Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker heard how Kevin Rooney and Kaapo Kakko’s coinciding injury timelines allowed them to rehab together (NY Post)
• Walker also notes that even with a playoff berth officially clinched, the Blueshirts don’t plan on resting players down the stretch (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson highlights the desire for the team’s first division title since the 2014-15 campaign as the motive to continue pushing to win every game (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his observations from yesterday’s practice session (LoHud)
• Adam Gretz dives into the numbers behind New York’s turnaround since the trade deadline (NBC Sports)/

Around the NHL:

• Los Angeles Kings’ defenseman Drew Doughty underwent wrist surgery and will miss the remainder of the season (TSN)
• Mike Darnay reports that Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Evgeni Malkin has been suspended four games for cross checking Nashville Predators’ defenseman Mark Borowiecki (Pensburgh)
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