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Henrik Lundqvist gets the Game 2 start for Rangers vs. Hurricanes

Henrik Lundqvist, the surprise starter for Game 1 of the Rangers’ best-of-five play-in series against the Carolina Hurricanes, was back in net to start Game 2 on Monday in Toronto. Igor Shesterkin, who had been expected to be the starter in Game 1 was “unfit to play’’ that day and remains unfit, according to MSG Television’s pregame show.

The 38-year-old Lundqvist, the face of the franchise for the past 15 years, will start his franchise-record 130th playoff game for the Rangers.

Lundqvist had fallen to No. 3 on the Rangers’ goaltending depth chart toward the end of the season behind Shesterkin, the 24-year-old rookie from Russia, and Alexandar Georgiev, another 24-year-old Russian.