Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: WSH 4, NYR 3 (4:29 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Alex Ovechkin blasted a one-timer past Henrik Lundqvist, and then did that a second time en route to a home victory for Washington (NY Daily News)
• Brett Cyrgalis argues that David Quinn sent his team a message by scratching Pavel Buchnevich for one game (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks examines why Henrik Lundqvist started both games of New York’s back-to-back against Colorado and Washington (NY Post)
• Dave Shapiro gives his opinion on why moving Filip Chytil away from center is the right decision (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Nicholas Zararis makes his argument as to why Chytil should remain on the wing (Blue Line Station)
• Dominick Renna believes that the Rangers’ rookies are not the reason for the team’s struggles (Elite Sports NY)
• Postgame Notes: For the seventh time in seven attempts, David Quinn’s team failed to win a game in regulation (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(3:30) Henrik Lundqvist,(3:17) and Neal Pionk (1:23) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Elliotte Friedman authored another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Gare Joyce chatted with former Ranger Derick Brassard about the thrill of playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins (Sportsnet)
• Jake Rudolph relays word that the Anaheim Ducks have agreed to a three year, $4.6 million contract with RFA forward Nick Ritchie (Anaheim Calling)
• Pierre LeBrun believe$ that if William Nylander doe$n’t $ign with the Toronto Maple Leaf$ $oon, hi$ time in Toronto will come to a clo$e $ooner rather than later (The Athletic)
• Travis Yost details how analytical data has begun to influence how and when NHL coaches are pulling their goaltenders for extra attackers (TSN)/