Top New York Rangers prospect Vitaly Kravtsov will make his NHL debut on Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. Left winger Phillip Di Giuseppe will sit in order to make room for the 21-year-old Russian.
The moment fans have been waiting for is finally here. It’s been a bumpy ride for the ninth overall pick in the 2018 draft, but Kravtsov has matured and taken a step in his game. The Rangers clearly feel that he’s ready for the NHL.
Kravtsov spent the entire 2021 KHL season with Traktor Chelyabinsk, where he scored 16 goals and 24 points in 49 regular season games and two goals and four points in five playoff games.