Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 4, DET 2 (4:15 video via NHL.com)
• Allan Kreda recaps New York’s victory from the world’s most famous arena (NY Daily News)
• Brett Cyrgalis discusses what Kaapo Kakko’s return to the team’s top line means for his future (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson hears that Kakko’s trip to Finland over All-Star break has refreshed him for the second half (Newsday)
• Jeb Biggart details how the clock is ticking on Jesper Fast’s future on Broadway (The Hockey Writers)
• Tyler from BSB offers his thoughts on last night’s victory over Detroit (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Andrew Steele-Davis believes that the Rangers must do everything in their power to retain Tony DeAngelo beyond this season (Blue Line Station)
• Michael Obernauer chatted with Mika Zibanejad about his team’s progress throughout theseason, future expectations, and more (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• James O’Brien saw that Washington Capitals’ forward Alex Ovechkin passed Mark Messier on the all-time goal scoring list last night (NBC Sports)
• Andrew Berkshire breaks down why Ilya Kovalchuk should remain on Montreal’s top line (Sportsnet)
• Mark Masters examines how Mitch Marner has impacted the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offense since Sheldon Keefe’s arrival (TSN)