Improved Filip Chytil up for key role for Rangers vs. Devils
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Improved Filip Chytil up for key role for Rangers vs. Devils

One of the key players in the Rangers-Devils playoff series figures to be Filip Chytil, who centers the Rangers’ “Kid Line,’’ scoring 22 goals and dishing out 23 assists this season. “He’s been very good this year and has scored some big goals,’’ said Kaapo Kakko, one of Chytil’s linemates….

Jimmy Vesey getting long-awaited playoff return with Rangers
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Jimmy Vesey getting long-awaited playoff return with Rangers

Before the Rangers started practice Wednesday, ahead of their regular-season finale Thursday, Jimmy Vesey scanned the locker room and took a tally. He thought he has played the fewest postseason games among his Rangers teammates, but he wasn’t sure. Vesey knew his number (12) and also the number of seasons…

Gerard Gallant trying new options on Rangers’ second power play
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Gerard Gallant trying new options on Rangers’ second power play

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers’ second power-play unit had undergone adjustments throughout the season, while the first unit had stayed exactly the same — until there was an injury and then a major trade. The top group of Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Filip Chytil and Adam Fox…