Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 4, WSH 1 (4:52 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad both found the back of the net to end scoreless droughts during yesterday’s victory (CBS)
• Larry Brooks notes that David Quinn pushed all the right buttons with his lineup changes ahead of yesterday’s game (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York’s victory over Washington (LoHud)
• Media Availability: Igor Shesterkin (1:30) and Ryan Strome (3:40)/

Around the NHL:

• For all the hype surrounding the NHL’s foray into outdoor hockey at Lake Tahoe, the game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche had to be suspended until nightfall due to poor ice conditions after the first period (TSN)
• Mike Babcock, who was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs after accounts of questionable behavior directed towards younger players became public last season, has been announced as the next coach for the University of Saskatchewan’s hockey team (Sportsnet)
• Adam Gretz examines some of the mist telling statistics from Sidney Crosby’s first 1,000 games in the NHL (NBC Sports)/