Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 2, BUF 1 (5:06 video via NHL.com)
• 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)