Igor Shesterkin sustained a lower-body injury and needed to be helped off the ice during the first period of the New York Rangers’ game against the Utah Mammoth on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
The 30-year-old goalie writhed in pain after he was knocked back into his net following an awkward collision with Mammoth forward J.J. Peterka at the 13-minute mark of the opening period. Shesterkin made a right-pad save as Peterka had a step on Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider and drove hard down the middle of ice. The rebound eluded Peterka, who jammed on the brakes but made contact with Shesterkin’s right leg at the top of the blue paint.