Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 2, OTT 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com)
Game Recap: Igor Shesterkin came inches away from scoring an empty net goal, but him and his teammates were content with the road victory and two points that come with it (CBS)
Mollie Walker notes that Patrik Nemeth returned to the lineup in place of Zac Jones for yesterday’s contest (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson heard from a handful of former Blueshirts about their memories of the late Emile Francis (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano offered his takeaways from last night’s victory (LoHud)
Arthur $taple give$ $ix thought$ on the $tate of the Ranger$ (The Athletic)/

Around the NHL:

Ryan Quigley recaps the gold medal game for men’s ice hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, a 2-1 victory for Finland over Team Russia (NBC Sports)
The Toronto Maple Leafs waived recently acquired forward Ryan Dzingel (Sportsnet)/