Banged-up Rangers face Colorado

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Rangers' injury/illness problems multiplied Friday, with three more players not practicing and looking unlikely to play against Colorado on Saturday night.

Forwards Artem Anisimov and Ruslan Fedotenko and defenseman Steve Eminger were absent from practice, and their status is up in the air.

Anisimov appeared to hurt his right arm in the second period of Thursday's loss to Pittsburgh. A Rangers spokesman said Fedotenko has the flu. Eminger also is "hurt," according to coach John Tortorella, who would not go into specifics.

Captain Ryan Callahan and defenseman Michael Del Zotto practiced Friday, but each said he is not certain to play Saturday night. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who has missed two games with the flu, said he's feeling better. He's expected to play Saturday night.

"I got through a full practice, that's good," said Callahan, who has missed two straight games with a bruised right foot that had forced him to miss other games since he first suffered the injury Feb. 27. "I think the big thing now is just to see how it feels the rest of the day today and obviously in the morning."

Del Zotto (bruised right hip) sounded more optimistic about being able to play but added that he wants to ensure he's 100 percent.

"If I'm going to be a liability out there, there's no point in playing," Del Zotto said.

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With 12 games left, the Rangers want to have some momentum going into the postseason, but they also are aware of the costs of rushing guys back.

"You want to be in there battling with the guys," Callahan said. "But you have to look after your body and realize we've got a lot of hockey left to play."

Notes & quotes: Lundqvist was recognized with the 2012 Garden of Dreams Hero Award on Friday for his work with the Garden of Dreams Foundation. Lundqvist's efforts have raised more than $100,000 this year alone. "I'm very honored by it," he said. "It means a lot."