RANGERS NOTES

Head coach Peter Laviolette didn’t have much of an update on Monday, other than that Gustafsson is still considered day-to-day.

Gustafsson was elbowed in the head by Sam Reinhart, though it appeared to be inadvertent as Gustafsson was low to the ground while falling.

If Gustafsson is out on Tuesday, Brandon Scanlin was recalled from AHL Hartford as a seventh defenseman last week and would likely see action in what would be his NHL debut. A former undrafted free agent, Scanlin has played in 57 games for the Wolf Pack this year, recording eight goals and eight assists. His 16 points are a career-high over three years in the AHL.

➤ Ryan Lindgren (lower body) practiced with the team on Monday, wearing a red non-contact jersey.

He had returned to skating on his own last week, and took another step in the right direction on Monday. It’s been just one week since Lindgren sustained the injury, which was expected to keep him out a few weeks.

“[Lindgren] was really strong out there, practiced hard,” Laviolette said on Monday.

➤ When the Rangers acquired Alex Wennberg ahead of the trade deadline, in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick and a 2025 fourthrounder, Laviolette had said he envisioned the veteran center taking some defensive-zone faceoffs away from Mika Zibanejad and the first line.

Laviolette praised Wennberg’s contributions in that area. Wennberg has won 49.4 percent of faceoffs since arriving to the Rangers.

“I think he’s played excellent,” Laviolette said. “There’s a more comfortable feeling for me knowing that he’s now here as a left-handed center man. He’s a responsible player, still skilled, there’s a good balance to our lineup right now.”