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Backup goalie Alexandar Georgiev called up from Hartford

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PITTSBURGH — Meet Alexandar Georgiev, the Rangers’ No. 3 goalie.

Georgiev, a 21-year-old who was born in Bulgaria and grew up in Moscow, dressed for the first time for an NHL regular-season game Tuesday. He was summoned from Hartford to back up Ondrej Pavelec, who started in the 4-3 win over the Penguins because Henrik Lundqvist had the flu.

Georgiev, who wore No. 90, was 4-7-4 with a 3.29 GAA and a .897 save percentage in 17 games with the Wolf Pack. He played in part of one preseason game, stopping 15 of 16 shots against the Devils on Sept.