The hunt for the Stanley Cup likely will feature a third consecutive trade-deadline hunt for a right wing to ride shotgun for Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, who have had a revolving door on the starboard side since the Rangers traded Pavel Buchnevich following the 2020-21 season.

His return to UBS Arena, was well-appreciated by the organization, which gave Johnston a tribute video during the first TV timeout of the eventual 4-3 Islanders win

And though he never played in New York, the domino effect of his failed pursuit was pronounced, still symbolized by those two dusty banners.

Vezina-winning goalie Igor Shesterkin is in a tough patch of his own this season, not playing like the all-world goaltender that Rangers fans have seen.

After recording two assists in the Islanders' win over Anaheim, Noah Dobson is ahead of a point-per-game pace, with 29 in 28 games. If this is the player the 23-year-old Dobson is now, he needs to be in the same sentence as the likes of Cale Makar, Adam Fox, Quinn Hughes and Miro Heiskanen. Which means he will need to be paid like it.

During a month when most Giants fans and most Italian-Americans toast Tommy DeVito, here were his Giants teammates celebrating the folk hero among them.

Williams is a player who absolutely deserves to be honored as one of the games best players, but it is not his style to pound his chest, The Post's Brian Costello writes.

The 23-year-old defenseman may not be ready to rejoin the lineup for Friday nights match at the Garden against Anaheim.

Paul Bissonnette, the outspoken TNT analyst and Spittin' Chiclets podcaster, ripped Islanders fans on Monday for booing John Tavares reaching 1,000 career points at UBS Arena, and Butch Goring fired back.