New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – As expected, New York Rangers center Derek Stepan will not play in Sunday’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals after breaking his jaw during Thursday’s clash with the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n
Stepan sustained the injury from a hit by Canadiens forward Brandon Prust during the first period of Montreal’s 3-2 overtime win in Thursday’s Game 3. Though he returned to the contest, the 23-year-old underwent surgery on Friday and was considered doubtful to suit up for Game 4.<\/p>\n
The fourth-year forward has never missed a game since joining the Rangers, owning a streak of 348 consecutive tilts that include the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault stated Sunday that Stepan has been released from the hospital and visited the team that morning before returning home to recover.<\/p>\n
Prust was not penalized for the hit, but was levied a two-game suspension by the NHL that begins Sunday.<\/p>\n
In other injury news, Vigneault termed center Derick Brassard a game-time decision for Sunday’s showdown, but told reporters his availability is “looking good, in my estimation.”<\/p>\n
Brassard has sat out the last two games of the series after suffering an upper-body injury in the opener.<\/p>\n
Montreal had dropped Games 1 and 2 on home ice before coming through with Thursday’s victory at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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