Mika Zibanejad was a factor throughout the game and impressed Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette, even if it didn’t result in any offense.

The center, who has struggled most of the season, took a six-game point streak into Tuesday's game in Colorado.

The Vancouver Canucks may have shot down a trade offer from the New York Rangers recently, but it appears they may not have had a choice. This past week, it was revealed by Josh Yohe of The Athletic that the New York Rangers offered Mika Zibanejad to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for J.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers played 65 minutes and couldn't score a goal, so it went to a shootout. Vincent Trocheck would score the only goal for either team, sending the Jackets home with a 1-0 shootout loss.

Igor Shesterkin was flawless on Saturday night, and the New York Rangers needed him to be just that in a 1-0 shootout victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden.

Daniil Tarasov made 26 saves, including stopping Mika Zibanejad twice on breakaways in overtime, at 1:25 and again with 17 seconds left, but the Blue Jackets (22-17-4) lost for the first time since Jan. 2, ending their six-game winning streak.

Even though Mika Zibanejad is on a season-best six-game point streak, there are serious concerns about his decline in play

Coach Peter Laviolette has changed the team’s defensive alignment, returning to the 1-3-1 that served the team well last season. That said, no structure works without application, and after six weeks spent moping about the loss of locker room leaders Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba, the team seems to have rediscovered their verve.

Brett Berard was one of the Rangers brightest points during the dark times of this season. How can they fit him back in the NHL with their current roster?

The New York Rangers return home for the first game of a back-to-back set, a Metro Division clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at MSG (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Utah Hockey Club tonight at 9 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Utah Hockey Club are coming off of a 5-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.