Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell was forced to leave Game 1 against the New York Rangers after a hit from Ryan Lindgren.
Late in the first period, Rakell was carrying the puck down the wing when Lindgren stood up and hit him at the blue line. Rakell was slow to get up but did skate off the ice with the help of teammates.
The officials initially called Lindgren for a five-minute major for charging but after an automatic video review, reduced the penalty to a two-minute minor for roughing.
Rakell did not rejoin his teammates for the start of the second period.
The first period overall was very physical with the two teams combining for 29 hits.
