The Rangers will have three draft picks participating in the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden the host country for the seventh time and beginning Tuesday before concluding with the gold medal game on Jan. 5.

The Rangers hope they will be a better team for having experienced this rough patch, over which the club has gone 1-3-1 in their last five games.

New Yorks newest pro sports team is one of six franchises in the PWHLs inaugural 2024 season.

Igor Shesterkin will represent the Rangers at All-Star Weekend in February, but even the Russian goalie knows he probably wasnt the NHLs first choice.

Though one GM said the Guardians are still talking about star pitcher Shane Bieber, the latest word is that a trade involving Bieber is very unlikely.

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If and when Will Cuylle starts Thursday night on the right side with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, the 21-year-old will become the BFFs 14th co-conspirator since the 2020-21 season.

The Islanders usually are a hard team to predict at the trade deadline because of general manager Lou Lamoriellos secrecy. Right now, they are a hard team to predict at the deadline because it is unclear what their biggest needs will be. That will depend on exactly how long Ryan Pulock and Semyon Varlamov remain out with lower-body injuries.

The Knicks are now 15-1 against teams with losing records on the season, and the Blazers are a confirmed member of the NBA dregs right now.