Bantering Points: 1/15/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: COL 3, NYR 2 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: The Blueshirts put together one of the best 58 minute stretches of hockey they've played this season, but ceded a tying 6-on-5 goal to Colorado in the final minutes of regulation, failed to convert on a power play opportunity in overtime, and fell in the final seconds of the 3-on-3 period (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker chatted with K'Andre Miller about the young defenseman's effort to maintain his confidence through the course of a trying season thus far (NY Post)

Walker also notes that as the Rangers fell to the Avalanche, they did so with a healthy lineup as both Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil returned to action on Tuesday (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson points to better showings from Mika Zibanejad as of late as one of the primary drivers of the team's recent success (Newsday)

Albert Bainbridge IV offers his takeaways from New York's overtime defeat in Colorado (LoHud)

Stan Fischler poses five questions about the state of the Rangers (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey has begun to feel a shift in the Blueshirts locker room as with the team now picking up points in six of the last seven games (The Hockey News)

Anthony Russo argues that even as New York starts to turn a corner, focusing on next season and beyond should still be the priority (The Hockey Writers)

Peter Baugh give$ his analy$i$ of the Rangers overtime defeat against the Avalanche (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin's home was burglarized, with his Stanley Cup rings from the 2009, 2016, and 2017 championship teams having been stolen (Sportsnet)

The Philadelphia Flyers struck a deal to remain in the South Philadelphia stadium district for a new arena expected to be completed in 2031 (ESPN)

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point was made a healthy scratch due to missing a team meeting prior to his team's 6-2 defeat to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday (TSN)