Rangers agree to terms with goalie Georgiev on 2-year deal

| October 15, 2020 2:06 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers agreed to terms Thursday with goaltender Alexandar Georgiev on a $4.85 million, two-year contract.

Georgiev will count $2.425 million against the salary cap for the next two seasons after getting this deal done as a restricted free agent. The 24-year-old is expected to back up Igor Shesterkin next season after the Rangers bought out longtime face of the franchise Henrik Lundqvist.

Georgiev went 17-14-2 with a 3.04 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in 34 games last season. He has a 3.00 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and four shutouts in 77 career NHL games, all with the Rangers.

The only Bulgaria-born player in league history signed with New York as a free agent in 2017 after going undrafted.

The Rangers added veteran Keith Kinkaid in free agency early this month to give them depth in goal beyond Shesterkin and Georgiev.

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