Official: Chris Kreider Will Not Return Tonight
A scary accident knocks the Rangers forward out of the game
After taking an inadvertent Mika Zibanejad knee to the side of the head, the Rangers announced that Chris Kreider will not return to tonight’s game against the Detroit Red Wings.
UPDATE: Chris Kreider will not return to tonight's game (upper body).
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 2, 2020
You can see the play below, Kreider was sliding on his stomach and Zibanejad did his best to avoid the big winger.
Kreider's off to the locker room after Zibanejad's knee catches Kreider's head & he collides into the boards. pic.twitter.com/F1qU3V7Fcl
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) February 2, 2020
For now you have to hope this is a precautionary move, but we will have to wait until after the game for more details.