Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: PIT 5, NYR 1 (5:01 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: An early goal from Mika Zibanejad proved to be all the offense New York could muster up in yet another disappointing defeat (CBS)
• Mollie Walker hears that John Davidson has been in touch with former team captain Barry Beck since Beck spoke out on the Rangers’ role in the death of Mark Pavelich (NY Post)
• Walker also notes that in spite of the rough team effort around Jacob Trouba, the rugged blue liner felt good in his return to the lineup (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night’s defeat in Pittsburgh (LoHud)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(4:40) Mika Zibanejad,(2:02) and Jacob Trouba (1:50)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz recaps the action from around the league yesterday (NBC Sports)
• Washington Capitals’ forward Tom Wilson will not appeal the seven game suspension he received for illegally boarding Boston Bruins’ defenseman Brandon Carlo and leaving him hospitalized (TSN)
• Jared Clinton ponders whether or not the Seattle Kraken will become the first NHL team to hire a female general manager (The Hockey News)/