Rangers' Klein suffers abdominal strain
Adam Hunger / USA TODAY Sports
The New York Rangers finished Monday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes down a defenseman.
Kevin Klein suffered a muscle strain early in the first period and did not return.
It was revealed after the game that he injured an abdominal muscle.
Klein is averaging over 21 minutes a night on the Blueshirts' blue line, with three goals and three assists in 24 games prior to Monday.
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