Rangers ahead Blake Wheeler injured his proper leg halfway by way of the primary interval of Thursday’s 7-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens and needed to be helped off the ice in New York.
New York later stated Wheeler was dominated out for the remainder of the sport with a lower-body damage.
The 37-year-old proper wing was knocked down alongside the boards by Montreal defenseman Jayden Struble behind the Canadiens web on the 11-minute mark. Wheeler fell backwards and his proper leg bent at an unnatural angle.
He could not put any weight on the leg when he tried to stand up and was assisted from the ice by teammates on the Zamboni entrance to the left of Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault. A stretcher was ready simply contained in the runway.
Wheeler has 9 objectives and 12 assists in his first season with the Rangers. He has appeared in all 54 of New York’s video games and had been enjoying on the highest line with middle Mika Zibanejad and left wing Chris Kreider.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
