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Rangers send Hellberg, Summers back to AHL

Washington Capitals v New York Rangers

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 20: Magnus Hellberg #45 of the New York Rangers tends net against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2015 in New York City. The Capitals defeated the Rangers 7-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Magnus Hellberg and Chris Summers are on their way back to Wolf Pack.

On Wednesday, New York announced that Hellberg and Summers have been re-assigned to AHL Hartford, after both made their Blueshirts debuts over the last week.

Summers, a defenseman acquired along with Keith Yandle from Arizona, averaged 15:23 over three games with the Rangers, registering four penalty minutes.

Hellberg, acquired from Nashville during the summer, played 20 minutes in relief of Henrik Lundqvist during Sunday’s ugly 7-3 loss to Washington. The Swedish ‘tender made four saves on six shots.

Right now, it’s unclear what this means for the status of injured backup goalie Antti Raanta, or defenseman Kevin Klein.

Raanta has been out since getting hit in the mask with a shot against Minnesota last week, while Klein has been out since late November with an oblique injury.