New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan missed significant time in the second period of Monday’s game against the L.A. Kings.
Callahan suffered a cut in the mouth in a collision with Kings’ forward Anze Kopitar and was being worked on by the Rangers’ training staff, as per the club’s official Twitter account.
Callahan was making his season debut after off-season shoulder surgery.
Ryan Callahan has missed entire period except for one shift...he was cut in mouth in collision with Kopitar..being worked on now
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) October 8, 2013
Updated: Callahan returned to the game in the third period.