Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: WSH 6, NYR 3 (4:57 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Even with their “B” team, the Capitals were able to assert themselves both on the scoreboard and the physicality department en route to a convincing win over the Rangers (CBS)
• Larry Brooks hears that a rift has formed between New York’s top, skilled players and David Quinn due to Quinn’s preference for all of his players to play like troglodytes on ice (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson remarks that the time has come for the Blueshirts to tinker with some different forward and defense combinations in advance of next season (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night’s defeat (LoHud)
• Brian Abate points out the injuries that have exposed the Rangers’ lack of defensive depth (The Hockey Writers)
• Sean Crimmins points out the strong defensive depth the Rangers could utilize as trade bait (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• James Tanner breaks down why Auston Matthews is in the midst of one of the greatest goal scoring seasons ever, and how a mid-season wrist injury is the only thing stopping Matthews’ performance from being the best ever (Editor In Leaf)
• Montreal Canadiens’ forward Cole Caufield scored his second consecutive overtime winner to open his NHL career and seal his team’s win over the Toronto Maple Leafs (TSN)/