The New York Rangers put defenseman Carson Soucy on injured reserve Sunday morning, a few hours after he left their 6-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury.
Connor Mackey was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League and will be on the roster when the Rangers host the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.
Soucy crashed into the boards awkwardly while attempting a hit on Penguins forward Rickard Rakell early in the second period. He went into the boards head-first and was down on the ice briefly. But after consulting with a trainer on the ice, he skated gingerly to the locker room under his own power.