Over the past few years, the New York Rangers have had up-and-down luck with backup goaltenders. Of course, the starting goaltender for the past 13 seasons has been Henrik Lundqvist. Barring any extreme circumstances, Lundqvist will remain the starter for the foreseeable future.
The most notable second-string goaltender in recent history for the Rangers was Cam Talbot. Beginning in the 2013-2014 season, he was a competent backup goaltender to Lundqvist. When Lundqvist got injured in February 2015, Talbot, along with Mackenzie Skapski, stepped in to hold down the fort while he recovered.
Since then, the Rangers’ two backup goaltenders have been Antti Raanta and Ondrej Pavelec.