Rangers will need more than Igor Shesterkin to make playoffs

Can Igor Shesterkin Save The New York Rangers This Season?
The New York Rangers made goaltender Igor Shesterkin the highest-paid goalie in NHL history in December, but he hasn't played like it.
Rangers will need more than Igor Shesterkin to make the playoffs
Surely, if Igor Shesterkin plays the rest of the season the way he did on Sunday, when he made 36 saves – many of them spectacular – to steal a 5-3 win for the Rangers over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers will get into the playoffs. His next test is Tuesday night against the Islanders at UBS Arena.
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The Penguins dominated play in the second period, but the Rangers pulled it together to score three unanswered goals.
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Rangers need the best version of Igor Shesterkin with season at critical juncture
And while that’s positive news for the Rangers, who had said the goalie would be sidelined one to two weeks after seemingly suffering the injury near his lower arm in a scrum in front of the goalmouth, the real question is, what version of Shesterkin will they see?
Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Looking to bounce back Sunday
Shesterkin got the start Saturday against Buffalo but was pulled in the first period after allowing five goals on 16 shots. The 29-year-old netminder will look to bounce back against a Pittsburgh team that's averaging 2.86 goals per game. Overall, Shesterkin is 18-20-2 with a .903 save percentage and 2.98 GAA this season.
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