CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Brady Skjei, who left Friday’s 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres midway through the second period because of what the team described as a lower body injury, did not practice Saturday and his status for Sunday’s afternoon game in Pittsburgh against the Penguins is uncertain, Rangers coach David Quinn said Saturday.
“He’ll be a game-time decision,’’ Quinn said of Skjei.
If Skjei is unfit to go, it could open the door for forward Filip Chytil to return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch Friday. That would allow Quinn to return to a more normal 12-forward, six-defenseman lineup, rather than the 11-and-seven look he has used the past three games.