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Rangers starting goalie Keith Kinkaid: 'I've been waiting for this opportunity

Keith Kinkaid of the New York Rangers against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on March 6, 2021 in Newark. Credit: Getty Images/Elsa

Keith Kinkaid, the Farmingville native who has spent most of the season on the Rangers’ taxi squad as the team’s third goaltender, will get the start tonight when the Rangers close out their two-game series against the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Faceoff is set for 6 p.m.

"I thought Kinkaid earned the opportunity to play today,’’ Rangers coach David Quinn said after the team’s morning skate. "If we didn't like what we saw, we certainly wouldn't come back with him.