Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: WSH 4, NYR 0 (4:55 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: The offense fell silent for yet another night as the Rangers fell flat in their return from the Christmas break and dropped to 1-5 in their liberty jerseys this season (CBS)
• Mollie Walker chatted with Ben Harpur about how he managed to turn a professional tryout in AHL Hartford into the spot on the Blueshirts’ roster he currently holds today (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson details how Vincent Trocheck is starting to adjust to his new surroundings and become a major contributor for New York (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night’s defeat against Washington (LoHud)/

Around the NHL:

• Rory Boylen makes a handful of bold predictions as the calendar approaches 2023 (Sportsnet)
• The St. Louis Blues placed defenseman Torey Krug on long term injured reserve due to a lower body injury (NBC Sports)/