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Rangers assistant Lindy Ruff misses game with concussion suffered after falling at practice

The New York Rangers were without assistant coach Lindy Ruff for the team's Wednesday night game after he suffered a concussion during Tuesday's practice.

Ruff was injured when he fell and hit his head on the ice. In addition to the concussion, the veteran coach also had a gash on the back of his head.

"We're not sure if he stepped on a puck or a puck hit him, but he hit his head on the ice," Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said. "We had to take him off the ice. He went to the hospital.