SUNRISE, Fla. -- Blake Wheeler is back for the New York Rangers, returning in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
The veteran forward hasn't played since suffering a gruesome leg injury on Feb. 15. But Wheeler was slotted onto the Rangers' fourth line with Barclay Goodrow and Matt Rempe during warmups ahead of Game 4 to indicate he'd be in the lineup, and the team subsequently confirmed on social media Wheeler would be making his return.
Wheeler had previously taken warmups throughout the postseason before being scratched.