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

The New York Rangers didn't have to fend for themselves without their prized goaltender for long. Igor Shesterkin is set to return to the cage on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden after missing four games to an upper-body injury per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.

Igor Shesterkin is set to return on Thursday night as the New York Rangers take on the New Jersey Devils after a short stint on injured reserve. This comes after Shesterkin missed the past four games with an apparent upper-body injury that he suffered in a game against the Florida Panthers on Dec.