Gerard Gallant met with the media following the Rangers win over Columbus and said (NYR, MSG): On the start, “real good start. We had some bad ones before that, the last few games, so it’s good to get off to that good start, but, again, that first period I thought was sort of an East/West…

First Period: Filip Chytil (22) Assists: Alexis Lafreniere (20), K’Andre Miller (31) Vladimir Tarasenko (16) Assists: Braden Schneider (12), Ben Harpur (5) Patrick Kane (21) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (39), Chris Kreider (18) Kirill Marchenko (20) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Roslovic (33), Johnny Gaudreau (50) Johnny Gaudreau (19) Assists: Boone Jenner (19), Jake Christiansen (3) Second…

2:57 PM: Gerard Gallant met with the media following practice today and said (NYR): On Ryan Lindgren’s status, “you know we’re not going to rush him back. When he’s ready, he’s ready. He’s doing good, full practice, everything is going good, but when he’s ready to come back, he’ll come back, but we’re going to make sure.”

The NHL says that the Rangers can clinch a playoff spot tonight if: Buffalo falls to Montreal in any fashion AND the Panthers lose to the Senators in regulation.

Gerard Gallant met with the media following the Rangers win over Florida and said (NYR, MSG): On finding a way after a little bit of a slow start, “A little bit of a slow start? (smile) Three shots wasn’t good enough in the first, but we had a day and a half off with no…