PITTSBURGH (AP) — Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari scored two goals apiece, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins held off the New York Rangers 6-5 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory. Mantha and Acciari beat Jonathan Quick twice in a span of just over three minutes early in the first period to give the Penguins an early cushion.

While the Rangers are retooling, the Islanders are building to be a competitive group in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Tuesday, the team went out and acquired Ondrej Palat from the New Jersey Devils, adding some veteran scoring.

If you like hockey games that feel like roller-coasters designed by someone who hates your blood pressure, the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins served up just that Saturday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena.

Almost half of the NHL has expressed interest in a potential trade for New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin, Kevin Weekes reported Thursday.

The New York Rangers have continued their dominance in outdoor games. Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick, Artemi Panarin scored twice and the Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Friday night in the Winter Classic at Miami's loanDepot Park.

Potential trade candidates are emerging for New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin, while the Columbus Blue Jackets are still determining whether to be sellers in the trade market.

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If the Rangers' trade deadline activity is shaping up to be a fireworks show, then they have lit the first sparkler. It's not the big flash-bang we're all anticipating, but it's a sign of what's to come.

Less than a week after trading one defenseman, the New York Rangers added another Saturday afternoon. The Rangers claimed Vincent

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