Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller was tossed from Sunday night’s game against the Kings for spitting in Drew Doughty’s face.

The uncharacteristic act from Miller at 16:37 of the first period earned him a match penalty and put the Rangers in an even more precarious situation than they were already in at the start of the contest.

During a scrum between the two teams at the Garden, Miller appears to hock a loogie right in the Kings defenseman’s face. It is unclear if it was an accident or not.

Per a source, the Rangers don’t plan to play Braden Schneider or Ryan Carpenter to ensure they’re healthy and able to be sent down to the minors in some variation in the coming days.

The purpose of all this is for the Rangers to accrue enough cap space to execute a trade for the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane.

The Rangers were already planning to play with just five blueliners, but now that Miller is out for the remainder of the game, they’ll be limited to just four if they continue to sit Schneider.

There’s an automatic review by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on match penalties.

Garnet Hathaway was suspended three games for spitting in a game in November 2019.