Ahead Ryan Strome sustained an undisclosed lower-body damage within the first interval of the Rangers’ 5-4 extra time win over the Sabres on Sunday.
After logging roughly 5 ½ minutes over six shifts in simply the opening body, the Rangers second-line middle didn't return from the locker room following the primary intermission. It's unclear when Strome sustained his damage or how.
“I don’t see something critical,” head coach Gerard Gallant mentioned after the sport.
Strome, who has 15 targets and 30 assists, has solely missed 4 video games up to now this season, when he was in COVID-19 protocol again in October.
Barclay Goodrow primarily crammed in for Strome on the second line alongside Artemi Panarin and trade-deadline acquisition Andrew Copp. That new-look second unit logged 6:31 collectively, in line with Pure Stat Trick, recording one aim and two high-danger scoring probabilities.
Tyler Motte, who additionally joined the Rangers on the commerce deadline, took some reps alongside Panarin and Copp as effectively. Copp changed Strome on the Rangers’ first and solely energy play within the second interval.
With the Rangers up 2-0 towards the top of the primary interval, Strome stumbled right into a turnover that led to the Sabres’ first aim of the evening from defenseman Rasmus Asplund. Whereas making an attempt to skate out of the defensive zone, Strome coughed the puck as much as Buffalo ahead Victor Olofsson and the Sabres had been capable of maintain it in earlier than Asplund scored on the far again submit with 1:48 left within the opening 20 minutes.
Goalie Alexandar Georgiev earned the beginning nod within the win, marking his third begin within the Rangers’ final 10 video games.
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Ending with 13 saves, Georgiev improved to 10-9-2 on the season, whereas the Rangers jumped to 42-19-5.
That is essentially the most constant enjoying time Georgiev has seen since starter Igor Shesterkin missed eight straight video games in December with a suspected groin damage. The Rangers have fallen into the sample of giving Georgiev a sport to each two that Shesterkin will get, however that’ll most likely be disrupted by the back-to-back matchups with the Penguins and the Pink Wings on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Gallant hasn’t performed the identical goalie in any back-to-backs this season, and he reiterated that he doesn’t intend to take action within the three the Rangers have remaining. The aim is to make sure that goaltending isn't drained heading into the playoffs.
Ahead Ryan Reaves was a wholesome scratch for the second sport in a row and the third time this season, becoming a member of Greg McKegg, Julien Gauthier and Libor Hajek. … Commerce-deadline acquisition Justin Braun was additionally in avenue garments for the second straight sport, after the Flyers shipped the veteran defenseman to New York final Monday.
Rangers head athletic coach Jim Ramsay was honored on the MSG jumbotron within the first interval for working is 2,five hundredth NHL sport.
The Rangers enterprise to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins for the second time in 5 days Tuesday evening earlier than heading to Detroit to sq. off with the Pink Wings on Wednesday.
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