Victor Mancini had an unusual travel experience on his way to Edmonton to meet the New York Rangers. The Rangers called up Mancini on Friday after Zac Jones suffered an upper-body injury and was listed as day-to-day.

The Rangers’ recall of Victor Mancini on Friday was made in response to Zac Jones suffering an upper-body injury. With Jones considered day-to-day, after skating in his eighth straight game, Mancini was inserted right into the lineup Saturday night in the Rangers’ 6-2 loss to the Oilers at Rogers Place.

With injury to Zac Jones, he's been called back from Hartford a little more than a week since he was sent down

Victor Mancini captured the Rangers coaching staff’s attention in the preseason with a body of work that demanded a lineup spot right out of training camp.

Victor Mancini will be back in on the blue line for the New York Rangers when they play the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday night. He’ll take the place of third-pair defenseman Zac Jones,