Former Buffalo Sabres player Rob Ray took plenty of punches during his NHL career, but on Saturday night, it was a flying puck that hit him square in the face. The now-longtime Sabres analyst and former enforcer was struck in the face by a puck on a clearing attempt from New York Rangers defenseman Will Borgen late in the first period of Buffalo’s 8-2 win over New York.

Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. tRY IT NOW Will Borgen has been lauded for what he’s brought to the Rangers defensively since arriving in New York via trade from Seattle.

Borgen has given the Rangers much-needed stability on the blue line — a surprise to no one who's witnessed his hockey rise.

Borgen registered an assist in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. Borgen ended a seven-game point drought with the helper on Mika Zibanejad's first-period tally. The 28-year-old Borgen had an assist in the first and last contest of February.

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Will Cuylle and Will Borgen put the Rangers in front in the first period and J.T. Miller and Artemi Panarin finished things in the third as the Rangers beat the Islanders for the second time in a week,

J.T. Miller was allegedly involved in a trade the New York Rangers recently made, where he may have been a force of persuasion and could be penalized. After moving their former captain Jacob Trouba and Ryan Lindgren,

Will Cuylle’s got his head in the game. Not just regarding his development in his third New York season, but also quite literally after a fluke goal amid a strong performance in Monday’s 4-0 victory that reminded the Rangers how much the 23-year-old has come into his own — no matter how goofy the reminder was.

While the Ottawa Senators made a blockbuster deal, the New York Rangers operated along the margins at the trade deadline and made their big move a few weeks ago.

The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers for a 2025 third-round pick, a league source told The Athletic on Thursday. The 30-year-old shutdown defender performed well for the Canucks and Seattle Kraken in the postseason the past couple of years and can play on both sides of the ice.

Rangers add defenseman Carson Soucy in trade with Vancouver Canucks in effort to build up battered blue line crew