Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: VAN 3, NYR 2 (5:07 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: The Blueshirts’ early season habit of playing like garbage and getting bailed out by Igor Shesterkin finally caught up to them, as they watched a 2-0 3rd period lead turn into a 3-2 overtime loss (CBS)
• Larry Brooks thinks the Rangers invested their money wisely by locking Adam Fox in to a long term extension (NY Post)
• Mollie Walker heard from Fox’s teammates regarding his lucrative new contract (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson relays word that Gerard Gallant has been unhappy with how the line of Filip Chytil, Sammy Blais, and Alexis Lafreniere have played lately (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano does a feature on the Blueshirts’ skill coach, a native of Rockland county (LoHud)
• Media Availability: Gerard Gallant (2:32) and Ryan Strome (1:00) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz reports that Montreal Canadiens’ goaltender Carey Price is expected to join his team on Friday after spending 30 days in the league’s Player Assistance Program (NBC Sports)
• Rick Westhead breaks news that the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, will be named as defendants in a suit alleging sexual assault by the head coach of Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate (TSN)/