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Alfredo Morelos limped off after scoring in a 3-0 defeat of Motherwell while Aaron Mooy scored his first goals for Celtic in win at Hibernian.

Just seconds after Saints captain Mark O’Hara was sent off for a second booking Cristian Montano fired Livingston in front in the 56th minute. Daizen Maeda missed a sitter before scoring a glorious effort in the 36th minute and Hibs missed two good chances before Mooy scored a penalty just before the hour. The home team lost Scott Pittman to a straight red card for a challenge on Keanu Baccus in the 24th minute.

Scott Mullen, BBC Scotland. While Michael Beale described his team as a work in progress pre-match, the man who once stood on the Ibrox touchline next to ...

Hammell has been firefighting since coming in as boss at the start of the season with injuries hampering his efforts with a thin squad at his disposal, and he'll be hoping a couple of fresh faces can help alleviate the stress on his lot. Against Motherwell, they still had moments of concern at the back and with the odd slack pass, but Borna Barisic and Connor Goldson provided a fairly solid base, while Alfredo Morelos is starting to click once more. While Michael Beale described his team as a work in progress pre-match, the man who once stood on the Ibrox touchline next to Steven Gerrard has stabilised the Rangers ship and garnered momentum going into Monday's meeting with Celtic.

Plus, the Rangers have four young starters that don't, at least for now, have a spot in the rotation — Glenn Otto, Dane Dunning, Spencer Howard and Cole Ragans.

The standard is starting to shift, subtly. The five-man rotation has been the standard now for decades. If the Rangers had attempted to employ a sixth starter last season, it might have been a pitcher like Taylor Hearn, who struggled in that role but later exceled after he was moved to the bullpen. The Astros’ rotation led all teams in rotation fWAR (12.9) and innings (684 1/3), ranked second in ERA (3.10) and fourth in WPA (6.2). The Padres’ rotation ranked second in innings (667), third in K/9 (9.2), seventh in fWAR (10.5) and 10th in ERA (3.78). Four-man rotations persisted into the 1970s, even as most teams shifted to the five-man rotation. In the Rangers’ case, it could be someone like Eovaldi, who was an All-Star just a season ago. Of course, winning is the ultimate trend-setter, and the Houston Astros used a six-man rotation during their World Series run last season. The Rangers currently use it in their minor league system. deGrom, Odorrizi, Heaney and Gray each spent at least two months on the injured list. Plus, there’s a significant amount of talent in the minors, led by Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker, Cole Winn and Owen White. Eovaldi spent more than a month on the injured list.

Rangers 3 - 0 Motherwell Rangers pulled off a routine 3-0 win over Motherwell as goals from Alfredo Morelos, Connor Goldson and Malik Tillman made it four ...

[](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=english to hausa) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=shortners) We are confident in the work we do every day; of course, we need a little help in terms of personnel. “Those good margins, those big moments, we didn’t capitalize. But again we conceded a bad goal. “Michael Beale chided Rangers for a lack of ‘rhythm’ after the game, but Tillman was the exception. “Not the finished article, but enough to signal a bright future for midfield prospect Malik Tillman. “It seemed like we were almost waiting for them to score to stand up. I want us to play consistently with fewer errors. “A derby is a great leveler,” Beale commented on the prospect. “The best part was the clean sheet and the three points. Worryingly, the Colombian striker was stopped soon after. As a result, Rangers remain nine points behind Celtic, while Motherwell slips to tenth.

Rangers have hardly proved rocksteady on their feet as they have racked up four straight victories under Michael Beale.

A sweeping move in which Kent sashayed to feed Alex Lowry, led to the opening before the ball was shuttled to Borna Barisic. As with Ryan Kent, the Colombian cuts a more potent figure under a coach whose trust in him stretches back years, to Beale’s influence in the Steven Gerrard era. Beale said as much himself pre-match as he lamented the slip-ups prior to his Ibrox return that have allowed Celtic to have the plumpest of nine-point cushions at the cinch Premiership summit.

The ACES client will be paid a $2MM signing bonus followed by $16MM salaries in each of the next two seasons. The option — which is valued at $20MM — would kick ...

[Jeff Passan of ESPN](https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1607891175268130816) was first with the $34MM guarantee and the third-year option being a vesting/player provision, as well as the [option specifics](https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1607902268099121153). [Evan Grant](https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/1607890965653585920) of the [Dallas Morning News](https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/1607894321998577664) was first to report it was a two-year deal with an option, as well as the specific financial breakdown. [Jon Heyman of the New York Post](https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1608182039122944008) first reported the no-trade protection and potential to vest the option based on Cy Young voting. Since free agency opened, they’ve nabbed deGrom on the largest pitching contract of the offseason and brought in [Andrew Heaney](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heanean01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2022-12-27_br) and Eovaldi on two-year guarantees. [Robert Murray of FanSided](https://twitter.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1607886194636996609) first reported the Rangers and Eovaldi were in agreement. Odorizzi and [Dane Dunning](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dunnida01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2022-12-27_br) seem as if they’ll be pushed into depth roles, though there’s enough injury uncertainty with most of the top five it’s understandable Texas wouldn’t take its foot off the gas in pursuing outside help. The rotation hefty lifting looks to be complete, but Texas is known to be seeking ways to upgrade in the corner outfield. Many of the free agent starters this offseason landed stronger than expected deals, but Eovaldi’s guarantee exactly matches [MLBTR’s prediction](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/mlb-trade-rumors-top-50-free-agents-predictions-2022-23.html) from the outset of the offseason. The Rangers already forfeited a draft choice to sign [Jacob deGrom](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/degroja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2022-12-27_br) to a five-year deal. He’ll be 33 in February, making him one of the older options in a deep class of mid-rotation starters available in free agency. The pair of injuries kept him to 20 starts and 109 1/3 frames, although his production on a rate basis was around his career norms. It’d also be triggered if the righty finishes in the top five in Cy Young voting in 2024 or finishes in the top seven that year and qualifies for the All-Star team.

The Texas Rangers have added another proven veteran to their revamped starting rotation. Texas native Nathan Eovaldi agreed Tuesday to a two-year contract ...

The Rangers signed right-hander Jon Gray to a $56 million, four-year deal last winter at the same time they added the half-billion dollar middle infield of Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. He was 11-9 with a 3.75 ERA in 32 starts in 2021, when he was an All-Star for the first time and finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting. Texas native Nathan Eovaldi agreed Tuesday to a two-year contract that includes a vesting player option for the 2025 season.

The Rangers have revamped their rotation this offseason, but they shouldn't be done yet.

[Sal Frelick](/mlb/players/26719606/sal-frelick/) [View Profile](/mlb/players/26719606/sal-frelick/) [Tyler O'Neill](/mlb/players/2171342/tyler-oneill/) [View Profile](/mlb/players/2171342/tyler-oneill/) [Austin Meadows](/mlb/players/2068549/austin-meadows/) [View Profile](/mlb/players/2068549/austin-meadows/) [Max Kepler](/mlb/players/2044504/max-kepler/) [View Profile](/mlb/players/2044504/max-kepler/) The [Milwaukee Brewers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/MIL/milwaukee-brewers/) too have more players than spots. On the minor-league side, they'll have Frelick and [Joey Wiemer](/mlb/players/26757772/joey-wiemer/) stationed in Triple-A, with Jackson Chourio, [one of the top prospects in the game](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlbs-top-20-prospects-for-2023-gunnar-henderson-corbin-carroll-top-list-yankees-anthony-volpe-climbs/), attempting to force his way onto the big-league roster before his 20th birthday. Some combination of [Christian Yelich](/mlb/players/1765815/christian-yelich/), Garrett Mitchell, [Hunter Renfroe](/mlb/players/2069467/hunter-renfroe/), and [Tyrone Taylor](/mlb/players/2044535/tyrone-taylor/) (among other options) is expected to staff their Opening Day outfield. [Detroit Tigers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/DET/detroit-tigers/) about [Austin Meadows](/mlb/players/2068549/austin-meadows/)' availability. Smith](/mlb/players/2413942/josh-h-smith/) in left and [Brad Miller](/mlb/players/1953818/brad-miller/) at DH. [Jack Leiter](/mlb/players/26719545/jack-leiter/) and [Kumar Rocker](/mlb/players/28920004/kumar-rocker/) were top-five picks the last two summers, while [Cole Winn](/mlb/players/2942975/cole-winn/) (15th) and [Owen White](/mlb/players/2932070/owen-white/) (55th) were top picks in 2018. [with just five top-50 hitters remaining](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-free-agency-tracker-carlos-correa-shockingly-lands-with-mets-after-deal-with-giants-falls-through/): infielders [Jean Segura](/mlb/players/1798566/jean-segura/) and [Evan Longoria](/mlb/players/1114751/evan-longoria/), first baseman [Trey Mancini](/mlb/players/2119352/trey-mancini/), and outfielders [Jurickson Profar](/mlb/players/1796123/jurickson-profar/) and [David Peralta](/mlb/players/2119697/david-peralta/). The Rangers have now signed, re-signed, or traded for five veteran starters this winter: Eovaldi, [Jacob deGrom](/mlb/players/2044508/jacob-degrom/), Martín Pérez, [Andrew Heaney](/mlb/players/2036439/andrew-heaney/), and [Jake Odorizzi](/mlb/players/1757975/jake-odorizzi/).

Match report as both Alfredo Morelos and Connor Goldson scored headers from Borna Barisic deliveries; Malik Tillman netted Rangers third after the break; ...

We're confident in the work we do every day - of course we need a bit of help in terms of personnel. "Michael Beale remonstrated Rangers for a lack of 'rhythm' in the aftermath of the match, but Tillman was the exception. But again we conceded a poor goal. He can drift in and out of games, but tonight he proved why he has the potential to be a special talent. The final fixture of the calendar year proved fruitful for Rangers but the first of 2023 promises a much tougher challenge. He commanded the middle of the park with confidence far beyond his years. Most of Rangers' progressive play flowed through the 20-year-old's intelligent feet. "The best part was the clean sheet and the three points. "Not the finished article, but enough on show to point towards a bright future for midfield prospect Malik Tillman. "It looked like we were almost waiting for them to score to jilt us. It was a good first goal. As a result, Rangers stay nine points adrift of Celtic, while struggling Motherwell slip to 10th.

The Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a two-year, $34 million contract with Nathan Eovaldi. Signing Eovaldi may have been the best value move of the Major ...

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Rangers enjoyed their most comfortable win yet under Michael Beale with a 3-0 victory over Motherwell to set up nicely an Old Firm showdown.

Then came a clutch of substitutes for both sides but it was earlier Well replacement Van Veen who had the ball in the Rangers net only for VAR to confirm offside. Five minutes after the interval a toe-poke from Lowry after Kelly had failed to deal with a Barisic corner was cleared off the line by Callum Slattery. Just before the break a sweeping Gers moved ended with Tillman setting up Morelos but Kelly made a fine save from the low drive from 16 yards.

Revitalised Rangers maintain Michael Beale's 100% start going into the Old Firm derby as Motherwell's worrying run in the Scottish Premiership continues.

- Squad number4Player nameLundstramAverage rating - Squad number2Player nameTavernierAverage rating For Motherwell, they desperately need a bit of R&R - results and reinforcements. - Squad number26Player nameDaviesAverage rating - Squad number6Player nameGoldsonAverage rating I think that's pretty much the story of our season. We got into some great areas but weren't clinical enough. Motherwell manager Steven Hammell: "It was a tough game for us. The defender outjumped Lamie, and a combination of the two somehow skewed the ball over Kelly and it skidded in off the underside of the bar. Borna Barisic was afforded acres of space to swing in a ball from the left on 13 minutes. A flurry of corners also offered early hope. I think everybody can see that," said Beale afterwards when asked if a gap exists between both Old Firm clubs.

The Rangers manager is setting high standards at Ibrox and knows his new team have some way to go to match them.

[Aberdeen](https://theathletic.com/football/team/aberdeen-fc/) also found too much joy when it came to robbing Rangers of possession and being able to run at the heart of the defence. “The team I left (last November) had lost one in 52 in the league and they have lost one in 48 at home. [James Tavernier](https://theathletic.com/football/player/james-tavernier-33XzVeplAvaEkpvz/) then let the ball go under his foot and out for a throw, Davies scuffed several passes and [Malik Tillman](https://theathletic.com/football/player/malik-tillman-9MtrN2gY99U0MrgV/) miscontrolled an easy pass which saw him given a yellow card for taking down [Connor Shields](https://theathletic.com/football/player/connor-shields-ko6pAjViHS7IPcNQ/) on the edge of the box. With so many players high and wide to create room in the centre of the pitch, Aberdeen have three players inside Rangers’ shape ahead of the ball. Everything aside, we needed to win the four games and we have won them. to the other team or out of play so we’re mot getting the rhythm we need. We need to work on it as it isn’t the kind of thing I expected us to do. “The fans want that too and I can feel that in them as well. “We open up like we used to but we’re turning the ball over really sloppily. Right now I would take results over performances but I know, over time, that we surely have to play better. “It wasn’t free-flowing, it wasn’t what I wanted it to be but I don’t think it’s an effort thing. That’s the concern as it is leaving us vulnerable when we turn the ball over.

There was surely something else at work beyond refreshing honesty in the Rangers manager's critical appraisal of his team in their 3-0 win at home to ...

Beale is certainly not prepared to see the efforts of a team he has turned into a winning one over the past three weeks through rose-tinted spectacles. Quite the charge sheet only five days out from a derby when the degree of difficulty for his scrabbling-through team is ramped up to the max. It was arresting to hear Michael Beale’s candour over Rangers’ myriad deficiencies in the wake of a bringing up a quartet of league successes across his Ibrox tenure.

Eovaldi is the last piece in a five-man rotation built entirely on the free-agent market. Jacob deGrom, Jon Gray, Martin Perez, Andrew Heaney and Eovaldi were ...

The point here is this: If you don’t draft and develop solid pitching, you will pay a high price. Stroman, worth 2.6 last season, has a shot to finish as the best investment. Led by Lester and Yu Darvish, the other 13 signed deals worth a combined $590.5 million over 38 seasons. The results were poor, with Jon Lester and John Lackey as notable exceptions to the rule. But even Lester delivered an average of only 2.1 WAR over the course of his six-year, $155 million deal. The high-risk investment in pitching is what a team does when it does a miserable job of identifying, acquiring and developing pitching. Jacob deGrom, Jon Gray, Martin Perez, Andrew Heaney and Eovaldi were acquired with $323.65 million in commitments from the ownership group that a year ago signed two shortstops (Corey Seager and Marcus Semien) for a combined $510 million. But the Cubs have produced only four pitchers delivering 1.0 WAR seasons for them since Epstein replaced Jim Hendry as the top baseball man. expense of $15.9 million per every 1.0 WAR. Those four (Justin Steele, Keegan Thompson, Brandon Hughes and Adbert Alzolay) should all play roles in 2023. Think about that for a minute. As much as the unwillingness of ownership to pay market prices to extend cornerstone players, it was the failure to draft and develop pitchers that led to the decision to rebuild a team that had gone to the postseason five times in six seasons.

Earlier the Rangers opened the vault for free-agent Jacob deGrom, who joined Jon Gray, Andrew Heaney, Martín Pérez and Jake Odorizzi in a potentially formidabe ...

I think he's going to set a great example for a lot of our young guys that are going to be coming along with the other pitchers that we have on staff.” That ranked in the second percentile among all pitchers and Kluber ranked 136th in fastball velocity out of the 140 pitchers with at least 100 innings. I think that he really fits all the criteria that we look for that we want our pitchers to be. That’s both a lot to juggle and a necessary assemblage of depth, considering the health records of the team's top starters. Eovaldi, though, came out ahead on park-adjusted figures, and his underlying metrics (notably, his strikeout rate) point to a stronger pitcher closer to the level of Chris Bassitt, who signed for $21 million per year. But I think that we're prepared to deal with that based on the depth that we have in our rotation.” Yet it appears to have been enough to give the Redbirds a strong offseason grade, as the roster looks solid. It's the only move that as of now figures to impact the big league depth chart in a significant way. [ESPN.com](http://ESPN.com): “The Cardinals are rarely aggressive when it comes to a quantity of moves to add players from outside the organization. Yes, if you do the math, that's four new starting pitchers to go alongside Perez and Jon Gray -- for a rotation that ranked 25th in the majors in 2022 with a 4.63 ERA -- worse than the Tigers or Pirates. So we're confident in understanding the player, the person, to make up the injury history so that we can put each player on a program that's going to give them the best chance to stay healthy. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy isn’t a fan of the six-man rotation, but all of those starters have injury histories.

Tsohon dan wasan tsakiya na Rangers Kevin Thomson ya yi imanin cewa kungiyar Ibrox na bukatar isa "wani kayan aiki" don doke shugabannin Celtic yayin da ...

Da fatan za a kula. Ba za mu iya ba da tabbacin cewa ya yi daidai ba. [y](https://nnn.ng/videodownload/youtube-downloader/)a na Rangers Kevin Thomson ya yi imanin cewa kungiyar Ibrox na bukatar isa “wani kayan aiki” don doke shugabannin Celtic yayin da Scott Allan ya yi hasashen wani gwaji mai tsauri ga tsohon kulob din Hibernian da Hearts. [.](https://nnn.ng/hausa/johann-lepenant-sabon-samfurin-layin-samar-da-tsakiya-na-lyon-ta-shay-hicks-2/) [Hibernia Scott Allan](https://nnn.ng/hausa/rangers-vs-celtic-tsohuwar-sakamako-mai-mahimmanci-mahimmanci-ga-fatan-rangers-in-ji-kevin-thomson-labaran-kwallon-kafa/#Hibernia Scott Allan) Sun yi nasara a wannan wasan na derby sannan yanayin ya canza. “Kuna samun nasara ne kawai a Rangers idan kun yi nasara.

Rangers manager Michael Beale has been dealt an “annoying” blow following the injury to veteran Gers midfielder Steven Davis at Ibrox, journalist Dean Jones ...

The likes of Tom Lawrence, Ianis Hagi and Filip Helander have all endured stints in the treatment room, as Beale looks to mount a title charge with a half-fit squad. Across his two spells with the club, Davis has Of course, Beale is no stranger to success at Ibrox, having been a part of Steven Gerrard’s coaching team when Rangers lifted their 55th league title in 2020/21. An injury crisis has plagued Beale’s start as Rangers boss, with 11 first-team players absent for December’s victory over Ross County. Wins against Hibernian, Motherwell, Ross County and Aberdeen have provided Beale with a 100% start, as the 42-year-old plots a second-half-of-the-season revival at Ibrox. [Rangers ](https://www.givemesport.com/rangers)manager Michael Beale has been dealt an “annoying” blow following the injury to veteran Gers midfielder Steven Davis at Ibrox, journalist [Dean Jones](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer) believes.

Big performances throughout the centre of the team will be key if Michael Beale is to emerge victorious.

The Colombian has not played well for the majority of the season, and lost his place to Colak until injury afforded him another chance. McGregor returned for the visit of the Steelmen on Wednesday night, and he also kept the opposition out in a comfortable win. The quality of strikers he and his defensive colleagues will be tasked with keeping shackled will take a big jump now, however. Jon McLaughlin wore the gloves in Dingwall and helped his side to a first clean sheet under Beale. [McGregor](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/allan-mcgregor) missed the win at Ross County last week through illness, just a few days after he didn’t cover himself in glory for Aberdeen’s equaliser at Pittodrie. Beale is still in the process of assessing the squad he inherited from Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

This isn't the first time Gerard Gallant has tried to send a message to Alexis Lafrenière.

“If it’s going to be a guy that is strong down low and take pucks to the net then that’s what he has to do consistently. “He has to decide what type of player he is going to be,” the pro scout said. There could be a decision on Lafrenière, but if things continue along the current path, it may be a decision of whether or not to keep the former No. Lafrenière had every right to expect more opportunity when he came in as a heralded top pick and also every right to feel disillusioned that those opportunities haven’t presented themselves through two-plus years. Even as the Senators have bumbled their way through Stützle’s first two-plus NHL seasons, he’s established himself as a go-to player in Ottawa and a big part of the Sens’ future — the team signed him to an eight-year extension worth $8.35-million per that kicks in next season. The Rangers obviously still believe that Lafrenière can be the player who was a no-doubt No. Lafrenière has 17 points in 36 games while playing 15:01 a game and getting scraps of power play time. Not saying he’s going to be there tomorrow. There have been fits and starts of that player, but nothing consistent. Coming into the final season of his entry-level deal in 2022-23 and coming off an impactful playoff run, the “He doesn’t seem to accomplish much out there with or without the puck,” said one NHL scout whose coverage area includes the Rangers. Lafrenière had 11 goals over his last 35 games and then the sort of postseason that reminded everyone why he was the top pick two years earlier.

Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant confirmed the decision on Thursday morning. Sammy Blais will dress in Lafreniere's place.

Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant confirmed the decision on Thursday morning. Gallant said on Wednesday that the demotion was because he wanted to the Saint-Eustache, Que. Gallant had put Lafreniere on the fourth line on more than one occasion last season.

The Rangers are benching the first overall pick in 2020 for a crucial game against the Lightning as Lafrenière's NHL struggles trudge on.

Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant announced that winger Alexis Lafreniere will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Who is Adedire Mebude? The Manchester City wonderkid has caught the eye of Tottenham and others after leaving Rangers in October 2020.

[Rangers are considering bringing 18-year-old free agent to Ibrox, £25m Spurs star inspired him](/en-gb/2022/12/15/rangers-alex-kpakpe-tottenham-ryan-sessegnon-chelsea/) [English club now looking at Man City figure to replace Rangers-bound man](/en-gb/2022/12/01/english-club-now-looking-at-man-city-figure-to-replace-rangers-bound-man/) [Adedire Mebude](/en-gb/topic/adedire-mebude/)? [12](https://www.mancity.com/players/adedire-mebude) goals while also providing [17](https://www.mancity.com/players/adedire-mebude) assists. [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adedire-mebude/leistungsdaten/spieler/719672) goals in [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adedire-mebude/leistungsdaten/spieler/719672) UEFA Youth League outings this season. [six](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adedire-mebude/leistungsdaten/spieler/719672) goals in [11](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adedire-mebude/leistungsdaten/spieler/719672) appearances so far this season. [four](https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=350862&lid=17) caps for the Scotland Under-16 side and [eight](https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=350862&lid=17) caps for the Under-19 team.

Rangers are tracking Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford · The 20-year-old has impressed on loan at Bolton Wanderers this season ...

Trafford has caught the eye on loan at Bolton Wanderers in League One this season - The 20-year-old has impressed on loan at Bolton Wanderers this season with the youngster having impressed on loan at League One side Bolton Wanderers

Whatever the Rangers did Tuesday against the Capitals, this was the opposite in Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Gerard Gallant may have been joking a bit when ...

[Sammy Blais](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/sammy-blais-pVF087Gqi6JZ2qDw/)– [Jonny Brodzinski](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/jonny-brodzinski-ERs4DvXx1Smu7OZZ/)– [Jimmy Vesey](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/jimmy-vesey-e2hKLn214EkR1jXy/)? [Vitali Kravtsov](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/vitali-kravtsov-iqaVHP7uOx4kt69H/)– [Filip Chytil](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/filip-chytil-f1KoZGrHmvM6myR0/)– [Julien Gauthier](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/julien-gauthier-3u9DRqk0CkdtZYxv/)? [Brayden Point](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/brayden-point-0aGmZN6GWBnydaJJ/) lost the handle in tight and the puck banked off Shesterkin and in. [Vincent Trocheck](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/vincent-trocheck-7xrozxmuXx774rSy/)– [Barclay Goodrow](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/barclay-goodrow-6pODPDo2Q2AwtaYJ/)? If [Jacob Trouba](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/jacob-trouba-x9kixNItWNZkoz1i/)’s season-long funk continues, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Miller and [Braden Schneider](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/braden-schneider-bFxwK2Qng7nDYN0J/) get a few key shifts in games to get more Miller out there in close contests. [K’Andre Miller](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/kandre-miller-rPkKZVLx06xNOMmH/) plays big in another big game. It’d be a complete shock if [Alexis Lafrenière](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/alexis-lafreniere-f7am0M4E5qwMjJjC/) remained the odd man out for another game; the message has been sent with Thursday’s scratch. [our story from earlier Thursday](https://theathletic.com/4042117/2022/12/29/alexis-lafreniere-rangers-fourth-line-healthy-scratch/) pointing the finger at Gallant, who does ultimately answer for the lineup decisions. Only [Carolina](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/hurricanes/), way ahead at 567, has more misses. [Andrei Vasilevskiy](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/andrei-vasilevskiy-mvHSTiZs2SuKnYi8/), so you can perhaps understand why the Rangers were trying to pick corners, especially as Thursday’s game wore on. Gerard Gallant may have been joking a bit when he called this one his team’s second-best game of the season, ranking right behind the season opener against the same [Lightning](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/lightning/) team, but this was a crackling one from the jump. [Kaapo Kakko](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/kaapo-kakko-MdezzGLTJKlDvRej/)’s potential shootout winner off the post to the pile.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 45 saves through overtime, Alex Killorn scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the ...

Point has a goal in seven straight home games to equal Kucherov’s team record set in 2021-22. It was the fourth time, including playoffs, that he has appeared in back-to-back games since the 2020 playoffs. “Well, because I’m making a lineup and consistency is the word I mentioned before and yesterday a little bit,” Gallant said. He rejected three more shots by Kucherov in the second period. The Lightning captain has gone six straight games without a goal. His shot from close range off a pass from Steven Stamkos went off Shesterkin’s pad and into the net.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 45 saves through overtime, Alex Killorn scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Tampa Bay ...

Pontus Holmberg, Calle Jarnkrok and Alexander Kerfoot scored for the Maple Leafs, who had won three in a row. Emil Bemstrom scored the lone Columbus goal and Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves. He made it 3-1 with his third of the period. Owen Tippett also scored for the Flyers in their first game of a three-game California swing. Barkov also had two assists. Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for the Capitals. Jarnkrok has scored in three straight. Travis Konecny’s shot deflected off a San Jose defenseman and into the net for his second goal of the game. Louis to the win. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves and won his third straight start. Then Sean Walker tied it from the slot with 5:40 left on Kevin Fiala’s 26th assist. Tim Stutzle scored with 15.3 seconds remaining in the second period, starting Ottawa’s comeback from a two-goal deficit.