After that performance, Henrik Lundqvist deserved a rest. And he’s getting it.
The Rangers’ 36-year-old goalie was outstanding in making 37 saves during the team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights on Sunday afternoon at the Garden, and so he got a maintenance day off from practice Monday and will back up Alexandar Georgiev when the Ducks come to Broadway on Tuesday night.
Lundqvist has started 25 of the team’s first 32 games, and has shown little sign of slowing down — posting a 2.87 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. Georgiev just got back from almost two weeks with AHL Hartford, where he played five games with a team that is struggling to defend.