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Nash (leg) missed Monday’s practice; questionable for Tuesday in New Jersey.

Nash has missed the last two games with a bone bruise and his recovery is taking longer than expected. He missed Monday’s practice, which is not a good sign that he will be available for Tuesday’s game. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s game-day skate, but things don’t look positive.

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Nash (illness) will play in Game 1.

Nash missed practice on Wednesday because of a “24-hour bug” according to him. Nash comes in having scored 42 goals and 27 assists this season, but he has historically struggled in the playoffs. In 41 career playoff games Nash has only recorded five goals.

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Nash (personal) is back on the ice for the Rangers morning skate after leaving Sunday's game for the birth of his first child.

Nash has had a great start to the season scoring four goals with one assist in three games. He left Sunday's game early but the Rangers were getting beat bad by the Maple Leafs, so Nash was not going to lead any kind of comeback. He will be back on the Rangers top-line with Martin St. Louis tonight vs. the Islanders.

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Nash left Sunday's game to be with his wife for the birth of their first child.

Nash was a gametime decision for tonight's game, but ended up playing in the first two periods and scored one goal on one shot with a plus-1 rating in 11:40. Nash is off to a great start to the season, scoring at least one goal in all three games (4 total) while adding one assist. Expect Nash to be back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Islanders.

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Nash (concussion) will play tonight.

Nash has missed the last 17 games after being concussed on a Brad Stuart hit on October 8. It was a lengthy recovery, but he will make his long awaited return tonight vs. Boston. The 29-year-old forward had 42 points (21G / 21A) in 44 games with the Rangers last season. He has been a consistent 30-plus goal scorer throughout his career, so it is fair to expected him to score 25-plus goals in the remaining 62 games of the season.

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