The New York Rangers announced on Sunday that Chris Kreider is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. UPDATE: Chris Kreider (upper body, day-to-day) will not play today. — NY Rangers PR (@NYR_PR) January 5,

The Rangers ruled out Chris Kreider for Sunday’s game against the Blackhawks and the forward is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

The New York Rangers fueled speculation as they scratched Chris Kreider from the lineup against their Hudson River rivals, the New Jersey Devils. Kreider was asked about it Friday by Newsday's Colin Stephenson.

That hadn’t been the case recently, though, at least not to most folks’ memory. Not until Peter Laviolette left the 33-year-old Kreider out of the lineup that faced the Devils on Monday, in the Rangers’ final game before the NHL’s holiday break.

Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch for the first time this season in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Devils.

The 2024 year was supposed to be different for the New York Rangers, especially for veteran and winger Chris Kreider. With a 5-3 loss on the road at the reigni

Things somehow keep getting worse and worse for the New York Rangers. On Sunday, fresh off of a loss to the Metropolitan Division leading Washington Capitals on Saturday night, the Rangers announced that one of their top forwards will be out of the lineup today as he deals with an injury.

Currently, we're in the middle of an NHL roster freeze. The New York Rangers are in the middle of a freeze themselves, but that one stops them from playing well