The Rangers Have A Plan For How To Navigate Through Three-Goalie Rotation
Brad Penner-Imagn Images The New York Rangers appear to be locked in on utilizing three goaltenders to close out the 2025-26 season. On March 20, the Rangers recalled Dylan Garand from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League, with Jonathan Quick dealing with an upper-body injury. Through Quick’s seven-game absence, Garand played in two games, posting a 1-0-1 record, 1.
44 goals against average, and . 954 save percentage. Since Garand notched his first NHL win on March 27, we haven’t seen him play in a game, which begs the question: Will the Rangers keep him around for the remainder of the season?
As of right now, it does not appear that the Rangers have any intention of sending Garand down to the AHL, but Sullivan hasn’t given confirmation whether or not Garand will get another start. “Would we like for Dylan to get another start? Potentially, yes,” Sullivan said.
“We'll see how it goes moving forward. We have a game plan for him. ” Having three goaltenders up at the same time creates some complications in terms of finding opportunities for all three of them.
Garand served in a backup role behind Shesterkin for much of Quick’s absence, being a healthy scratch for the past two games upon Quick’s return to practice. Each goalie has been a participant in practice, but it’s difficult to split the repetitions equally, with Shesterkin and Quick receiving most of the work. Through conversations with Rangers president and general manager Chris Dury as well as goaltending coach Jeff Malcolm, Sullivan has formulated a plan to navigate the three-goalie rotation.