Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.

The Vancouver Canucks entered the 4 Nations break as the second Wild Card in the Western Conference. This is certainly a disappointing placement, considering their expectations entering the year. Thanks to players such as Elias Pettersson,

New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin expressed his disappointment about Russia’s absence from the 4 Nations Face-Off, calling the situation “pretty sad.” Speaking with Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe,

Altice USA and MSG Networks have reached a deal to bring back regional sports to the New York area, including New York Knicks and New York Rangers games. Altice USA, the fourth-largest U.S. cable TV provider,

Rasmus Dahlin scored twice and had an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres capitalized on a five-goal first period in an 8-2 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Tage Thompson and Ryan McLeod each scored twice,

"Yeah, Saturday, for sure." Malkin has missed 10 of 16 games, the past six with a lower-body injury and four from Jan. 7-12 with an upper-body injury. He could have returned for a 3-2 win at the New York Rangers on Feb.

Two-thirds of the way through a rocky season, these six Rangers were headed to the sport’s biggest stage and were going to come back refreshed and buoyed by playing alongside their countries’ best. Or that was how it was supposed to look.

That was a fun Saturday, wasn’t it? The NHL returned with a bang on Saturday with a massive slate of 14 games. The highlights for you New York Islanders fans include the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins getting humiliated in blowout losses.

Bernie Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens scores five goals in a 10-2 victory over the New York Rangers. 1977 — Rod Gilbert of the New York Rangers gets his 1,000th career point with a goal in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders.