NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan missed their game Sunday night against Detroit because of personal reasons.

New York announced Sullivan’s absence earlier in the day. No other details were provided.

In his place, assistants David Quinn and Joe Sacco ran the bench during the Rangers’ 2-1 loss to the Red Wings.

“I don’t have an update right now,’’ Quinn said after the game. ”Obviously, from the coaches to the players to the organization, we certainly are thinking about Mike and his family. Never an easy situation when you’ve got to attend to your family.”

Quinn said he and Sacco essentially maintained their usual roles as they shared bench duties. Quinn remained in charge of the defense pairings while Sacco called the forward lines.

“There really wasn’t a lot of ch

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