After seeing the number of players on their roster placed on the NHL’s COVID list reach 19 at one point, the New Jersey Devils were finally back at practice Monday in preparation for Tuesday’s game against the Rangers, which would be their first in 16 days.
The Rangers, meanwhile, have their own problems.
The Rangers were off Sunday due to the postponement of their scheduled game against the Philadelphia Flyers, and on Monday they practiced for the second time without leading scorer Artemi Panarin, who missed their last game with an upper-body injury. Also, rookie defenseman K’Andre Miller, who has been one of their top two defensemen, left practice early Monday because coach David Quinn said he was dealing with an upper-body injury.