Forward Brett Howden cleared his COVID-19 return-to-play protocol and skated on his own back at the Rangers’ Tarrytown, N.Y., practice facility. He missed his sixth game Thursday while on the COVID-19 list and will not join the team in Buffalo for Saturday’s game.
"I've talked to him a couple of times. He's feeling good,’’ Rangers coach David Quinn said. "It’s good that he's out of the protocol. He won't be joining us on the trip, but hopefully he gets a quick recovery. You just never know how people react to these situations.’’
Howden is the fourth member of the Rangers to go on the protocol list since the season started.