Rangers forward Colin Blackwell controls the puck during the first period of an NHL game against the Sabres on Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: AP/Jeffrey T. Barnes
Rangers forward Colin Blackwell, who missed practice Monday because he was "sore’’ after an awkward fall into the boards in Sunday’s game, ended up being good to go and was in the lineup Tuesday night against Buffalo.
With Blackwell able to play, Rangers coach David Quinn used the same lineup he used Sunday against the Sabres. And he kept the same forward lines, too, meaning Blackwell played on the first line, with Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome, and Vitali Kravtsov remained on the fourth line, with Brett Howden and Kevin Rooney.