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Coyotes’ Christian Fischer suffers upper-body injury in loss to Rangers

Dec 15, 2021, 9:30 PM | Updated: 10:32 pm

New York Rangers right wing Julien Gauthier (15) sends Arizona Coyotes right wing Christian Fischer...

New York Rangers right wing Julien Gauthier (15) sends Arizona Coyotes right wing Christian Fischer (36) to the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Coyotes forward Christian Fischer exited Wednesday night’s 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers at Gila River Arena.

The 24-year-old Fischer suffered an upper-body injury and did not return.

head coach Andre Tourigny did not have an update postgame.

Fischer picked up the injury in the first period of the contest while blocking a shot up high.

Coming into Wednesday night’s game against the Rangers, the forward had two goals and three assists for a total of five points on the year.

Fischer has missed six games over the course of the 2021-22 NHL season.

Back in November, he was placed on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury that caused him to miss six contests.

Fischer is averaging 13:17 of ice time this year, the second-highest mark of his six-year career.

However, the forward has not registered a point since Nov. 6’s 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken and he hasn’t scored since the 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 31.

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