Adam Cracknell, the veteran right wing who was claimed off waivers from Dallas on Monday, will slide right into the Rangers’ lineup against St. Louis at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-2, 212-pound Cracknell, 32, will be on the fourth line with center David Desharnais and left wing Paul Carey.
“When he became available, we talked with our pro scouts and [assistant coach] Lindy [Ruff] and they felt he was a fourth-line player, a right-handed shot who can play the wing and the middle and help on the penalty kill,” head coach Alain Vigneault said. “We felt it gave us a little more depth.