A certain New York Rangers prospect has been surprising OHL teams this season, and he's now first in league scoring after a career-high night in Flint's dominant win over Guelph.

The New York Rangers extended their losing streak to three games with a disappointing defeat against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Following back-to-back losses to the Golden Knights and Avalanche,

About his time as Rangers captain, Trouba said, "I'm definitely forever grateful." Kreider, on the other hand, has no time for reflection.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers take on the Montreal Canadiens as losers of three games in a row. New York is 3-8-3 at home and 15-13-4 overall. The Rangers have gone 13-1-1 in games they score three or more goals.

Head coach Mike Sullivan and assistant David Quinn assembled a five-forward unit in the wake of Adam Fox’s shoulder injury, citing that quarterbacking the power play wasn’t a strength of remaining blue line candidates Scott Morrow, Vladislav Gavrikov and Braden Schneider.

The 32-year-old veteran has been on a noticeable upswing of late, with nine points in his last nine games for the Rangers.

The New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks tussle in an Original Six clash Wednesday with puck drop at 7:30 p.m. ET in Chicago, Illinois.

RANGERS RUNDOWN The New York Rangers head to Chicago to face the Blackhawks on Wednesday evening (6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET - TV: TNT - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). The Rangers have earned points in four-straight games (2-0-2) and in seven of their last eight games (5-1-2).

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Derek Stepan knows exactly what awaits his former New York Rangers teammate Chris Kreider next week, when he returns to