Dylan Garand: Rangers' New Backup Goalie

0:00It's April 19th. This is NHL News Today, your AI-powered team coverage. The New York Rangers are banking on their young talent to shape the future, and while forwards like Gay, Perot, and Will Kyle grab headlines. Late in the season, Goli Dillon Garand is making his case from the crease. At just 24 years old this May, he got three NHL starts in the 2025-2026 campaign and impressed big time. Garand posted a two wins, zero losses, one tie record, facing 96 shots and surrendering only five goals. That gave him a 0.948 save percentage and a 1.62 goals against average. All quality starts against teams like the Winnipeg. Jets, Chicago Black Hawks, and Tevbe Lightning. He's fired up about it too. Telling reporters he's starving to stick in the league and has zero plans to return to the American hockey league. That taste of the big show has him locked in on earning a full time spot with the Rangers. Now the doors wide open, after veteran backup, Jonathan Quick retired before the final games.

1:04Quick May 24 starts this year, but Garand stepped up with a win in the last one against Tampa, filling that void right away. Rangers brass hasn't locked in the backup role yet, but with Igor Shesterkin holding down the top job, Garand's elite play makes him the prime, candidates to build that depth and push this squad forward next season.