Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 5, NJD 3 (4:52 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: After blowing a three goal lead to Our Forgettable Rivals, Mika Zibanejad found the back of the net late on his birthday to secure a victory and sweep of the four game set (CBS)
• Colin Stephenson hears that in spite of giving Igor Shesterkin the lion’s share of starts as of late, the team still trusts Alexandar Georgiev enough to call upon him when necessary (Newsday)
• Robert Aitken Jr. offers his takeaways from yesterday’s contest at the Prudential Center (LoHud)
• Scott Blair reminisces on Wayne Gretzky’s final game with the Rangers and of his NHL career (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Vitali Kravtsov (1:40) and Alexandar Georgiev (1:33) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• San Jose Sharks’ forward Patrick Marleau is set to become the league’s all time leader in games played when he takes the ice for the 1,768th time tonight (TSN)
• The Vancouver Canucks returned to the ice in style, earning a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first game since March 24th in the wake of their COVID-19 outbreak (Sportsnet)