The rearguard was taken off the ice on a stretcher.
At the 13:00 mark of the second period, New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere landed a reverse check on Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhael Sergachev.
Sergachev was injured on the play and he required a stretcher to leave the ice.
The Lightning defender missed 17 games with an injury, making his return tonight at Madison Square Garden in this contest.