Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. tRY IT NOW The Rangers power play has not been much of a factor in the past seven games.
Chris Kreider missed his third straight game with an upper-body injury Friday, when the Rangers lost to the Maple Leafs 3-2.
Brennan Othmann played his first game of the season with the Rangers as the Blueshirts remained without Chris Kreider for a second straight match.
Mika Zibanejad ran the point for most of the time at Thursday's practice, though Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere rotated through at times.
While Adam Fox was recently placed on injured reserve, the New York Rangers received some other positive injury news.
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, but Rangers GM Chris Drury feels the team will receive a big boost down the stretch in another way.
Zac Jones is poised to step back into the Blueshirts' lineup, which will feature reshuffled D pairs and maybe even a five-forward power play.
The loss of Adam Fox naturally impacts the look of several parts of the Rangers’ game, but the power play in particular could be uniquely affected.
Life after Adam Fox begins Friday ... Laviolette rolled out a rare five-forward unit featuring Chris Kreider, Alexis Lafrenière, Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad.