After being unfit to play the first two games of the series, Igor Shesterkin was in the net for Game 3, with the Rangers’ backs very much pressed up against the wall.
“Obviously he’s ready to go and [anyone] we put in the net, we think he’ll give us the best chance to win,’’ coach David Quinn said in his pregame Zoom chat with reporters. “That’s why we went with Shesty tonight.’’
Shesterkin, who went 10-2, with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage, in the regular season, was supposed to start Game 1 of the series Saturday, but something came up late Friday that forced Quinn to turn to Henrik Lundqvist.