A long-term injury to a New York Rangers star blueliner could be catastrophic to the team's season as they fight for a playoff berth.

The New York Rangers have an NHL-best 11 road wins, yet their play at home has been a mess by comparison. Coming into Saturday’s game against Tampa following impressive road wins over Carolina and Boston — and a three-game winning streak overall — the Rangers reverted to home form as the surging Lightning beat New York 4-1.

On the road, the Rangers own an NHL-best 11 wins, while averaging 3.43 goals per game. They entered Saturday’s game averaging 1.8 goals per game at home.

The Lightning win streak jumped to seven games on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Brandon Hagel scored twice, and Nikita Kucherov scored a team-high three points, all assists. The Lightning are now 16-7-2 this season.

Because with 12:57 left in the third period of their 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, defenseman Adam Fox, their second-leading scorer and power-play point man, left and did not return. The injury that caused him to leave, and his status, were immediately unknown.

After picking up their second home win of the season, the Rangers (11-11-2) next head to Carolina to face the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes on Wednesday.

NEW YORK -- Igor Shesterkin made 19 saves and the New York Rangers ended a four-game losing streak, defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-2 at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

The New York Rangers have activated defenseman William Borgen off of injured reserve, per Mollie Walker of The New York Post.