Rangers President and GM Glen Sather announced on Wednesday that goaltender Chad Johnson has been assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, and Matt Zaba has been recalled from Hartford. Johnson made his third appearance with the Rangers on Saturday, stopping 21 shots in a 4-1 loss at St. Louis. He has a record of 0-1-1 with a 2.58 goals against average and a .908 save percentage along with one assist this season. Johnson registered an assist, made 31 saves through regulation/overtime and stopped three of five shootout attempts while making his first career NHL start with the Rangers on January 7 at Atlanta. Zaba has posted a record of 2-2-0 with a 2.48 goals against average and .918 save percentage in four games with Hartford since dressing as Henrik Lundqvist's backup on January 2 vs. Carolina and January 4 vs. Boston. He has posted a 3-4-1 record with a 3.45 goals against average and .888 save percentage in 12 AHL games this season.