Rangers’ award winner Ryan Lindgren OK after taking puck to face
Patrick Kane thought it was a damaged jaw when he watched as Ryan Lindgren took a blocked shot off the facet of his face throughout additional time of the Rangers’ shootout loss to the Sabres on Monday.
The star wing thought the Rangers would lose Lindgren, who’d simply returned from a shoulder damage. However then Kane noticed the defenseman emerge from the locker room, and he thought it was “loopy.”
“I’ve solely performed with him a pair video games, and also you simply form of hear how necessary he’s to the crew and what he means to the group and simply town,” Kane mentioned Wednesday. “You by no means need to see that occur, however simply form of exemplifies the best way that he’s as an individual, the best way that he performs.”
Earlier that evening, Lindgren was honored with the Rangers’ Steven McDonald Award, voted on by the followers.
On Wednesday, the Rangers introduced that teammates had voted Lindgren the winner of the Gamers’ Participant Award, given yearly since 1958-59 to the participant who “greatest exemplifies what it means to be a crew participant,” the membership mentioned in a launch.
“It doesn’t shock me in any respect,” Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant mentioned Wednesday. “Properly-deserved, and the fellows love [Lindgren] on our crew. Coaches love him, too. He does job.”
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Lindgren missed 17 of 18 video games between late February and early April as a result of shoulder damage, however since returning, he has skated not less than 17:49 in three of the final 4 video games.
He practiced as common Wednesday and informed The Put up that his face is ok, reiterating that the puck “largely grazed” his face.
“It’s a little bit swollen, a little bit sore,” Lindgren mentioned, “however yeah, not as unhealthy because it may’ve been.”
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The Rangers’ standing because the decrease seed of their first-round collection was decided Tuesday, however their opponent received’t be identified till Thursday.
If the Hurricanes (111 factors) defeat the Panthers, then Carolina would win the Metropolitan Division title and the Rangers would face the Devils (110 factors).
But when the Hurricanes lose — in regulation, additional time or a shootout — and the Devils defeat the Capitals, that will flip the standings and New Jersey would emerge because the division’s prime seed. The Rangers would then face Carolina, for the reason that Devils maintain the tiebreaker for regulation wins.
The Devils would additionally win the division in the event that they lose in additional time or a shootout and the Hurricanes lose in regulation, making a tie at 111 factors.
Despite the fact that the Rangers’ recreation Thursday towards the Maple Leafs doesn’t influence the standings, Gallant mentioned it “doesn’t change a factor,” although Lindgren acknowledged “it’s gonna be a little bit robust.”
“We all know the place we’re gonna be at within the standings, however you simply gotta go into tomorrow and simply attempt to just be sure you’re nonetheless doing the nice habits and taking part in the proper means,” Lindgren mentioned. “We don’t need to get away from our recreation, and it’s only a tune-up recreation, preparing for Sport 1 subsequent week.”
Mika Zibanejad was voted because the crew’s Most Invaluable Participant by reporters who cowl the Rangers.
Heart Filip Chytil was chosen by beat writers because the winner of the John Halligan Good Man Award for his cooperation with reporters.