Rangers’ Julien Gauthier shines in chance from Sammy Blais’ benching
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Rangers’ Julien Gauthier shines in chance from Sammy Blais’ benching

ByNews Polite

Sammy Blais’ third-period benching in the Rangers’ loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday that snapped their seven-game winning streak carried over to the next contest — and his replacement made the most of the opportunity.  After Blais took an undisciplined penalty when he punched Penguins forward Brock McGinn in retaliation to…

Dryden Hunt replacing injured Vitali Kravtsov in Rangers’ lineup
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Dryden Hunt replacing injured Vitali Kravtsov in Rangers’ lineup

ByNews Polite

Dryden Hunt, who appeared to be veering toward endangered species status approaching cutdown day, will replace the ailing Vitali Kravtsov in the lineup for Thursday’s match in Minnesota. Hunt, who played up and down last year’s lineup and worked on Artemi Panarin’s right side for 29 games, skated on the…