Down three lineup regulars, the Bruins activated Casey Mittelstadt off the injured reserve (and without a full practice to his name) after the second-line forward was injured in a Nov. 6 contest against Ottawa. Boston also recalled Georgii Merkulov from AHL Providence for his first NHL game of the year.

The Hurricanes controlled play throughout the remainder of the contest, highlighted by Seth Jarvis ' short-side snipe at 10:53 to get within a goal, but their third-period dominance did not yield a tying tally. Will Cuylle's late empty-netter ultimately clinched two points for New York.

Day one of the Winter Meetings is in the books. The anticipation is building in the Anthony Rendon sweepstakes and an external move fanned the flame even more. Catch up with everything that happened involving the Rangers from day one of the Winter Meetings.

No, not Friday night – they dropped that one, 7-6, to the Mariners in 12 frames. And no, not Sunday afternoon – Seattle took that one, 6-4, also in 12. This time around, on Monday at Globe Life Field, Texas clawed back against the Orioles, again ...

It turns out the Little Rascals are mere mortals after all. That was made very apparent by this week. The Rangers are currently on a seven game losing streak and at the worst time. The Rangers are out of playoffs (officially, if the Red Sox or Astros win ...

It wasn’t a full 60-minute effort from New York, but it was enough for the team to beat Boston 6-2 and win its third in a row.