Gavrikov, a shutdown defenseman who’s done so much to improve the Rangers in their own end of the ice this season, set up two goals in the third period that helped the Blueshirts come from behind and beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in Madison Square Garden Monday, ending their four-game losing streak.

The Rangers killed off a four-minute high-sticking double minor against Brett Berard at 14:09, before Schenn scored of a deflection in front at 18:45 with Hofer on the bench for a sixth attacker. Unlike other nightmarish endings at MSG this season, the Rangers brought this one to the wire for a much-needed and well-deserved victory.

The New York Rangers have an NHL-best 11 road wins, yet their play at home has been a mess by comparison. Coming into Saturday’s game against Tampa following impressive road wins over Carolina and Boston — and a three-game winning streak overall — the Rangers reverted to home form as the surging Lightning beat New York 4-1.

The New York Rangers host the Anaheim Ducks in a Saturday night meeting at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). The Blueshirts will play four of their next five games and six of their next eight contests at MSG.

New York sports fans who subscribe to Optimum can finally rejoice. MSG Networks was back on Altice-owned Optimum in time for Saturday’s Rangers-Sabres game after the two sides came to a new agreement to put MSGN’s channels back on the airwaves.

The New York Rangers’ local TV broadcasts are going to look very different next season. Veteran play-by-play voice Sam Rosen announced ahead of the 2024-25 season, his 40th as their lead TV voice, that this campaign would be the last one for him.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- One of the New York sports most legendary broadcasters is calling it a career. Sam Rosen, a fixture of New York Rangers broadcasts on MSG Networks for four decades, announced on Tuesday he is retiring after the 2024-25 season.