Rangers rookie left wing Jimmy Vesey, who has a goal and an assist in his last 15 games and played only 10 minutes in two of the previous four games, was a healthy scratch against the Penguins.
The Harvard graduate had missed only one game, on Dec. 8 with an upper-body injury, and played the next night in Chicago. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has been giving more minutes to those who were playing well, and without being prompted, Vigneault said Vesey struggled in the 5-4 overtime loss in San Jose on Tuesday night. He added that he will dress in the playoffs.