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Igor Shesterkin will start for the New York Rangers at the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, TVAS, NBCSP, MSG2, NHL.TV) after the goalie missed 10 games with a mild groin strain sustained March 4.

"He's 100 percent and we're excited to have him back," Rangers acting coach Kris Knoblauch said.
Shesterkin is 6-7-1 with a 2.31 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in 15 games (13 starts) this season.
"Looked great in practice," center Ryan Strome said. "Obviously, if we're going to make a little bit of a push here, he's going to be a part of it."
The Rangers (14-13-4) trail the Flyers by two points for fifth in the MassMutual East Division and the fourth-place Boston Bruins by four. The top four teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Alexandar Georgiev is expected to back up to Shesterkin against the Flyers. He was 2-3-0 with a 3.26 GAA, .868 save percentage and one shutout in five starts since Shesterkin was injured. Keith Kinkaid was 3-1-1 with a 2.22 GAA, .908 save percentage and one shutout in seven games (five starts).
Georgiev requires waivers to be sent to the Rangers' taxi squad. Kinkaid does not.
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will make the trip to Philadelphia if he clears a cardiac screening, which is part of COVID-19 protocols. Di Giuseppe has missed five games while on the protocol list.