Chris Kreider is expected to miss his second consecutive game with an apparent upper-body injury. It’s unclear when Kreider suffered this upper-body injury, but he’s been dealing with a nagging back issue all season long,

Brennan Othmann played his first game of the season with the Rangers as the Blueshirts remained without Chris Kreider for a second straight match.

The New York Rangers have called up one of their top prospects just in case veteran Chris Kreider is unable to play Tuesday against the Islanders because of injury.