NY Rangers HC Peter Laviolette made his feelings known about defenseman K'Andre Miller's step-up in offense in the New York Rangers' 6-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

The Rangers’ climb back into the playoff picture is a reflection of how well they’ve been playing of late (8-1-3 in January). It also shows how deep of a hole they dug earlier in the year: They’ve had a sustained stretch of strong hockey and still haven’t fully erased the damage.

Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves against his former team, David Pastrnak set up Morgan Geekie's goal and added an empty-netter and Boston beat Ottawa. Korpisalo had his third shutout of the season and seventh overall.

Defenseman K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist ... New York won only three times in December. Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers, who had their three-game winning streak ...