COLUMBUS, Ohio -— Good thing the Rangers are heading into a two-break because goalie Igor Shesterkin is going to miss 1-2 weeks with an upper body injury. A source confirmed the injury, which may have occurred during the first period of Friday's 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Shesterkin played the entire game.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is expected to be sidelined one to two weeks due to an upper-body injury, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday. Shesterkin recorded 23 saves in New York's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

Igor Shesterkin suffered an upper-body injury during the New York Rangers’ Friday night game against the Boston Bruins as he will miss the next 1-2 weeks. It’s unclear when or how Shesterkin sustained this apparent injury,

The New York Rangers will be without star goaltender Igor Shesterkin for at least one to two weeks after he suffered an upper-body injury during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Goalie Igor Shesterkin is unavailable to back up Jonathan Quick against the Blue Jackets on Saturday night due to an upper-body injury he presumably sustained the previous night at Madison Square Garden.

According to a report from the New York Post's Mollie Walker, Igor Shesterkin will miss the next one to two weeks of action due to an injury. Shesterkin is officially being ruled out with an "upper body" injury which is less than ideal for the Rangers, but the silver lining comes from the timing of this injury.

Igor Shesterkin has an upper-body injury and will miss 1-2 weeks for the New York Rangers. If ever there is good timing for an injury to their No. 1 goalie, this is it for the Rangers. Saturday represents their final game before a two-week break in the schedule for the 4 Nations Face-off.