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Rangers lose leading scorer Zuccarello (fractured hand) for 3-4 weeks

Ice Hockey - Winter Olympics Day 7 - Norway v Finland

during the Men’s Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game on day seven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Martin Rose

Another NHLer is going to miss significant time to an injury suffered at the Olympics.

Mats Zuccarello, the Rangers’ leading scorer with 43 points, will miss 3-4 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in his left hand, according to the Bergen Record. Zuccarello suffered the fracture while representing Norway in Sochi, getting hurt during the preliminary round and missing Norway’s playoff loss to Russia.

With this news, Zuccarello joins a growing list of players that are going to miss major parts of their NHL campaigns. Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg could be out for the remainder of the regular season after hurting his back while playing for Sweden (he underwent back surgery on Friday) and Islanders captain John Tavares will miss the rest of the year after tearing his MCL while playing for Canada against Latvia.

Pittsburgh defenseman Paul Martin, who hurt his hand playing for the U.S. in Sochi, could reportedly miss a month of action as well.