Kreider sidelined by hand injury
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Rangers announced Wednesday that forward Chris Kreider will be out at least through the club's upcoming western road swing with a hand injury.
"We'll probably know here in the next couple of days what our course of action will be," Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said after a morning practice session. "He got hurt in the Columbus game. There was very limited pain, but now we have to decide what to do."
The 22-year-old has totaled 17 goals and 20 assists over 66 games in his first full NHL campaign.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York recalled forward J.T. Miller from Hartford of the American Hockey League to take the open roster spot.
The Rangers, who head into a home contest against the Flyers one point ahead of their division rivals, will play Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Colorado from this coming Friday through Apr. 3.