Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: PIT 7, NYR 4 (5:07 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: After digging themselves a three goal hole and managing to dig out of it, the Blueshirts were unable to find a go-ahead goal and ended up falling to Pittsburgh (CBS)
• Larry Brooks writes that in spite of Gerard Gallant’s aversion to matching up specific defensive pairs against players, hey may have to do so at some point (NY Post)
• Mollie Walker details how Barclay Goodrow’s absence will affect the Blueshirts moving forward (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson chatted with Adam Fox about his attitude as the serious shifts to Pittsburgh (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night’s defeat (LoHud)/

Around the NHL:

• While flying from Canada to the United States and vice versa would normally require a COVID-19 test, NHL teams have skirted around  that necessity with alternate travel plans (NBC Sports)
• St. Louis Blues’ defenseman Torey Krug will be out indefinitely with a lower body injury suffered in Game 3 against the Minnesota Wild (TSN)/