With his team down 2-0 in their play-in series against Carolina, head coach David Quinn has decided to replace veteran goalie Henrik Lundqvist with rookie Igor Shesterkin.
Shesterkin burst onto the NHL scene this season with the Blueshirts and was a late scratch before Game 1 of the series.
In addition to Shesterkin, forward Brendan Lemieux will be replacing Steven Fogarty in Quinn’s lineup for this pivotal game. Lemieux, who was serving a two game suspension for a questionable hit against Colorado forward Joonas Donskoi, should give the Rangers’ forward group an extra jolt of energy and physicality against Carolina.