Rookie goaltender Igor Shesterkin recalled by Rangers from AHL
Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers defends the net during the second period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. Credit: Jim McIsaac
With their All-Star break/bye week over and the team scheduled to practice Thursday, the Rangers recalled goaltender Igor Shesterkin from AHL Hartford Wednesday.
The recall of Shesterkin, 24, means the Rangers will have three goalies on the roster again, as they did for the two weeks before the break. Shesterkin joins Henrik Lundqvist and Alexandar Georgiev on the roster.
Shesterkin played in three games for the Rangers after his first callup Jan. 6, going 2-1, with a 2.68 goals-against average and .929 save percentage. After the Rangers lost to the Islanders, 4-2, in their last game before the All-Star break last Tuesday, Shesterkin was sent to Hartford, where he played two games, against Bridgeport on Friday and Lehigh Valley on Saturday.
Hartford won both of those games, with Shesterkin allowing a total of three goals on 62 shots. Overall, he has played 25 games for Hartford this season, going 17-4-3, with a 1.90 GAA, .934 save percentage and three shutouts.
Colin Stephenson covers the Rangers for Newsday. He has spent more than two decades covering the NHL and just about every sports team in the New York metropolitan area.
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