterkin is out 1-2 weeks for the New York Rangers with an upper-body injury.

New York Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin will be sidelined for the next one-to-two weeks due to an upper-body injury, reports Arthur Staple of The Athletic.