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Rangers finally finding balance in net with Joonas Korpisalo, Dylan Garand tandem

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Walker, M. (2026, November 13). Rangers finally finding balance in net with Joonas Korpisalo, Dylan Garand tandem. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/rangers-finally-finding-balance-in-net-with-joonas-korpisalo-dylan-garand-tandem/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-13 · by Mollie Walker

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With Dylan Garand expected to start in goal against the Canucks on Friday night, the Rangers will have alternated netminders for four games.
Inadvertently hitting the side of the net on an attempted pass from the trapezoid, Garand lost the puck with McDavid lurking and couldn’t get to the crease in time to stop the three-time Hart Trophy winner from scoring what may have been the easiest of his 11 goals so far this season.
Not really stress out about things game to game, but look at the big picture and realize that if I play well, things will work out.”
The Rangers might have started putting the puck on net more as the game went on, but it was hardly enough to combat the Oilers’ consistent level of play.
And when the Rangers finally started to catch some momentum following J.T. Miller’s fourth goal of the season, Reimer couldn’t track a one-timer from Drew Doughty at the top of the zone and his team lost any push it had just as quickly as it started.
If a certain percentage of the ones that hit the posts have gone in the net, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
The Rangers struggled mightily with clearing the puck and breaking it out of their zone, which led to Batherson’s second of the game less than two minutes into the second period.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start
tRY IT NOWThe adjustment to having three lefties (Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexis Lafrenière, J.T. Miller) and two righties (Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad), as opposed to the four-righty alignment they’ve deployed the last seven seasons, is apparently more significant than one would expect.
With effective spurts that haven’t always been enough to demand results, the second line hopes that staying the course will pay off.
Teams will have to face Igor Shesterkin (when he returns from injury next season), Ilya Sorokin and Hellebuyck during the New York-New Jersey swing.
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Blueshirts Canucks NHL Rangers VANCOUVER

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Rangers ORG · 7× Korpisalo PERSON · 5× Blueshirts ORG · 2× Canucks ORG · 2× Garand PERSON · 2× NHL ORG · 2× VANCOUVER GPE · 2× British Columbia GPE · 1× Dylan Garand PERSON · 1× Post Sports+ for ORG · 1×

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tRY IT NOWThat kind of goaltending arrangement is normal for plenty of NHL teams, but the Blueshirts did not have that luxury for the first 17 games of the 2026-27 campaign as Joonas Korpisalo was sidelined with a foot infection from the start before Igor Shesterkin went down with a season-ending injury six games in.
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With Dylan Garand expected to start in goal against the Canucks on Friday night, the Rangers will have alternated netminders for four games.

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With Dylan Garand expected to start in goal against the Canucks on Friday night, the Rangers will have alternated netminders for four games. asserted
Rangers → expect → games
tRY IT NOWThat kind of goaltending arrangement is normal for plenty of NHL teams, but the Blueshirts did not have that luxury for the first 17 games of the 2026-27 campaign as Joonas Korpisalo was sidelined with a foot infection from the start before Igor Shesterkin went down with a season-ending injury six games in. asserted
Shesterkin → try → injury
As a result, rookie goalie Garand was forced to appear in 12 consecutive games. asserted
Garand → force → games
The Rangers are fortunate to be out of that predicament now, but the team’s deployment of its two goaltenders going forward will be interesting to follow as Korpisalo ramps his game back up and Garand continues to settle into life as a full-time NHL goalie. asserted
Garand → go → goalie
“I think [the balance] is great,” head coach Mike Sullivan said after Korpisalo backstopped the Rangers to a 3-1 win in Calgary on Wednesday night. asserted
Korpisalo → think → night
“I think both of these guys are giving us a chance to win right now. asserted
both → think → chance
We’re getting solid goaltending, and they’re making timely saves for us. asserted
they → get → us
They’re giving us a chance to win. asserted
They → give → chance
I think both of them are very capable. asserted
both → think → them
I think now that Korpi’s back in the mix, I just think it gives us the ability to share the workload. asserted
it → think → workload
And I think the benefit of sharing the workload is potentially getting the best version of both guys because they’re both going to see action, but they’re both going to have the ability to recover. asserted
they → think → ability
“They’ll get some quality reps with their goalie coach [Jeff Malcolm] that keeps their game sharp on the off days. asserted
that → get → days
I think it could be a real good tandem for us.” uncertain
it → think → us
Through his first two games as a Ranger, Korpisalo has stopped 54 of the 58 shots he’s faced, including a sprawling, highlight-reel save on the Flames’ Zayne Parekh on Wednesday night. asserted
he → stop → night
He’s posted a .931 save percentage and a 2.01 goals-against average, but Korpisalo said there are still aspects of his game he hopes to clean up. asserted
he → post → game
Winning, he said, has certainly helped his transition back into the lineup. asserted
he → say → lineup
“I think the last couple games has been really good for us,” Korpisalo said. “Especially, defensively. asserted
Korpisalo → think → us
I saw the puck all night [Wednesday]. asserted
I → see → puck
It’s fun to play behind.” asserted
It → ’ → ?
Sean Durzi participated in Rangers practice Thursday in a red noncontact jersey again. asserted
Durzi → participate → jersey
It’s unlikely the 28-year-old defenseman will play against the Canucks. asserted
defenseman → ’ → Canucks
With one more game after the one in Vancouver before another extended break in the Blueshirts game schedule, Durzi could benefit from the long layover between games. uncertain
Durzi → benefit → games
Following a matchup with the Canadiens on Monday, the Rangers won’t return to game action until Nov. 22 against the Hurricanes. asserted
Rangers → follow → Hurricanes
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