The New York Rangers will be without defenceman Adam Fox for the foreseeable future and have placed the blueliner on the long-term injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports.
The Rangers are expected to provide more of an update on Monday.
The Rangers have placed Adam Fox on long-term injured reserve with the upper-body injury he sustained in the third period yesterday. Further updates should come tomorrow, when the Rangers are scheduled to practice. The team is off today.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) November 30, 2025
ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that Fox’s injury is not believed to be significantly long-term and also should not affect his Olympic availability.
Early word on Adam Fox’s upper body injury is week-to-week, not longer term. Should not affect his Olympic availability.
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) November 30, 2025
The 27-year-old defenceman was injured in the third period of Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning when he took a hard hit from forward Brandon Hagel along the boards. Hagel was not penalized on the play.
Fox had one assist and one shot on goal before leaving after playing 16:27 in Saturday’s 4-1 loss.
The Jericho, N.Y. native has three goals and 23 assists for 26 points in a league-high 27 games played so far this season.
The Rangers (13-12-2) enter play Sunday seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 28 points in 27 games.
