GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Barclay Goodrow is OK, and the Rangers can thank their lucky stars for that, given how scary it looked when Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle’s shoot-in hit the Rangers forward in the face.
Goodrow did not practice Thursday, and the Rangers said his absence was just due to "maintenance.’’ He left Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the Flyers with 13:12 remaining after he tried to block Yandle’s shoot-in from the left point and the puck deflected off his stick and went up and hit his eye shield. Pieces of the shield went flying, and Goodrow went down on the ice for a moment, before popping up and heading straight to the locker room.