GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The last couple months have been an ordeal for Rangers defenseman Patrik Nemeth. But the 30-year-old Swede was happy and smiling after the Rangers’ short practice Thursday, and he says everything is good now.
Nemeth returned to the lineup Wednesday in the 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues after missing three games due to the birth of his second son, Vincent, who arrived on Friday. And he returned with a bang, scoring his first goal as a Ranger, a huge one that tied it 3-3 in the third period.
"It was a big goal for us, down 3-2, and he gets an opportunity,’’ coach Gerard Gallant said Thursday.