EDMONTON, Alberta — In the Rangers’ last three games before Thursday night, defenseman Adam Fox, who leads the team in average ice time with more than 24 minutes per game, played 47, 0 and 28 seconds when the Blueshirts were on the penalty kill.

During the preseason, coach Mike Sullivan had talked about using more players on special teams as a way to help reduce the load on the team’s top players, who generally play in all situations. And at Thursday’s morning skate, as the Rangers prepared to face the Edmonton Oilers in the third game of their Western Canada swing, Sullivan said that’s exactly what’s been happening with Fox and his reduced time on the penalty kill.

“We’re trying to manage the workload of some of these guys, and we’re trying to utilize them as best we can in s

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