With Chris Kreider's status unclear, Rangers call up prospect Brennan Othmann
The team announced Monday it recalled Othmann from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League as part of a series of roster moves.
Othmann, 22, was the Rangers' first-round pick in 2021 and has 12 goals and eight assists in 27 games in the minors this season. He is still looking for his first NHL point after skating in his first three games in the league Jan. 4, 6 and 8, 2024.
Kreider was a late scratch Sunday at Pittsburgh with an upper-body injury, even after taking part in pregame warmups. The 33-year-old winger is the team's second-leading goal scorer with 17.
New York also recalled Zac Jones from his AHL conditioning stint and sent fellow defenseman Matthew Robertson back to Hartford. The 24-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, has been in and out of the Rangers lineup this season, averaging a little more than 16 minutes in the 28 games he has played in.
The Rangers are two points back of the second and final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference through 57 games with 25 left to play. They rallied to beat the Penguins 5-3 on Sunday after getting blown out 8-2 on Saturday at Buffalo.
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