The bottom-dwelling New York Rangers started rookie goaltender Alexandar Georgiev in Montreal last night. Though the team lost another game, no surprise there, the 22-year-old Georgiev was strong in his 3-1 debut loss as he made 38 saves on 40 shots against him.
Georgiev's debut in goal was a rare bright spot amid another desultory #NYR loss. O'Gara makes Rangers' debut. Lettieri and Carey come in for Nash and Grabner (before trade). Notes… https://t.co/CWQE4STDtD
— Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) February 23, 2018
Alain Vigneault told New York Post Brett Cyrgalis, “ he played a good game, he did what a goaltender is supposed to, he gave our team a chance.