Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 5, NYI 0 (4:02 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Alexandar Georgiev’s first career shutout propelled the Rangers to the their first win over the Islanders in more than two years (CBS)
• Kerry Burke and John Annese report that an Islanders fan wearing a Todd Bertuzzi jersey allegedly slashed a Rangers fan in the face after watching his team get blown out at Madison Square Garden (NY Daily News)
• Brett Cyrgalis discusses how the Blueshirts earned long overdue revenge against their in-state rivals last night (NY Post)
• Dominick Renna lists three reasons to be thankful for the Rangers’ first seven weeks of the season (Elite Sports NY)
• Pat Keogh offers his take on New York’s current logjam on defense (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Dave Shapiro looks back on Brady Skjei’s stint in the press box and what it means going forward (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Tom Albano ponders if the Rangers can come out ahead in their recent trade (The Hockey Writers)
• Postgame Notes: With last night’s win, the Blueshirts improved their record against the Islanders to 2-11-1 dating back to the 2015-16 campaign (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: Kevin Shattenkirk,(2:53) Filip Chytil,(1:33) and Alexandar Georgiev (1:48) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Anaheim Ducks’ defenseman Jake Dotchin is happy to be out of a toxic situation in Tampa Bay, and is making the most of his new life in California after an ugly exit from Florida (TSN)
• Adam Gretz questions what life under Ken Hitchcock will do for Connor McDavid (NBC Sports)/