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Shesterkin will start in Ottawa on Thursday.

The Rangers will hand Shesterkin his league-leading 23rd start of the season when they travel to Ottawa to take on the Senators on Thursday. Shesterkin secured the victory in his last start, stopping 24 of the 26 shots he faced in a 3-2 overtime win over the Stars on Tuesday. The former Vezina Trophy winner brings an 11-9-2 record and .912 SV% into Thursday night's matchup, where the Rangers enter action at +115 on the money line.

Igor Shesterkin
Shesterkin will start vs. Dallas on Tuesday.

The Rangers are a dreadful 2-8-1 on home ice this season and will turn to Shesterkin to tend the twine on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old Shesterkin has played well lately, posting a 2.30 GAA and .921 SV% in his last four games (3-1-0). He has a solid 2.48 GAA and .911 SV% in 21 games this season (10-9-2). That said, the Rangers enter the action on Tuesday as +114 home underdogs against a red-hot Stars team that only has one regulation loss in their last 12 games (10-1-1).

Igor Shesterkin
Edstrom (lower-body) will be out vs. Dallas on Tuesday and is considered day-to-day.

Edstrom has worked his way into a regular role in the Rangers' bottom-six, playing 24 of 27 games, but is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and will not play on Tuesday. The 25-year-old 6'7 forward has four points (2G / 2A) and 48 hits this season.

Adam Edstrom