Rangers' Mats Zuccarello Out Indefinitely; Kevin Klein Ready For Second Round
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- There's good news and bad news for the Rangers.
Bad news first: Winger Mats Zuccarello is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
#NYR Injury Update: Mats Zuccarello is sidelined indefinitely with an upper body injury
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 27, 2015
And now for some good news.
Defenseman Kevin Klein will be ready for the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
#NYR defenseman Kevin Klein says he is ready to go in Game One "I am excited for the second round"
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 27, 2015
Zuccarello scored 15 goals and added 34 assists for the Blueshirts in 2015. In New York's first-round series victory over the Penguins, the 5-foot-7 Norwegian had two assists and no goals.
Klein scored nine goals and had 17 assists for the Rangers this season. He didn't play in the series against the Penguins.
The Rangers will play the winner of the Islanders-Capitals series. Game 7 of that series is on Monday night at the Verizon Center.