WASHINGTON — When Henrik Lundqvist took the nets Wednesday to complete the back-to-back assignment that began with Tuesday’s 3-2 shootout victory at the Garden over the Avalanche, that meant he had started six of the Rangers’ seven games.
It also meant Alex Georgiev, the 22-year-old backup, has played just once since his final preseason outing, in Philadelphia on Sept. 27.
Which is why it seems likely Georgiev, who had a tough one in his lone start at Carolina on Oct. 7 while yielding three soft ones of seven overall, will be dispatched to AHL Hartford to get some game action this weekend.