Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: PIT 5, NYR 4 (4:54 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: For the third time in three games against Pittsburgh, a lead after two periods turned into a late defeat for the Blueshirts as they fell in overtime (CBS)
• Larry Brooks doesn’t believe the team’s current rotation system for their goaltenders is working (NY Post)
• Greg Joyce relays word that Colin Blackwell had to exit last night’s contest early due to an upper body injury (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York’s defeat against Pittsburgh (LoHud)
• Tom Castro examines how the Rangers will approach Filip Chytil’s absence moving forward (The Hockey Writers)
• Rick Carpiniello write$ that the young Blueshirt$ will need to learn how to defend lead$ $ooner rather than later (The Athletic)
• Media Availability: David Quinn (4:02) and Chris Kreider (1:16) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Sie Morely reports that an AHL game between the San Jose Barracuda and Henderson Silver Knights was suspended following the second period of action due to COVID Protocols (Fear The Fin)
• Minnesota Wild forward Marco Rossi has returned home to Austira as he attempts to deal with COVID-19 complications (TSN)
• James O’Brien examines the fallout of Philadelphia Flyers’ head coach Alain Vigneault making forward Travis Konecny a healthy scratch after recording eight points in eight games (NBC Sports)
• Montreal Canadiens’ defenseman Victor Mete and Calgary Flames’ forward Sam Bennett have both requested trades out of their current organizations (Sportsnet)/