Rangers G Igor Shesterkin to start vs. Devils

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New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will start Thursday's game against the visiting New Jersey Devils, coach Peter Laviolette announced.

Shesterkin has missed the team's last four games due to an upper-body injury. He sustained the injury during the Rangers' 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Dec. 30.

Signed to an eight-year, $92 million contract last month, Shesterkin