Kaapo Kakko left the game.
Kaapo Kakko hurt his left leg at the end of the second set. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
Rangers’ Finnish striker Kaapo Kako was injured last night at the end of the second period in a duel situation Buffalo pack Erik Johnson against.
The Finn fell in a seemingly harmless situation in a nasty way. In the scramble, the attacker’s left leg twisted into an unnatural position against the wing.
– Number 24 just writhed in pain on the ice, NHL reporter Mollie Walker reports in message service X.
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The second was tackled off the ice, and he never returned to the box. Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette Kakko will undergo further examinations due to a lower body injury. More information about the attacker’s condition will be announced on Tuesday.
The Turkuin’s early season has been really sticky in terms of points. The second has scored 2+1 in 20 matches.
Luukkonen was brilliant
Rangers’ evening was otherwise gloomy, as the team lost in front of their home crowd 1–5.
One of Buffalo’s heroes was the second-star goalkeeper Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who made 25 saves in the game. The Finn made a real ghost save in the third period when he stopped Jimmy Vesey kudi with his stick.
– Sometimes it’s lucky, sometimes not. It tries to follow the game as long as possible, and this time he puck hit the stick. I’m happy about that, but I won’t be trying the same thing anytime soon, Luukkonen stated on the NHL website.
The win was the Finn’s third in a row. He has conceded only five goals in these winning games.
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