The New York Rangers have received a significant update on their superstar goaltender who was recently placed on Injured Reserved due to suffering an upper-body injury, back on Dec.

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the New York Rangers are putting goaltender Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve.

In a season already full of catastrophe, the greatest possible misfortune has befallen the Rangers at arguably the worst time.

Reports surfaced late Tuesday afternoon that Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is being placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

Shesterkin, 29, suffered the injury during Monday’s 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers when Panthers forward Sam Bennett was checked into him by Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren. Despite briefly staying down on the ice, Shesterkin finished the game, stopping 21 of 25 shots.

The New York Rangers will be without their goaltender for a bit of time after an injury. Per The Athletic's Arthur Staple, the Rangers are placing

The New York Rangers have placed goaltender Igor Shesterkin on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, according to The Athletic reporter Arthur Staple, and have announced that Louis Domingue has been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

The New York Rangers have suffered through an inexplicable skid, losing 16 of their last 22 games and tumbling out of the playoff race. It’s all the more strange considering they entered the season wi

Tuesday was a day of good news, bad news for the New York Rangers on the injury front. On the positive side, Igor Skesterkin participated in the morning skate ahead of a home game against the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden.

In the latest injury hit of the season, and in the latest setback during a rough year for the Rangers’ longest-tenured player, forward Chris Kreider will be placed on injured reserve — retroactive to Sunday — with an upper-body injury ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Stars.