The Ironman remains in one piece.
Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi returned to practice on Friday afternoon after he took a puck in the face near the end of Thursday’s 2-1 win over the Penguins in Game 1 of their first round playoff series at the Garden. Coach Alain Vigneault mentioned after the game that Girardi was seeing the dentist, but he didn’t need any sort of procedure.
Girardi deemed himself ready for Game 2 on Saturday night at the Garden.
“They just checked to make sure all the teeth were still there,” said Girardi, who missed the final 9:29 after a Chris Kunitz shot deflected up and caught him near his right jaw.