Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYI 4, NYR 0 (4:57 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: For the third time this season, the Blueshirts were unable to solve Semyon Varlamov, and their playoff hopes all but died on the vine as a consequence (CBS)
• Mollie Walker hears that the Blueshirts are still using making the playoffs as the barometer for whether or not this season is a success (NY Post)
• Walker also examines the impact Ryan Lindgren’s injury could have on the Rangers’ already depleted defense corps (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks believes that last night’s crushing defeat could result in a major shakeup over the summer (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday’s near season ending loss against the Islanders (LoHud)
• Rachel Nones discusses how Vitali Kravtsov’s development remains on track (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(3:45) Mika Zibanejad,(2:04) and Adam Fox (2:56) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz recaps the action from around the league last night (NBC Sports)
• Greg Wyshyinski reports that Anaheim Ducks’ goaltender Ryan Miller announced that he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign (ESPN)
• Former Dallas Stars forward Jaromir Jagr helped the Czech 2nd division team that he owns return to the top division in Czech Republic with a two point performance in game seven of their playoff series (Sportsnet)