BOSTON — Common sense would indicate that Henrik Lundqvist would be tired after making 33 saves against the Kings on Friday, that home and away back-to-backs aren’t exactly conducive to fresh legs, and that the 5 p.m. puck drop Saturday made that even more the case. Common sense also seems to dictate that it’s best not to mess with something that works — at least as far as coach Alain Vigneault is concerned.
Despite a game that seemed tailor made for an Ondrej Pavelec start, Vigneault chose to go back to the 35-year-old Lundqvist, playing in his 28th game of the Rangers’ 33 this season, and was rewarded for it.