The goalie sustained the injury in a 3-1 loss at the Washington Capitals on Friday. He appeared to injure his right leg at 8:20 of the second period when his skate jammed into the goalpost while scrambling back into his net.
Shesterkin’s leg bent awkwardly under him as he fell in the crease. The 30-year-old had to be helped off the ice by Rangers defensemen Sean Durzi and Marcus Pettersson and was unable to put any weight on his right leg.
“It’s awful,” Rangers captain J.T. Miller after the game Friday. “He’s a pillar of this team. It stinks. Obviously, it’s (early).
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