Bantering Points: 1/17/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

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

Game Recap: The Blueshirts bounced back from their blown third period lead on Tuesday with a third period rally of their own against Utah, scoring three unanswered goals to cap off a successful 2-0-1 road trip (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker thinks that New York's successful swing through Vegas, Colorado, and Utah has injected new life into what was looking to be a lost 2024-25 campaign (NY Post)

Walker also heard from some Rangers personnel about the team's first ever trip into Utah and how the facilities stack up with others around the NHL (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson chatted with Will Borgen about how the former Seattle Kraken defenseman has adjusted to the Blueshirts (Newsday)

Albert Bainbridge IV offers his takeaways from New York's first victory in Utah in franchise history (LoHud)

Jesse Courville-Lynch lists four teams that could strike a deal for Zac Jones when Chris Drury decides to trade the lightly-used defenseman (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey points to Sam Carrick as the driver of the fourth line's success (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin broke Jaromir Jagr's all-time record of goalies scored upon on Thursday, scoring against Leevi Merilainen of the Ottawa Senators to mark 179 different goaltenders scored against (NBC Sports)

Evgeni Malkin's Stanley Cup rings that were believed to have been stolen in a house burglary have been found inside his residence (TSN)

Sheldon Keefe's New Jersey Devils fell in his return to Toronto, the Seattle Kraken lost again, and plenty of Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls won on a busy Thursday night in the NHL (Sportsnet)