Andersen day-to-day with neck injury
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen is considered day-to-day with a neck injury and will not travel to New York for the team's matchup with the Rangers on Wednesday, head coach Sheldon Keefe said Tuesday, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton.
Backup netminder Michael Hutchinson will start against the Rangers. The Leafs recalled Finnish netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo from the AHL's Toronto Marlies on Tuesday morning.
Andersen exited Monday's game after Florida Panthers forward Frank Vatrano crashed into him late in the first period. Despite finishing the frame, Andersen was replaced by Hutchinson to start the second period.
Collision with Freddie Andersen. Not good but Muzzin nudged it along pic.twitter.com/DZmeDQ3uAY
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) February 4, 2020
The Danish puck-stopper passed concussion protocol and Keefe said Andersen was feeling better following the game.
Andersen has been one of the club's most valuable players and a long-term injury to the 30-year-old would jeopardize the club's playoff hopes. He owns a .910 save percentage and ranks second in both starts (42) and wins (24) among all netminders.