from Mollie Walker of The New York Post,
The Rangers have had a gusty wind soaring through their sails for weeks, but the Sabres slowed them down Monday night before another injury to a key player threatened the team’s buoyancy.
A 5-1 loss to a feisty Buffalo team — just the Rangers’ fourth defeat in regulation this season — was overshadowed by yet another significant injury when the Blueshirts lost Kaapo Kakko in the second period following an ugly and awkward fall on his left leg.
It was clear it wasn’t the Rangers’ night from puck drop, but the apparent severity of Kakko’s injury only appeared to lengthen the club’s journey toward the end of its near month-long injury battle....
Kakko exited late in the middle frame after a collision with Buffalo defenseman Erik Johnson swept his legs out from underneath him along the boards.
The Finnish wing immediately grabbed at his left knee and squirmed on the ice in apparent pain....
Head coach Peter Laviolette didn’t have an immediate update on Kakko after the loss, saying that the 22-year-old would be evaluated for a lower-body injury and they will know more on Tuesday.
below watch the injury and game highlights...
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