Rick Nash Injury: Updates on Rangers Star’s Neck and Return

February 24th, 2015 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

New York Rangers star Rick Nash is currently dealing with neck spasms and is out for Tuesday night's game against the Calgary Flames, according to the team. 

Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News has more on the injury:



And Andrew Gross of The Record added:



Rangers Report added more from head coach Alain Vigneault on how things look for Nash moving into Wednesday's practice:

Nash has been spectacular for the Rangers this season, scoring 37 goals and adding 21 assists in 58 games, so his loss is a big one. As of Tuesday, only Alex Ovechkin had more goals than Nash, with 38. 

Nash seems poised to smash his previous career high of 41 goals, which he set with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2003-04 season, assuming his injury doesn't keep him sidelined for too long. 

The NHL on Twitter passed along his latest goal:



With the Rangers in the thick of the postseason chase and just two points behind the Metropolitan Division leaders, the New York Islanders, the Rangers will certainly be hoping Nash is able to retur ...

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