Rangers Win Despite Injury Concerns

The New York Rangers emerged victorious in a thrilling 6-4 comeback win over the Islanders in their second exhibition game on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. However, the victory came at a cost, as the team sustained multiple injuries throughout the contest.

Artemi Panarin (lower-body injury) and Ryan Lindgren (upper-body injury) both left the game and did not return. Head coach Peter Laviolette confirmed that both players are currently being evaluated.

Filip Chytil, another Ranger who exited the game with an injury, was able to return shortly after leaving the ice. Chytil was involved in a collision with Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield in the first period, sustaining a hit to his left knee.

“I saw him coming, maybe I could’ve made a better move,” said Chytil, who described the play as a hockey play. “But I saw him coming, I was ready for the hit, but I was not ready for his knee coming into my leg. This is a hockey play. I didn’t think about anything at all on the ice, even in the locker room and then I saw everything’s better. So I went back and played.”

Chytil scored a power-play goal in the third period and finished the game with 9:59 of ice time. Despite the injury, he expressed his desire to play in as many exhibition games as possible after being sidelined for five months last season.

“That’s me all the time,” Chytil said. “If I can play, I will play.”

The Rangers also lost Panarin in the third period, with the star Russian wing leaving the game due to a lower-body injury and not returning.

Zac Jones scored twice in the win, including a late third-period goal to make it a one-goal game. Chris Kreider also had a two-goal night, scoring the game-tying goal and the empty-netter. Adam Edstrom recorded the game-winner.

Matthew Robertson (lower-body injury), Ryder Korczak (upper-body injury), and Talyn Boyko (upper-body injury) are all considered day-to-day and did not participate in Tuesday’s game.