New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren left Sunday’s 5-2 win over the New York Islanders with a leg injury sustained in the second period.
Lindgren fell awkwardly into a corner on the back end of a hit from Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau and was eventually led into the his club’s locker room. As he was falling, he reached for his leg and could be heard screaming.
After the win, Rangers coach Peter Laviolette told reporters that Lindgren was still being evaluated by staff and that the concern was for the veteran’s left knee.
A workhorse on the blue line, Lindgren entered Sunday’s game averaging 19:18 of ice time for a team that has been in first place in the Metropolitan Division most of the season. He has just two goals and 12 points but was a plus-18 before Sunda.
A second-round pick in 2016 by the Boston Bruins, Lindgren, 26, has been in the NHL for six seasons, all with the Rangers.
After he left the game, Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere scored third-period goals, as the Rangers outlasted their rival.
