Rangers forward Blake Wheeler left Thursday night’s game halfway through the first period against the Canadiens with an apparent leg injury in a scary moment. 

Wheeler crawled on the ice after his leg bent awkwardly under him after taking a hit from Jayden Struble along the boards behind the Rangers’ net. 

He attempted to get up before he collapsed in agony as a Rangers trainer came racing onto the ice to help the forward.

Wheeler was eventually helped up by Chris Kreider, and he and the trainer took him off the ice, where he was put on a stretcher.

Wheeler has appeared in 53 games in his first season in New York, recording 21 points.

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