The Rangers were unable to take advantage of four power plays but snagged a point in an overtime loss to Washington.

The Toronto Maple Leafs get promising news on Chris Tanev but should it push them to consider a trade for a defenceman?

The Avs traded for a defenseman, and then the Florida Panthers acquired the biggest name on the blueline market. The forward market, however, hasn’t shaken free yet. But do the Vegas Golden Knights have another blockbuster deal in their arsenal?

Toronto Maple Leafs (36-20-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (29-25-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Mika Zibanejad ran the point for most of the time at Thursday's practice, though Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere rotated through at times.

J.T. Miller and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have won four of five and got their second shutout in two nights. Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 saves for the Islanders,

The severity of his injury is not known at this time. If Miller is unavailable for Friday's game against the Maple Leafs, Zac Jones will likely draw into the lineup in a bottom-four role.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

Jonny Brodzinski scored twice, Urho Vaakanainen had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers beat the crosstown-rival Islanders 5-1 on Tuesday night. J.T. Miller and Matt Rempe also scored for the Rangers,

Forward Gustav Nyquist and defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The sparingly used defenseman has one more game to convince the Blueshirts he's worth keeping around for the stretch run.