Rangers News:

Game Recap: The Rangers attempted to play spoiler to St. Louis’ hopes of clinching a playoff berth, but by the end of the night, the Blues were in and the Rangers earned two points they really couldn’t afford to take (CBS)
Larry Brooks hears that in spite of being called “disrespectful” by Boston Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, the Blueshirts won’t let it affect them (NY Post)
Brooks also noted that David Quinn has found a potential solution to his team’s propensity for taking too many men penalties (NY Post)
Rick Carpiniello $ugge$t$ that Alexandar Georgiev’$ $trong play down the stretch i$ muddying the future of the Blueshirt$’ crea$e (The Athletic)
Justin Bonhard details how Tony DeAngelo has gone from a failed reclamation project to one of New York’s best defenders in just 12 months (Elite Sports NY)
Dave Shapiro offered his thought’s on the state of the team prior to last night’s game (Blue Seat Blogs)
Steve Paulus argues in favor of the Blueshirts making a bold move and signing Erik Karlsson in free agency (Blue Line station)
Postgame Notes: Ryan Strome’s 16th goal since arriving in New York leads all players who have been traded during the course of the season (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

Chase Kell relays the story of how a knee-on-knee hit from Raffi Torres changed and ultimately cut the career of former Ranger Emerson Etem short (Yahoo)
The Blues weren’t the only team to clinch a playoff berth in spite of losing, as the Vegas Golden Knights had their ticket punched during their 3-2 loss against the Minnesota Wild (TSN)
Jared Clinton ponders which Wild Card teams will be able to make their playoff matchups against division champions intriguing (The Hockey News)
Mike Johnston rates the Carolina Hurricanes’ now-retired Storm Surge celebrations (Sportsnet)