There was no specific timetable given by Rangers’ coach Alain Vigneault, but it was clear that his already ailing team just got even more shorthanded.
The Blueshirts lost forwards Rick Nash and Matt Puempel to injuries during their 4-2 defeat to the Islanders on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, and Vigneault had little idea about what his team might look like when they take the ice for their next game, Thursday at Winnipeg.
The coach said Nash “tweaked his groin” early in the second period, finishing a nine-second shift 6:38 into the period before going off and not returning.