CALGARY — Henrik Lundqvist will be in goal when the Rangers visit the Flames Thursday in the second game of their swing through Western Canada, and that was most likely predetermined, decided long before Alexandar Georgiev destroyed his goal stick after the Blueshirts fell behind 6-0 in the second period of Tuesday’s game against Edmonton. Coach David Quinn replaced Georgiev with Lundqvist shortly after that goal and the Rangers made an improbable rally that saw them score five goals in a span of 16:40 and get to within 6-5, before surrendering an empty-net goal and losing 7-5.
On Wednesday, Georgiev looked a little sheepish when he was asked about his stick-smashing display a night earlier.