The New York Rangers squandered four different leads during their 5-4 loss against the Montreal Canadiens, causing defenseman Adam Fox to drop a blunt statement to head coach Peter Laviolette and the rest of the team.

Brennan Othmann is on a heater in the minors. So how does that affect the New York Rangers plans ahead of the 2025 NHL trade deadline?

A revitalizing January took the Rangers to the 50-game mark of their 2024-25 season, which was essentially hanging in the balance just a month ago. The way it ended, however, had shades of the dismal 4-15 stretch that nearly doomed their playoff hopes.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes face the New York Rangers in Metropolitan Division play on Tuesday. New York has a 6-7-0 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 24-21-4 record overall. The Rangers have scored and allowed 148 goals this season for an even scoring differential.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4.

The Carolina Hurricanes have made plenty of headlines lately with their acquisition of Mikko Rantanen, the star forward in the NHL, but just like most trades, there will be an adjustment period for him. They also added former #1 overall pick Taylor Hall, who will slot in on the second line.

One of the teams to deny the Rangers a win in the past 10 games is the Avalanche, who rallied for a 3-2 overtime win on Jan. 14 during New York’s successful three-game road trip. Artturi Lehkonen scored the tying goal with 1:13 left In regulation and Devon Toews scored the game-winner 4:23 into overtime.

Losing Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden felt like a missed opportunity in the Rangers' race back up the standings.

Defenseman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1

Past reports have the Spurs as favorites to land Fox. NBA insider Chris Haynes claimed the star guard prefers the Victor Wembanyama-led team. Moreover, the Spurs' asset pool is one of the deepest in the league, likely second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder 's treasure trove of future draft picks.

A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has largely flipped. Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team's undersized players in this week's Power Rankings.