The King is in.

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will start Game 2 on Saturday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Penguins, head coach Alain Vigneault announced.

Lundqvist was forced from Game 1 after the first period, after he took a high stick and suffered an eye injury.

"He's good to go," said Vigneault.

Lundqvist stopped 10 of 11 shots in the first period in Game 1, allowing a goal shortly after the incident, in which his defender's stick came through his mask and got him in the eye. He was replaced by Antti Raanta, who stopped 16 of 19 shots as the Rangers dropped the series opener 5-2.

While Vigneault was forthcoming about his starter, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan continues to play mind games, saying both Evgeni Malkin and Marc-Andre Fleury are game-time decisions.

"You will soon find out," Sullivan apparently said with a smile on his face during his media availability.

Fleury practiced ahead of Wednesday's Game 1, though eventual starter Jeff Zatkoff knew he was starting as of Tuesday night. It's that time of year, where teams try to gain any advantage they can.

Malkin, meanwhile, is reportedly no longer listed on injured reserve on the Penguins' website, so indications are he's going to be in the lineup.

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