Adam Fox, the Rangers’ No. 1 defenseman and co-leading scorer, is heading to long-term injured reserve with an upper-body injury, a league source confirmed on Sunday.

The news was first reported by The Athletic.

Fox was injured in the third period of Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning when he was checked into the boards by Brandon Hagel. He was slow to get up and was hunched over as he skated to the bench before heading to the locker room.

The loss of Fox, the Norris Trophy winner in 2021 as the NHL’s top defenseman, is a huge blow to the Rangers. He leads the team in ice time, averaging 23 minutes, 50 seconds per game; plays on the top defense pair with Vladislav Gavrikov and serves as the point man on the Rangers’ first power-play unit.

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