Ten months and five days later, it’s Alexandar Georgiev’s turn.

As expected, the Rangers’ 24-year-old goaltender will get the call for Saturday’s match at the Garden against the Islanders. It will mark Georgiev’s first game since March 11, a 3-2 overtime loss at Colorado, in his team’s final game before the season was paused. He did not play in the qualifying series against the Hurricanes.

“Definitely, it’s been the longest time,” said Georgiev, who backed up Igor Shesterkin in Thursday’s season-opening 4-0 loss to the Islanders. “It’s been a really long time of working hard in the gym, staying mentally sharp since last season was suspended in March. From that moment on, it’s been kind of a different world for us.”

“Not many games, but at the same time you try to make it as normal as possible. I tried to follow the same kind of offseason routine, but I just moved it a few months up. I’m super excited for hockey, I feel good on the ice, and the muscle memory is there, so I’m not worried about that.”

Georgiev started six of the Rangers’ last nine and nine of their final 15 regular-season matches last year. He went 7-6-1 in 14 starts and 15 appearances in the calendar year with a 2.81 goals-against average and .911 save percentage.

Perhaps more to the point, Georgiev started all four games against the Islanders, going 3-1 with a 2.81 GAA and .920 save percentage. while sparkling in 42-save and 38-save victories at the Coliseum. The fact is, had Thursday’s match not represented the season opener, Georgiev almost certainly would have gotten the assignment.

Kevin Rooney, who needed assistance leaving the ice after he was clobbered blindside without the puck by Ross Johnston at 6:37 of the third period Thursday, did not skate Friday. Though considered “day-to-day,” the center is not expected to play Saturday.

The collision was deemed accidental by the officials, who did not penalize Johnston. Then again, the refs did not penalize Johnston for an earlier hit, in which he went high and late on Filip Chytil midway through the second.

“As far as both hits go, I thought the one on Chytil was a little excessive and certainly should have been a penalty and one that the league might have looked at,” Rangers coach David Quinn said. “And I want to give Johnston the benefit of the doubt with Rooney, I’m not 100-percent sure he knew they were going to collide.“I don’t think he goes out head-hunting like that and the play was below the collision, so maybe he was looking at the puck.”

Chris Kreider, who came into the season with a career total of 12:25 on the penalty kill, played 2:45 on the unit on Thursday while Pavel Buchnevich, with a career total of 6:05, got 3:43 shorthanded. The Blueshirts allowed to power-play goals in eight times short, with the Rooney-Brett Howden forward pair on both of them.

“The past record, I don’t really think about it that much,” Georgiev said. “It’s definitely a great team we’re facing. I have a lot of respect for the Islanders. I just have to be sharp and ready and play my game.”