J.T. Miller did not practice Tuesday, one day after the New York Rangers forward sustained a lower-body injury.
The forward and new Rangers captain is day to day.
Miller was injured Monday while trying to lunge forward for a puck during a power-play drill, according to a video posted by The Athletic. He grabbed at the back of his left leg before getting up and skating off the ice without assistance slowly and gingerly while hunched over.
Rangers coach Mike Sullivan was on the ice at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, at the time Miller was injured. The coach was with the group who played the New York Islanders in a preseason game (a 3-2 overtime win) on Monday.
Miller was not scheduled to be in that group, which is why he was at the team's practice facility.
"Excuse me, I just found out it myself when I got off the ice," Sullivan said following the morning skate at UBS Arena. "All I can tell you is that he's being evaluated right now."
Miller was named Ranges captain Sept. 16. He was acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 31. Miller had 35 points (13 goals, 22 assists) in 32 games with the Rangers after the trade, and 35 points (nine goals, 26 assists) in 40 games for the Canucks. He has 709 points (260 goals, 449 assists) in 871 NHL regular-season games and 56 points (12 goals, 44 assists) in 91 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The Rangers begin their regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 7 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, TVAS).
