Dan Girardi was able to skate on his own for a second straight day on Saturday morning, but the Rangers alternate captain was sidelined for the second straight game with the bruised/lacerated right ankle he sustained blocking a Ryan Getzlaf shot midway through the third period of Tuesday’s victory over the Ducks.
“Danny hopefully will be able to practice with the team on Sunday and it won’t be too much longer,” coach Alain Vigneault said before the Blueshirts’ 4-2 victory over the Avalanche at the Garden.
The Rangers are in Columbus on Monday for the first of a two-game trip that concludes Thursday in Brooklyn.