ST. LOUIS — Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has said he intends to play rookie goaltender Alexandar Georgiev a lot down the stretch because the organization needs to make a decision on whether it believes the 22-year-old can be trusted to be Henrik Lundqvist’s backup next season. So Vigneault gave Georgiev, a winner in two straight starts, his third consecutive start Saturday night when the Rangers visited the Blues.
In Vigneault’s eyes, Georgiev has showed the Rangers quite a bit in his six appearances before Saturday night. The Bulgaria-born, Russia-raised goaltender took a 3-2 record, with a 2.75 goals against average and .