Bantering Points: 2/20/17

The Rangers continued their recent home ice dominance yesterday, knocking off the NHL-leading Washington Capitals by a 2-1 margin. With another two points in the books, New York will have the day off before welcoming Claude Julien and the Montreal Canadiens into Madison Square Garden. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 2, WSH 1 (4:30 Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: A vintage performance from Henrik Lundqvist powered New York past the Presidents' Trophy favorites (CBS)
• Steve Zipay believes that the Rangers passed yesterday's test against one of the NHL's best with flying colors (Newsday)
• Tom Dianora examines the five Rangers who are most likely to have new homes after the trade deadline (The Hockey Writers)
• Dave Shapiro recaps that Hartford Wolfpack's 6-4 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms from Saturday (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Ben Whitney ponders where Henrik Lundqvist will end his career on the all time wins list (Blue Line Station)
• Postgame Notes: Alain Vigneault notched his 182nd as New York's head coach yesterday, moving into 3rd place in franchise history (Official Team Site)
• Postgame Interviews: Alain Vigneault,(2:10) Henrik Lundqvist,(1:52) Ryan McDonagh,(1:17) Mats Zuccarello,(1:31) and Kevin Hayes (0:26) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche and Anthony Duclair of the Arizona Coyotes are two names that the Islanders could be interested in as the trade deadline (TSN)
• Matt Larkin chatted with former Rangers franchise icon Eric Staal about his welcome to the NHL moment, the pros and cons of being an NHL player, and more (The Hockey News)
• Greg Wyshynski dives into why teams are struggling after their bye week, and what the league could do about it (Puck Daddy)/

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