Some of the numbers weren’t pretty for Mika Zibanejad in Saturday’s 1-0 shootout win over Columbus at Madison Square Garden, from the pair of penalties he took to the two breakaways he missed.

Peter Laviolette has deployed the same skaters in the past eight games, but the Rangers head coach put the lines in a blender on the way to a 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Maybe the New York Rangers are waiting until the Stanley Cup Playoffs again to swat aside the Carolina Hurricanes. Or

The New York Rangers notebook leads with examining Zac Jones' role as he's set to sit out his 16th straight game.

The Flyers are back on the road on Thursday night to take on the New York Rangers from Madison Square Garden at 7 p.m.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

A player on the market that has some term left and brings a reliable defensive game is Philadelphia Flyer Rasmus Ristolainen. Ristolainen is a big, imposing defenseman who thrives in physical play. He's not afraid to throw hits, clear the crease or engage in battles along the boards.

You have to wonder whether a promotion to Mika Zibanejad's line could be the reason for ... an A-1 team player who appears ready to end his too-long sabbatical. (Meanwhile, Zac Jones rots on the press box vine.) 5. Once a sure non-playoff team, Columbus ...

Coach Peter Laviolette has changed the team’s defensive alignment, returning to the 1-3-1 that served the team well last season. That said, no structure works without application, and after six weeks spent moping about the loss of locker room leaders Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba, the team seems to have rediscovered their verve.

Shesterkin made 27 saves through overtime, then stopped all three shootout attempts in the win over Columbus at the Garden.

Pretend the Rangers were a real person with a best friend who worried about his perplexing and inconsistent behavior. This is how The Maven sees the fantasy: Friend to Mr. Ranger: "WHAT YOU NEED IS A GOOD SHRINK!" Now Mister Ranger is on the couch, telling the doctor the dozen things that drove him for the cure in the first place:

THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2025