What was a good start to his North American career now seems like a long time ago for Pavel Buchnevich.
But after suffering back spasms following the second game of the season Oct. 15, the Rangers’ 21-year-old Russian winger was set to return to the lineup for Friday night’s game against the Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.
“Pavel is fine,” coach Alain Vigneault said after Thursday’s practice, the first time since the injury that Buchnevich fully participated with the whole group in more than a morning skate. “He’s good to go. We’re going to take him off IR and he’s going to be in the lineup.