Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 8, PIT 4 (5:01 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Eight different Rangers found the back of the net and Igor Shesterkin stopped 41 shots en route to a home victory (CBS)
• Larry Brooks points out that Alexis Lafreniere’s lack of power play time is a massive issue, the likes of which 1st overall pick hasn’t experienced in his rookie season since the late 90’s (NY Post)
• Brooks also notes that Julien Gauthier found himself watching yet another game from the press box last night (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson writes about how as the Blueshirts trounced the Penguins, Adam Fox continued his strong offensive output (Newsday)
• Brendan Azoff believes that if the Rangers aren’t keen on playing Gauthier consistently, they should look to gauge his value on the trade market (The Hockey Writers)
• Sean Crimmins examines what Vitali Kravtsov’s arrival means in the grand scheme of New York’s rebuild (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Adam Fox,(3:50) Kaapo Kakko,(1:25) David Quinn,(3:32) and Mika Zibanejad (2:40)/

Around the NHL:

• Ian Oland relays word that Washington Capitals’ goaltender Henrik Lundqvist intends to resume his playing career after getting open heart surgery if he gets approval from doctors (Russian Machine Never Breaks)
• James O’Brien recaps the action from around the league last night (NBC Sports)
• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)/