Rangers News:

Game Recap: Although things got a bit dicey towards the end of the game, the Blueshirts were able to hold on clinch a victory in the season series with their in-state rivals from Buffalo (CBS)
Larry Brooks sees last night’s victory as a sign that Alexandar Georgiev has staked his claim to a spot on New York’s goaltending duo for the near future (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson heard from Ryan Strome about Jacob Trouba’s recent physical play (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday’s contest in Buffalo (LoHud)
Media Availability: Gerard Gallant,(4:03) Alexandar Georgiev,(3:18) and Mika Zibanejad (6:15) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman stated that the league’s players will have the final say on whether or not they participate in the 2022 Olympics (TSN)
Jeff Marek lists 25 players to keep an eye on as the teams begin to fall out of the playoff race and enter selling mode (Sportsnet)
Sean Leahy notes that with fans back in the arena, the greatest tradition of minor and junior hockey has returned this season, with teddy bear tosses aplenty (NBC Sports)