Updates from Saturday, May 24
Katie Strang of ESPN has the latest on Derek Stepan:
ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail and Arpon Basu of LNH.com provide comments from Brandon Prust:
TSN's Darren Dreger has more on the center's status:
ESPN's Craig Custance has more:
Original Text
Derek Stepan crumpled to the ice on Thursday night after getting caught with a late check from Brandon Prust of the Montreal Canadiens. He managed to return to the game—won by the Canadiens 3-2 in overtime—but that hit could end up having a lasting impact in this series, as Stepan suffered a broken jaw.
His injury will require surgery. From the New York Rangers on Twitter:
SportsCenter reports that Prust has been suspended for the hit:
Somewhat surprisingly, the doctors cleared him to play after he went off the ice, per Darren Dreger of TSN:
That leaves some unanswered questions, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News:
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Derek Stepan Injury: Updates on Rangers Center’s Recovery from Broken Jaw
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