Hey everyone, just wanted to give you all a heads up that I did not make the trip to Columbus for tonight's Rangers game.

The Rangers called up D Connor Mackie from AHL Hartford for tonight's game vs. the Blue Jackets in Columbus.

No update from Mike Sullivan on either Noah Laba or Urho Vaakanainen. Both being evaluated, he said, and he couldn't say if either would be making the trip to Columbus for Thursday's game against the Blue Jackets.

Chants of "Let's go Devils!"

Jesper Bratt. 6-3, Devils.

20 in 25 career games vs. the Rangers for Jack.

I mean, you had to know Jack would get one. 5-3, Devils, with 6:55 left.

Rangers' remixed third line (Kartye-Miller-Sheary) gets one. Sheary bangs in the rebound of a Robertson shot. Rangers within 4-3.

4-2, Devils. Timo Meier puts in a rebound. But it's not a power play goal -- the penalty had expired.

And now, Mika is off for tripping. Devils (2-for-3) get their fourth power play.

Now the Rangers say Noah Laba is out for the rest of the game with a lower body injury. Vaakanainen is already out. Rangers down a defenseman and a forward now for the rest of the game.

End 2, 3-2, Devils. Zibanejad, for #NYR and Brown (PP) for the Devils in the second. Devils 2-for-3 on the PP, Rangers 0-for-2. SOG 30-11, Devils, through 2.

Laf gets behind the defense and Simon Nemec is called for slashing his stick. Laf gets the shot off, Markstrom makes the save, and the Rangers will be on the power play when we return.

Laf to the box for hooking. Devils get their third power play. They're 1-for-2. Make that 2-for-3. Connor Brown with the goal, and NJD leads 3-2.

Rangers to the power play. Kovacevic off for hooking.

J.T. gets two for holding Hischier. Devils get their second power play. They scored on the first.

Rangers say D Urho Vaakanainen is done for the night with an upper-body injury.

Mika shot from the top of the circle, his Swedish teammate, Jacob Markstrom, gets a glove on it, but it goes in. 2-2.

End 1, 2-1 Devils (Hischier, PPG, Gritsyuk, NJD, Gavrikov #NYR). SOG 17-2, Devils.

Oops. Arseny Gritsyuk, No. 81, gets the goal. Not Mercer, 91. My bad.

Dawson Mercer, from the wing, makes it 2-1 Devils, with 43.3 seconds left in the period.

Nico Hischier PPG evens the score 1-1.

Rangers are donating $10,000 to Hockey Fights Cancer in the name of Taylor and Darren Raddysh's dad.

Gabe awarded the first penalty of the game. Holding, against Hughes. Devils to the power play when we return.

And as my soccer fan friends would say, "against the run of play...'' Rangers take the lead, 1-0 on a goal by Vladislav Gavrikov. His 14th.

Shots on goal are 11-1, NJD right now.

Is it my imagination, or does all the action so far seem to be in the Rangers' end?

Some early reading for you guys... www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

#NYR warmup lines and D pairs v. NJD are the same as the last two games: Perreault-Zibanejad-Lafreniere Cuylle-Trocheck-Miller Kartye-Laba-Sheary Raddysh-Edstrom-Chmelar Gavrikov-Fox Robertson-Schneider Vaakanainen-Borgen Quick Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick led the #NYR onto the Garden ice for warmups.

Jack Hughes is here tonight, people. Testing, testing…

Madison Square Garden announced today they'll be hosting a "Thank you NYPD'' concert, open to uniformed officers and civilian employees of the NYPD and their loved ones, at the Garden March 28.

Eight skaters and Igor Shesterkin taking part in the #NYR  optional morning skate today at Greenburgh.

That's Filip Chytil, obviously. Stupid autocorrect!

Igor’s mask

They broke out the Filipino Chytil memorial Kelly Green third line jerseys for St. Patrick’s Day.

Greetings from Greenburgh, where Igor has ditched the all-white mask.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

Artemi Panarin never did on-camera interviews while he was with the Rangers, but he went on camera tonight. For Rangers fans, he said.

Trevor Moore the ENG for L.A. 4-1, Kings.

Trocheck tip of a Fox sifter gets the #NYR on the board. Within 3-1 now.

Laferriere sent off for boarding Matthew Robertson. #NYR to the power play. They're 0-for-1.

End 2, 3-0, Kings (Doughty, Anderson, Laferriere PP). SOG 24-9, LAK. Per @NatStatTrick, scoring chances are 22-14 and HD chances 9-7, Kings. Rangers are 14-of-27 (52%) on faceoffs.

Several Rangers players, and the coaches, had left for the locker room, but the ref called them all back so he could have a faceoff in the Kings' zone with :00.5 left on the clock. Sullivan came back, and some of the guys, the faceoff happened, and the buzzer sounded. Kings 3-0.

Robertson off for hooking Jared Wright. Kings on their second power play. They scored on the first.

Laferriere, who just assisted on the Anderson goal, pops in a rebound. 3-0, Kings.

And now, Trocheck to the box for high-sticking Byfield. Kings, up 2-0, get their first power play of the game.

2-0, Kings. Mikey Anderson is alone in the slot, with no one to stop him from sweeping home a rebound.

End 1, 1-0 LAK (Doughty). SOG 8-6, LAK. Panarin got the second assist on the goal. #NYR 0-for-1 on the power play. Rangers yet to take a penalty. Rangers won 8-of-12 faceoffs in the first period. Panarin played 4:50.

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