Buffalo Sabres goalie Matt Hackett (31) stops a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres goalie Matt Hackett talks to a trainer after being hit by the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Buffalo Sabres goalie Matt Hackett (31) stops a shot by New York Rangers' Martin St. Louis (26) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 10, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Official Brad Meier checks on Buffalo Sabres goalie Matt Hackett after Hackett was hit by the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)