Montreal Canadiens' Charles Hudon (54) moves in on Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev as Rangers' Brendan Lemieux defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Montreal. Credit: AP/Graham Hughes
MONTREAL — Coach David Quinn was sure to give much credit to his goaltender, Alexandar Georgiev, for battling through a rough start and helping the Rangers come back against the Canadiens for a 6-5 win, but the coach admitted that when it was 4-0 he did consider pulling him and replacing him with Henrik Lundqvist.
But because the visiting backup goaltender doesn’t sit on the bench in the Bell Centre (he stays in the locker room), and because the place was packed with 21,302 who would’ve made some noise while waiting for the switch, Quinn did not pull Georgiev right after Shea Weber’s goal put Montreal up by four just 2:51 into the second period.