When the Rangers practiced on Tuesday, they did not know whether any of the three players (Adam Fox, Pavel Buchnevich and Phil DiGiuseppe) who missed Monday’s 5-4 overtime loss to Philadelphia because they were under COVID-19 protocol would be cleared to play in Wednesday’s St. Patrick’s Day rematch with the Flyers at the Garden.
But they did know that No. 1 goalie Igor Shesterkin would not be available. Shesterkin, who has missed six games with a groin injury, skated on his own before practice, and coach David Quinn continued to say the 25-year-old Russian is "day to day.