Rangers center Micheal Haley reacts after he scores on a backhand shot past Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
With Jesper Fast a last-minute scratch from the lineup, for what the Rangers said were “personal’’ reasons, Micheal Haley, who had not initially been scheduled to dress for the game, was a late addition, and rookie Kaapo Kakko was promoted from the third line to take Fast’s spot on the top unit, alongside Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider.