Rangers on brink of elimination, hope for rare feat in best-of-5 series

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueIgor Shesterkin will be the starting goalie for the New York Rangers when they face potential elimination from the Stanley Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday.The rookie, who was ruled unfit to play for the Rangers in their first two games of the qualifier series against the Carolina Hurricanes, will start in the must-win Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN360, TVAS, MSG, FS-CR)"He's ready to go, and whoever we put in net we think they give us the best chance to win," coach David Quinn said. "That's something that we certainly have to have tomorrow night."Artemi Panarin scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal for the Rangers in Game 2, but the right wing, a finalist for the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) after scoring 95 points (32 goals, 63 assists) in the regular season, has been limited by the Hurricanes. Yeah, it was, but we didn't come here to get incrementally better, we came here to win hockey games and we're not doing enough."The winner of the best-of-5 series between the No. 6 seed Hurricanes and No. 11 seed Rangers will advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.