Rangers right wing Jesper Fast looks on against the St. Louis Blues in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Jesper Fast, who took a big hit from ex-teammate Brady Skjei on the first shift of Game 1, will not play in Game 2 of the best-of-five series, coach David Quinn said.
Fast was hit in the neutral zone, 32 seconds in, by Skjei. He stayed on the ice, but appeared unsteady, and Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin skated behind him and scored the game’s first goal 61 seconds in.