The top-six forward combinations that had been in place for nearly all of Peter Laviolette’s tenure behind the bench had become stagnant. That’s one of the consequences of running it back with a nucleus that, for the most part, has been in place going ...

The Rangers made major changes to their line combinations, which led to a decisive 5-2 victory against the Islanders.

The Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators, 2-1, on Friday night, and while coach Peter Laviolette was more than willing to take the two points, he clearly did not like the way his team played. “We won the game,’’ Laviolette said after Saturday’s ...