Its not just that the Rangers came up short by 4-3 in Fridays Garden matchup with Edmonton, its that they never made life too difficult for the Oilers.

The Rangers have mastered the art of the revenge game through just over two months of the season.

Semyon Varlamov did not dress for Fridays game against the Capitals and was declared day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Coach Lane Lambert said it was undecided whether Varlamov would travel on the teams four-game road trip that starts in Pittsburgh on Sunday and rolls through the Southwest.

After striking out while bidding $325 million on superstar right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, its still uncertain if the Mets will pursue top remaining free-agent starters Jordan Montgomery and NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell.

You dont settle anything in December, no matter how many wins you can collect and no matter how devastating the news of the day happens to be.

In 12 games against the Rangers over his nine NHL seasons, McDavid has scored six goals and dished 12 assists.

Lane Lambert does not believe the defensive breakdown that befell the Islanders in their 7-0 loss to the Penguins points to any bigger-picture issues.

Tommy Cutlets versus the Eagles and the Linc was not a fair fight.

Chris Kreider scored 2:28 into overtime, off a backhanded pass from Mika Zibanejad behind the net, to secure a 4-3 win over the Sabres on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.