The Rangers have recalled Dylan Garand from Hartford (AHL).
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Parssinen is expected to be a healthy scratch in Ottawa on Saturday.
Robertson has been reassigned to Hartford (AHL).
New York has signed Igor Shesterkin to an eight-year, $92 million contract extension ($11,500,000 AAV).
Shesterkin's $11.5 million AAV makes him the highest paid goaltender in NHL history. The 28-year-old Shesterkin won the Vezina trophy in the 2021-22 season and has a 2.48 GAA and .920 SV% across 231 career games (143-68-18). Considered by many to be the best goalie in the NHL, Shesterkin has struggled lately, uncharacteristically allowing three or more goals in seven of his last nine (2-7-0), posting an ugly .882 SV%.
New York has acquired Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round pick from Anaheim for Jacob Trouba.
Vaakanainen was limited to only five games with the Ducks this season, scoring one point (0G / 1A), and will get a fresh start with the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old Vaakanainen was the 18th overall pick of the Boston Bruins in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He played a career-high 68 games with the Ducks last season, tallying 14 points (1G / 13A).
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Shesterkin will start vs. Pittsburgh on Friday.
The Rangers have lost six of their last seven and will turn to Shesterkin in net on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 2021-22 Vezina-trophy winner has struggled lately, uncharacteristically allowing three or more goals in seven of his last nine (2-7-0), posting an ugly .882 SV%. The Rangers enter Friday's contest as -175 home favorites against a Pittsburgh Penguins club riding a season-best four-game winning streak.
Ruhwedel has been assigned to Hartford (AHL).
The 34-year-old Ruhwedel played one game with the Rangers earlier this season but has primarily been in the AHL, scoring two points (0G / 2A) in seven games with Hartford.
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Shesterkin will start vs. New Jersey on Monday.
The Rangers snapped a five-game losing skid on Saturday with Jonathan Quick between the pipes but will revert to Shesterkin on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. Shesterkin has lost four straight (0-4-0) but has played serviceably, posting a .917 SV%. The 28-year-old netminder has a .293 GAA and .913 SV% in 17 games this season (8-8-1). The Rangers enter the action on Monday as +110 home underdogs against a Devils club that has scored 10 goals in their last two games (1-1-0).
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Shesterkin was the first goalie off the ice at New York's morning skate.
The Rangers snapped a five-game losing skid on Saturday with Jonathan Quick between the pipes but will revert to Shesterkin on Monday against the New Jersey Devils. Shesterkin has lost four straight (0-4-0) but has played serviceably, posting a .917 SV%. The 28-year-old netminder has a .293 GAA and .913 SV% in 17 games this season (8-8-1). The Rangers enter the action on Monday as +110 home underdogs against a Devils club that has scored 10 goals in their last two games (1-1-0).
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Brodzinski is expected to draw back into New York's lineup vs. New Jersey on Monday.
Jimmy Vesey will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Brodzinski to re-enter the lineup for the Rangers. The 31-year-old Brodzinski is averaging 10:05 time-on-ice and has four points (2G / 2A) in 13 games this season.
Berard (upper-body) missed New York's morning skate and is considered day-to-day.
Berard has played well since making his NHL debut last week but will be sidelined temporarily due to an upper-body injury. The 22-year-old Berard has two points (1G / 1A) while averaging 12:33 time-on-ice through four games.
Aube-Kubel will draw back into Buffalo's lineup on Saturday vs. the Islanders.
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Brodzinski will be a healthy scratch on Saturday vs. Montreal.
Kreider (upper-body) will return on Saturday vs. Montreal.
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Quick will start vs. Montreal on Saturday.
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de Haan is expected to draw back into Colorado's lineup in Dallas on Friday.
Calvin de Haan and Oliver Kylington have been alternated places in the lineup lately. de Haan will draw into the lineup on Friday. He is averaging 16:00 time-on-ice one and has one point (0G / 1A) in 16 games this season.
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Shesterkin will start in Philadelphia on Friday.
The Rangers are amid a season-worst four-game losing skid and will turn to Shesterkin between the pipes for the third straight game. The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner has played well below expectations lately, allowing three or more goals in six of his last seven games (2-5-0), posting an ugly .880 SV%. That said, Shesterkin has a sublime 2.23 GAA and .934 SV% in 12 career games (8-3-1) against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Parssinen is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Luke Evangelista will draw back into the lineup on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers, resulting in Parssinen being a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Parssinen is averaging 12:24 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 13 games this season.
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Brodzinski will draw back into New York's lineup on Wednesday in Carolina.
Brodzinski was a healthy scratch in favor of Matt Rempe on Monday but will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Brodzinski played the previous four games for the Rangers, tallying one point (0G / 1A).
Kreider (upper-body) will remain out on Wednesday in Carolina and is still considered day-to-day.
Kreider did not play on Monday and will miss a second game on Wednesday but is not expected to be out of the lineup for long. The 33-year-old Kreider hasn't been his usual productive self, with only nine points (9G / 0A) in 19 games this season, highlighted by a stretch of only one point (1G / 0A) in his previous six games.