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tRY IT NOWRangers center Vincent Trocheck broke his finger Monday night during Team USA’s 4 Nations Face-Off game against Sweden, according to The Athletic.
He still played Thursday in their championship loss to Canada, but it’s unclear if his status could be impacted moving forward when the Blueshirts resume their regular season Saturday against the Sabres.
Head coach Peter Laviolette said Friday that he expected all four of the Rangers on Team USA — Trocheck, Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller and Adam Fox — to play after meeting them in Buffalo and didn’t expect any minutes restrictions, but he declined to comment when specifically asked about Trocheck’s finger.
“As far as Vince goes, he hasn’t missed any games so we have nothing to report,” Laviolette said.
Trocheck appeared to hurt his right hand on his final shift of the first period against Sweden and went down the tunnel before returning for the second.
He finished with 10:48 of ice time and logged another 10:03 against Canada while skating on the fourth line with Kreider and Brock Nelson.
Trocheck hasn’t missed a game since inking a seven-year deal with the Rangers ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, and he has collected 38 points in 55 games this year after setting a career-high with 77 last year.