NEW YORK -- K'Andre Miller is back in New York and was on the ice at Madison Square Garden for the morning skate, but this will not be the dream return against his former team that the Carolina Hurricanes defenseman was hoping for when he eyed the schedule.

Miller will not play for the Hurricanes against the New York Rangers on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, MSG, SN1). The defenseman, who spent the past five seasons in New York, will instead miss his sixth consecutive game with a lower-body injury.

"Obviously, this is one of the games you mark on your calendar from whenever the schedule comes out," Miller said. "So, yeah, this one stings a little bit, but I'll take the right approach to my body, my health. I think that's the most important thing and make sure I'm ready for a

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