Rangers' Igor Shesterkin will return to starting lineup vs. Flyers on Thursday

Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is scheduled to start on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers in his first game back since suffering a groin injury on March 4.

He left the win against the Devils late in the third period after suffering a non-contact injury while facing an odd-man rush. The Rangers have gone 6-4 during his absence, with goalies Alexandar

Georgiev and Keith Kinkaid getting time in the net.

Shesterkin is 6-7-1 this season over 15 starts with a 92.1 save percentage and a 2.31 goals against average. The 25-year-old went 10-2 as the starter during his first season in the NHL in 2019-20, saving 93.2 percent of the shots against him.

The Rangers are currently 14-13-4 with 32 points, 14 points back of the East Division-leading Islanders.