Rangers’ Joe Veleno Hurt vs Mammoth: Impact on Center Depth

The New York Rangers took a blow to their lineup on Sunday night against the Utah Mammoth. In the first period at Madison Square Garden, Rangers center Joe Veleno left the game after sustaining a lower-body injury. Following the knock, Veleno did not return to the Rangers’ bench for the start of the second period. The newly acquired forward appeared to sustain the injury when he became tangled with Utah’s Clayton Keller along the boards. According to reports, Veleno did not bear any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice, and the Rangers confirmed he…