This was an opportunity to get back in the win column after the Rangers lost three of their previous four games while getting outscored 18-9.

Zach Parise's training has indeed taken a step up in intensity, as the winger has a strong interest in returning to the NHL, a league source confirmed to The Post Friday morning.

Watch what Jalen Brunson did as Friday night bled into Saturday morning. Watch how he scorched the Suns for 35 second-half points on the way to 50, a career high. Watch how he made all nine of his 3s, and how he added nine assists and six rebounds and five steals.

KAndre Miller did not compete in a second straight game Friday night when the Rangers took on the Ducks at Madison Square Garden.The Rangers cited personal reasons for Millers absence once again.

Bellinger seeks $200M plus.

Out of the rubble of Tuesdays dispiriting 7-3 defeat to the Maple Leafs at the Garden, Adam Foxs best performance since returning on Nov. 29 from a 10-game absence was the hidden nugget.

The Yankees have done such a superb job of procuring interesting arms and then improving their repertoires in the minors that they have remained alluring to the industry despite iffy MLB production. The Yankees have used their pitching depth as their greatest weapon in the trade market.

They say the first minutes of a hockey game set the tone, and the Rangers came out with a losers pace in Tuesdays matchup.

Vincent Trocheck has a hand in so many different aspects of the Rangers game, and hes simply elevated it all in what could pan out to be a career season.