NHL News: Rangers' Igor Shesterkin Reportedly Placed on IR with Upper-Body Injury

The New York Rangers will be without their goaltender for a bit of time after an injury.

Per The Athletic's Arthur Staple, the Rangers are placing Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury. With Shesterkin landing on the IR, the team announced that it has recalled goaltender Louis Domingue from the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Shesterkin, 29, is coming off a season in which he posted a 36-17 record behind 1,467 saves and a .913 save percentage. Another strong season from Shesterkin helped lead the Rangers to the conference finals, where they fell to the eventual champion Florida Panthers.

Earlier this month, after several months of negotiation, the Rangers made Shesterkin the highest-paid goalie in NHL history when they gave him an eight-year, $92 million contract. The deal passed Montreal Canadiens great Carey Price's previous record.

Before the new contract, Shesterkin was on a four-year deal with an AAV of $5.66 million and would have been an unrestricted free agent after the season.

With the ink still drying on his lucrative contract, the Rangers will have to go at least a week without their star goalie.

Shesterkin, in his sixth season, has an 11-15 record this year, posting a .906 save percentage with 751 saves. In Shesterkin's absence, veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick will likely see the bulk of the action in front of the net. Quick has made 12 appearances and nine starts this year, recording a .907 save percentage on his way to a 5-4 record.

New York has struggled in the season following its conference finals appearance, sitting in last place in the Metropolitan Division at 16-19-1 through 36 games.