TAMPA, Fla. — Matt Rempe still has two games to serve on his suspension for his elbow to the head of the Devils’ Jonas Siegenthaler on Monday night, but Rempe’s fellow fourth-line skyscraper Adam Edstrom is back with the Rangers after being recalled on Friday from AHL Hartford.
Edstrom had two goals in 11 games with the Rangers before getting sent down at the trade deadline when the team acquired forwards Alex Wennberg and Jack Roslovic.
The 6-foot-7, 234-pound winger from Sweden could draw back in immediately on Saturday afternoon against the Penguins in Pittsburgh.
The Rangers did not have any healthy scratches at forward for their 6-3 loss to the Lightning on Thursday night.
In that game, Artemi Panarin took a slash to the right hand from Victor Hedman.
And Jonny Brodzinski hasn’t made much of a mark in two games as Rempe’s replacement, so there are several potential paths to the ice for Edstrom.
Jonathan Quick is expected to get the start in Pittsburgh, with Igor Shesterkin likely back in the net for Sunday afternoon’s Garden showdown against the Islanders.
Quick was in the cage on Nov. 11 at PPG Paints Arena when the Rangers shut out the Penguins, 1-0, stopping 32 shots in what’s regarded as one the best goaltending games in the NHL this season.
Quick is 14-5-2 this season, and is two wins away from tying Ryan Miller for most all-time victories by an American-born goaltender (391).
Chris Kreider will play in his 800th career game in Pittsburgh, which ranks 10th in franchise history.
His next power-play goal will tie him with Brian Leetch at 106 for third most on the Rangers’ all-time list behind Camille Henry (116) and Rod Gilbert (108).
The Rangers on Friday agreed to terms with a goaltender who can see eye-to-eye with Rempe and Edstrom.
Hugo Ollas, a 6-foot-7 Swede, was drafted in the seventh round in 2020 and spent the last three seasons at Merrimack College.
