Injured Rangers captain J.T. Miller misses loss to Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- New York Rangers captain J.T. Miller missed his club's 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday, and could sit out additional time.

Before the loss, coach Mike Sullivan said Miller was still being evaluated back home for an upper-body injury.

Miller left the Rangers' game against Philadelphia with about eight minutes left after taking a big hit from Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler and landing awkwardly. The 32-year-old forward appeared to be favoring his right arm or shoulder while in pain on the bench and skating off to go down the tunnel for medical attention.

"You don't want to lose any teammates," center Mika Zibanejad said. "When you see your captain go down and you don't see him come back, that obviously becomes [a situation] for us to step up and everyone has to do a little more when a guy like that leaves. Just hoping everything is OK."

Miller was named captain before training camp. He has 10 goals and 12 assists in 35 games this season and is believed to be in consideration for the U.S. Olympic team, though it's unclear whether this injury could cloud that possibility.The roster deadline for the Milan-Cortina Games is Dec. 31.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.