Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh, who suffered an upper-body injury that has lingered since a 6-5 victory Jan. 25 in San Jose, has been shut down for a while.
The defenseman is considered day to day, but probably will not make the upcoming trip to Winnipeg and Minnesota, according to coach Alain Vigneault.
McDonagh became the sixth regular sidelined for Friday’s game against the Flames. Already out were Chris Kreider (blood clot, rib resection), Kevin Shattenkirk (meniscus surgery), Jimmy Vesey (concussion), Marc Staal (on IR with cervical strain) and Pavel Buchnevich (concussion).
McDonagh, who has two goals and 24 assists in 49 games and called the 6-1 loss to the Bruins on Wednesday “probably one of the worst games of my career, and one of the worst games I’ve ever been a part of in my Rangers career.