Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: PHI 2*, NYR 2 (Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: New York put forth a sub-par effort against the Flyers to go into the Christmas break on a sour note (NY Daily News)
• Colin Stephenson relays word that all three of the Blueshirts’ first round selections from the 2018 Entry Draft have made their respective countries’ world Junior Championship roster (Newsday)
• Tom Albano predicts that the Rangers will opt against moving Chris Kreider at the trade deadline (The Hockey Writers)
• Postgame Notes: The Rangers earned a point at home for the sixth consecutive game (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(1:48) Henrik Lundqvist,(2:28) and Cristoval Nieves (1:26) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Scott Billeck saw that Hartford Whalers’ night at PNC Arena was a smashing success, as the Carolina Hurricanes knocked off the Boston Bruins by a score of 5-3 (NBC Sports)
• Josh Beneteau relays word of the struggles that former NHLer Johan Franzen has faced since a concussion ended his career (Sportsnet)
• Sam McCaig lists the league leaders in various statistics throughout the 2018 calendar year (The Hockey News)/