Bantering Points: 1/3/24

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: CAR 6, NYR 1 (5:04 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: It was an all-around disappointing effort as the Hurricanes came into Madison Square Garden and routed the Rangers out of their own building (CBS)

Mollie Walker points out that of all the teams to lay an egg against, doing so against a Carolina team gaining ground in the Metropolitan Division race to start the new year is a worst case scenario (NY Post)

Larry Brooks says Chris Drury must take notes of Carolina’s thrashing of New York and be prepared to take action as the playoff draw closer (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Rangers’ blowout defeat (LoHud)

Jesse Courville-Lynch names Louis Domingue as an unexpected player that could garner trade interest from other teams (The Hockey Writers)

Philip Martinez reports that the Hartford Wolfpack have agreed to a professional tryout agreement with former Ranger Artem Anisimov (SNY)

Around the NHL:

Canada’s NHL teams tied a record by recording six wins last night, as Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver all won, with Ottawa falling to Vancouver (Sportsnet)

Edmonton Oilers’ forward Connor McDavid recorded a goal and four assists to eclipse the 900 point mark in his career, becoming the 5th fastest player in league history to do so, as Edmonton defeated Philadelphia 5-2 (TSN)