For all of the calamity and the disaster that greeted the New York Rangers at nearly every turn during the first half of the 2024-25 season, they somehow, almost unbelievably, are still very much in the thick of a playoff hunt.

Larry Brooks wrote that the Rangers should not be in the player acquisition mode to try and make a run. Instead, New York would be best served to deal UFAs to replenish the pick population they dealt to make two ECF runs.

NHL insider Frank Seravalli brought up the idea of the Detroit Red Wings trading for Lindgren if the Rangers indeed are willing to move on from him. “I wonder about Detroit. Is he that big of an upgrade, though? That's the question I'd have to ask,” Seravalli said. “And I don't know how big the Red Wings are gonna spend…”

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club. The Blues Jackets are coming off of a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Utah Hockey Club tonight at 9 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Utah Hockey Club are coming off of a 5-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Second Period_5, Utah, Cooley 13 (Schmaltz, Keller), 0:57 (pp). Third Period_6, N.Y. Rangers, Smith 9 (Lindgren, Schneider), 0:28 (sh). 7, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 14 (Carrick), 10:22. 8, N.Y. Rangers, Panarin 19 (Fox, Carrick), 19:22 (en).

At the end of the 2024-25 regular season, this three-game road trip could be a difference-maker for the Rangers.

Coach Peter Laviolette has changed the team’s defensive alignment, returning to the 1-3-1 that served the team well last season. That said, no structure works without application, and after six weeks spent moping about the loss of locker room leaders Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba, the team seems to have rediscovered their verve.

The New York Rangers have been nothing but disappointing this year. It was just a season ago that the team secured their fourth franchise President’s Trophy title.

It wasn’t always pretty, but the New York Rangers found a way to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Thursday night. The Rangers started the contest in a sluggish way as they gave up a goal less than two minutes into the contest.

Chris Kreider gave the Rangers their first lead, 4-3, at 10:22. Carrick won a face-off back to Kreider, who skated into the high slot and scored with a shot that deflected in off the stick of Utah defenseman Ian Cole.