Overview
- Team PR announced Sunday that Mike Sullivan would not be behind the bench for personal reasons.
- Assistants David Quinn and Joe Sacco shared head-coaching duties for the Detroit game at Madison Square Garden.
- The move came a day after a 2-1 shootout win over the Blue Jackets, the Rangers’ third straight and seventh in their last 10.
- No details were disclosed about the nature of the absence or its expected length.
- It is unclear whether Sullivan will join the upcoming three-game road trip to Las Vegas, Denver and Salt Lake City.