Bantering Points: 11/20/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 4, VAN 3 (5:01 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: A back and forth affair that was tied 2-2 after one period and 3-3 after two broke the Blueshirts' way in the third as Chris Kreider scored the game winning goal (CBS)

Mollie Walker relays word that Filip Chytil's "upper-body injury" is reportedly not a concussion, and Chytil is expected to join the Rangers in Calgary on Thursday (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York's early morning victory in Vancouver (LoHud)

Stan Fischler tells a tale from the days of helmets on players being a rarity and the reasons behind why a player may have bucked the trend back in the day (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey notes that even with Chytil joining the road trip, the young forward is not a guarantee to rejoin the lineup immediately (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh give$ five of hi$ takeaway$ from the Ranger$ win in the 1994 $tanley Cup Final rematch (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Conor Ryan reports that the Boston Bruins relieved Jim Montgomery of his duties as head coach, and named Joe Sacco as his interim replacement (Boston.com)

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team for what the club is calling "personal reasons" (TSN)

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin will be out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis with a leg injury (Sportsnet)