Pittsburgh, PA (My Sportsbook) - New York Rangers second-year goaltender Dan Blackburn suffered a dislocated ring finger during warmups on Saturday, and missed his scheduled start against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mike Richter replaced Blackburn in net, and was able to stop just 22-of-28 shots on short notice, as the Rangers were blanked 6-0 by the Penguins. The 19-year-old Blackburn, who will be sidelined indefinitely, appeared in 31 games as a rookie and went 12-16-0 with a 3.28 goals-against average and a .898 save-percentage. |
