Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYI 4, NYR 3 (4:51 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: One 3rd period shot was all the Islanders needed to continue their recent dominance and earn another two points over the Rangers (CBS)
• Larry Brooks suggests that the last night’s game was more than enough proof for the Rangers to realize their fatal flaw (NY Post)
• Mark Herrmann noted that while both teams looked destined for the cellar in October, the Rangers’ and Islanders’ seasons have gone in opposite directions (Newsday)
• Dave Shapiro examines how the Rangers stack up statistically around the halfway mark of the season (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Nicholas Zararis ponders the tiers of value the Blueshirts’ roster players would fall into (Blue Line Station)
• Steve Paulus dives into the possibility of signing Auston Matthews to an offer sheet (Blue Line Station)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(3:59) Henrik Lundqvist,(3:21) Marc Staal,(0:47) and Jesper Fast (1:48) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Chris Johnston argues that former New York Islanders heart, soul, and captain John Tavares is making a case for being the best UFA signing in league history for the Toronto Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
• Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is set to meet with his team’s general manager in the wake of Bobrovsky being told to stay home from his team’s overtime victory against the Nashville Predators last night for a team rule violation (TSN)
• James O’Brien highlights how Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Patric Hornqvist’s concussion history is starting to approach dangerous levels (NBC Sports)/