Bantering Points: 11/25/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 3, PHI 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: Mika Zibanejad busted out of his slump in a big way by potting a pair of goals to lead the Blueshirts past the Flyers (CBS)

Larry Brooks reports that Filip Chytil has resumed on-ice activities as the young center attempts to make his way back from a concussion (NY Post)

Brooks also revived the old Black and Blueshirts moniker, one that was popular to describe the team during John Tortorella’s time on Broadway, now used to describe Tortorella’s Flyers losing to Peter Laviolette’s Rangers (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano offered his takeaways from New York’s Black Friday victory in Philadelphia (LoHud)

Around the NHL:

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Sam Girard will be stepping away to enter the league and its Players Association’s joint program for player assistance (TSN)

Rory Boylen poses one question to each of the league’s 32 teams in the wake of the widely recognized Thanksgiving benchmark for playoff positioning (Sportsnet)

Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc Andre-Fleury defied the league’s ban on specialty equipment and wore a goalie mask in honor of his team’s Native American Heritage Night (USA Today)