tRY IT NOWDespite taking line rushes at morning skate in Tarrytown on Thursday, Artemi Panarin did not play in the Rangers second-to-last exhibition game — a 3-1 loss to the Devils — at Madison Square Garden. “He’s day to day, we’re going to err on the side of caution with both [Panarin] and J.T. And that’s where their status is right now.”Artemi Panarin was held out of the Rangers’ preseason loss to the Devils on Thursday for precautionary reasons. Conor Sheary, skating up ice during the Rangers’ 3-1 preseason loss to the Devils, played in place of Artemi Panarin on Oct. 3, 2025. “A lot of it is spacing,” Sullivan said.