The New York Rangers placed defenseman Adam Fox on long-term injured reserve on Sunday with an upper-body injury.
The Athletic reported the injury was to his left shoulder with the team not viewing it as long term or season-threatening. Fox exited with 12:57 left in the third period of a 4-1 home loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday after he was checked into the boards by Lightning forward Brandon Hagel. Fox held his left arm as he left the ice and did not return.
Fox, an All-Star in 2022 and 2023, is required to miss at least 10 games and 24 days.
The 27-year-old recorded one assist in the game for a team-topping 23 this season. He shares the team lead with Artemi Panarin with 26 points in 27 games. Fox also has three goals, a plus-4 rating, 10 penalty minutes, 41 blocks and 15 hits in averaging 23:50 of ice time.
For his career, Fox has 395 points (66 goals, 329 assists) with a plus-121 rating, 184 penalty minutes, 719 blocks, 212 hits and 23:08 average ice time in 458 regular-season games since making his NHL debut in the 2019-20 season.
Fox also has five goals, 34 assists and a plus-7 rating, 28 penalty minutes, 102 blocks, 48 hits and 24:49 average ice time in 46 playoff games.
Calgary selected Fox in the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft. The Flames traded Fox to the Hurricanes in June 2018, and Carolina dealt him to New York in April 2019.
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