Adam Fox #23, Alexandar Georgiev #40 and Ryan Strome #16 of the Rangers react after the Vancouver Canucks scored their first goal of the first period at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Rangers fans who headed to the Garden for Sunday night’s game against Vancouver didn’t get to see Igor Shesterkin. Coach Gerard Gallant decided to dust off Alexandar Georgiev for his first start in goal since Jan. 27.
The fans got to see a pretty good Shesterkin impersonation, though. Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots — many of the point-blank, how-did-he-do-that, game-changing variety — as the Rangers lost their second game in two days, 5-2.