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Igor Shesterkin, the New York Rangers' star goaltender, is out for the season after injuring his right knee during Friday's game against the Washington Capitals. The incident occurred when he fell awkwardly into his net while scrambling back after challenging a shooter. This setback comes as a significant blow to the team, which had been on a four-game winning streak prior to Shesterkin’s injury. With their top goalie sidelined, the Rangers will rely heavily on backup Dylan Garand, who has shown promise but limited NHL experience.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Igor Shesterkin, the star goaltender for the New York Rangers, suffered a serious lower-body injury during a game against the Washington Capitals on Friday night in Washington, D.C., likely involving his right knee. The 30-year-old Russian netminder was attempting to defend the crease when he fell awkwardly and had to be assisted off the ice by teammates without putting any weight on his leg. Shesterkin, who has been playing exceptionally well this season with a 1.75 goals-against average and a historic first goal by a goalie, is now out for the entire 2026-27 season, according to team announcements. This loss comes as a significant blow to the Rangers' prospects in the Eastern Conference, where they had been leading before Shesterkin's injury. Coach Mike Sullivan expressed concern over losing such an "elite" player, while teammate J.T. Miller noted that Shesterkin is "a pillar of this team." Adding to New York’s goalie troubles, Joonas Korpisalo and Spencer Martin are also dealing with injuries.
Written for “Shesterkin Out For The Season” on 2026-10-10,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is out for the season after injuring his right knee Friday night in a game at Washington, the team announced Saturday.
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team → injure → Washington
Shesterkin did not put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice by teammates after an awkward fall into his own net against the Capitals.
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he → put → Capitals
Shesterkin came well out of his crease to challenge a shooter midway through the second period and fell as he scrambled back to the net.
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he → come → net
The 30-year-old Russian jammed his right skate into the right post as he slid back into the crease and collapsed into the net in pain.
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he → jam → pain
“It’s awful, you know?
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you → know → ?
He’s a pillar of this team.
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He → ’ → team
It stinks,” Rangers captain J.T. Miller said following the 3-1 loss to the Capitals.
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Miller → stink → Capitals
Coach Mike Sullivan said after his team’s four-game winning streak was snapped: “He’s an elite goaltender and you never want to see anyone get hurt.
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anyone → say → ?
Obviously, he’s an important player for us.”
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he → ’ → us
The 2022 Vezina Trophy winner missed a month last season with a lower-body injury, contributing to the Rangers finishing last in the Eastern Conference.
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Rangers → miss → Conference
Last week, he became the first Rangers goalie to score a goal when he lofted the puck the length of the ice into an empty net late in New York’s home opener against Tampa Bay.
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he → become → Bay
“We’re not going to let that take the wind out of our sails,” Miller said about Shesterkin’s injury.
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Miller → go → injury
“We love the way we’re playing most of the time.”
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we → love → time
Shesterkin stopped 13 of 14 shots and left with the score tied 1-all.
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score → stop → shots
He was replaced by 24-year-old backup Dylan Garand, who gave up the go-ahead goal late in the second but finished with 11 saves on 12 shots.
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who → replace → shots
It was the fifth NHL appearance and second this season for Garand, recalled last week from Hartford of the American Hockey League after clearing waivers.
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It → recall → waivers
Garand made 22 saves in a 2-0 shutout at Detroit last Friday with the Rangers playing their second game in two nights.
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Rangers → make → nights
Garand went 2-0-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average and .948 save percentage in three starts for the Rangers last season.
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Garand → go → Rangers
New York acquired veteran goaltender Joonas Korpisalo from the Boston Bruins last summer to be Shesterkin’s backup.
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York → acquire → Bruins
But the 32-year-old Finn was placed on injured reserve last week and was week to week with a lower-body injury.
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Finn → place → injury
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