New York Rangers Daily: Something’s got to give against Flyers, Kirill Kaprizov returns for Wild
You just know John Tortorella would love to throw a wrench in the smoothly-running New York Rangers engine Thursday, when the Philadelphia Flyers pay a visit to Madison Square Garden
The former Rangers coach has the Flyers (22-20-6) even with the Blueshirts in the standings, each team with 50 points. Philly is on a six-game point streak (5-0-1) and won three straight following a 2-1 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
Of course, the Rangers (23-20-4) are humming along right now with a season-long nine-game point streak (6-0-3). They’re coming a terrific 60-minute effort in a 5-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Something’s got to give Thursday at MSG in this ever-increasing tight race in the East.
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New York Rangers news
Tom Castro dives into why the surging Rangers do not need to trade for J.T. Miller, but still need to tweak the roster.
Good on Matt Rempe. He’s certainly had his share of ups and downs, but appears to be in a good place on the Rangers’ fourth line now, complete with a big goal against the Senators on Tuesday.
Peter Laviolette really liked how the Rangers “hung together” and stood up for Igor Shesterkin in that scrum with Ottawa the other night.
Will Cuylle has taken on more responsibility in a top-six role with the Rangers, and is doing quite well, thank you very much.
A pair of Rangers forward prospects are nominees for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award as the top men’s player in NCAA hockey. Gabe Perreault of Boston College and Noah Laba of Colorado College are among the nominees named Wednesday.
Also, if you missed it, here are our three takeaways from the Rangers impressive 5-0 win against the Senators.
NHL news
The New Jersey Devils suffered a massive blow with the news that goalie Jacob Markstrom will “miss some time” with an unspecified injury after leaving a 5-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday following a goal-mouth collision. Here’s how the Markstrom injury affects the Rangers.
The Minnesota Wild will have leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov back in the lineup Thursday when they host the Utah Hockey Club. Kaprizov was activated from long-term IR after he missed 13 games with a lower-body injury. Captain Jared Spurgeon will also return from a lower-body injury. The defenseman hasn’t played since Dec. 31.
Matthew Knies sustained an upper-body injury after a second-period collision against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday and did not return for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who lost 5-1.
Watch Adam Fantilli of the Blue Jackets record the first hat trick of his NHL career.
Former Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win against the Avalanche.
Check out Pionk’s OT game-winner.
Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves to help the Los Angeles Kings slip past the Florida Panthers 2-1.
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