BUFFALO — The Rangers were scheduled to practice in Pittsburgh on Friday but opted to cancel it, meaning there likely will be no update on the status of first-line center Vincent Trocheck, who left Thursday night’s 4-0 win over the Sabres in the second period with what the team said was an upper-body injury.

Trocheck, who had assisted on Alexis Lafreniere’s first-period goal, already was playing with a full shield on his helmet after getting hit in the nose with a puck at practice during training camp. He also was one of only two players (defenseman Will Borgen was the other) who did not take part in Thursday’s optional morning skate, a possible indication that he might have been nursing some sort of problem going into the game.

He didn’t seem to have taken a big hit when he left at 6:

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