Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 6, NJD 1 (4:58 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: New York’s goal scoring galore was dampened after Igor Shesterkin needed to be helped off the ice during the third period (CBS)
• Mollie Walker noticed that Jacob Trouba participated in the team’s morning skate yesterday, and appears to be ahead of the scheduled 4-6 recovery time (NY Post)
• Walker also points out that last night’s performance was the first multi-point effort of Alexis Lafreniere’s NHL career (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson hears that in addition to Trouba, the rest of the Blueshirts’ sidelined skaters are approaching a return (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night’s contest (LoHud)
• Brian Abate details how Kevin Rooney has found a niche as one of the Rangers’ defensive minded depth players (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Chris Kreider (4:10) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Walter Gretzky, father of former Phoenix Coyotes’ head coach Wayne Gretzky, has passed away at age 82 (TSN)
• Ryan Dixon takes a look at how a trade for Buffalo Sabres’ forward Jack Eichel could turn out (Sportsnet)
• A fundraising effort to commemorate the 1980 American Olympic men’s hockey team has begun (NBC Sports)/