And while that’s positive news for the Rangers, who had said the goalie would be sidelined one to two weeks after seemingly suffering the injury near his lower arm in a scrum in front of the goalmouth, the real question is, what version of Shesterkin will they see?

The Rangers' goalie entered last year's NHL all-star break sporting a sub-.900 save percentage, then finished the season with a .929 SV% and league-best 18.59 goals saved above average from that point forward, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Shesterkin will return from an upper-body injury sustained in New York’s Feb. 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played through the entirety of that matchup but received a designation of out one-to-two weeks before the Rangers visited Columbus the next day — in what was their last game before the break.

Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. tRY IT NOW Igor Shesterkin took a positive step forward in his rehab from an upper-body injury.