Igor Shesterkin did not practice Friday after leaving Thursday’s 6-1 win over the Devils in Newark with 5:22 left in the third period, unable to put weight on his right leg. Rangers coach David Quinn did not have an update on Shesterkin’s status in his Zoom call with the media immediately after practice, saying Shesterkin was still seeing the doctor.
But later in the afternoon the team posted an update on its Twitter site saying Shesterkin officially is day-to-day with a mild groin strain.
Alexandar Georgiev came on to finish the game, and Georgiev will start Saturday afternoon against the Devils in the second of the two-game series, Quinn said.