Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 5, NYI 0 (5:02 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Multi-goal efforts from both of the Blueshirts’ Russian forwards helped the team exact revenge against the Islanders for Thursday’s affair (CBS)
• Phil Mushnick offers his thoughts on the DraftKings spot Sam Rosen read during last night’s broadcast (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks saw yesterday’s effort as a prime example of how good the Rangers can be when they fire on all cylinders (NY Post)
• Neil Best discusses how seeing the Blueshirts salute on empty Madison Square Garden after their first victory of the season felt so wrong (Newsday)
• Media Availability: Alexandar Georgiev,(2:53) Adam Fox,(2:20) and Pavel Buchnevich and Artemiy Panarin (4:05) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• The Winnipeg Jets had to cancel their scheduled practice due to a possible exposure to COVID-19 (TSN)
• Elliotte Friedman reports that veteran goaltender Jimmy Howard is set to retire after failing to sign with a team this past offseason (Sportsnet)
• Larry Brooks made note of the dire situation most AHL players have found themselves in (NY Post)/