Julien Gauthier

BOSTON — The Rangers’ list of injured players is a tad longer than they want at this time of year, but the injuries have given others who haven’t seen game action in a while a chance to shake off some rust. Andrew Copp (lower-body injury) and Filip Chytil (upper-body injury) were scratched for the 3-1 loss to the Bruins on Saturday after both forwards were hurt in the lopsided win over the Islanders on Thursday. Chytil missed his third game in the last month due to the injury, while Copp was sidelined for the first time since joining the Rangers via...

Gauthier notched an assist in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Stars. With the helper, Gauthier got on the scoresheet for the first time since Jan. 22. He went 15 games without a point, and he was a healthy scratch once in that span. The 24-year-old has seven points, 64 shots on net, 94 hits and a minus-6 rating in 45 outings, but with little offense in a fourth-line role, he's not going to interest many fantasy managers.

Gauthier had one shot, one blocked shot and one hit in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Blues. Gauthier has an intriguing mix of size and speed, which results in the occasional impressive power move to the net or drawn penalty. Unfortunately for the 24-year-old winger, he hasn't shown much scoring touch at the NHL level - six points in 41 games this season - and Gauthier figures to remain in a bottom-six role barring a scoring spree.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Julien Gauthier had no advance warning that he might get moved to the top line. But with two forwards out of the lineup because of injuries and the Rangers trailing entering the third period of Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings, coach Gerard Gallant was looking for something, anything, to create some sort of spark.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dryden Hunt’s return to the lineup for the Rangers’ 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Friday night, after one healthy scratch that followed a three-game absence with an upper body injury, bumped Flip Chytil back to the third line and Julien Gauthier into street clothes.

The New York Rangers announced on Saturday morning that head coach Gerard Gallant has cleared the COVID-19 protocol, along with assistant coach Mike Kelly, and forwards Julien Gauthier and Ryan Reaves. That’s the good news. The bad news is that assistant coach Gord Murphy has entered the protocol. Kris...

Gauthier finished with two shots and two hits in a 3-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday. Gauthier returned after missing three games under COVID-19 protocols. The 24-year-old has not scored a point since his goal on Dec. 14 against Colorado.

Gauthier departed the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Saturday. Gauthier has missed the last three Rangers' games whilst in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols. The 24-year-old has averaged 10:15 of ice time and has scored one goal over his last 15 appearances. He will likely play in Saturday's contest against the Flyers.

The Rangers have added forward Julien Gauthier to Covid protocol. He joins Artemiy Panarin in Covid protocol. The Rangers have made multiple taxi squad moves to account for the change. Jonny Brodzinski and Tim Gettinger have been recalled from the taxi squad to the NHL roster, while Zac Jones has been sent to the taxi squad.

The New York Rangers announced that Julien Gauthier entered the COVID protocol, making him unavailable for the next few days at a minimum. The depth forward played just over nine minutes Thursday night against the Vegas Golden Knights but could now miss Saturday’s match against the Anaheim Ducks and Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings if he tested positive.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Rangers lost two forwards Friday, one to an injury and one to COVID-19 protocol. Dryden Hunt, who had played every game this season, was placed on injured reserve after suffering an upper-body injury in Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Julien Gauthier went into COVID protocol.

Julien Gauthier is in the midst of what people who work in theater would call their “Big Break.”. After serving as a healthy scratch in nine of the first 12 games this season, Gauthier was drawn into the Rangers’ lineup in each of the last 18 contests before this holiday recess. His hold on his spot may have only been secured by Sammy Blais’ season-ending ACL tear, but Gauthier is now getting his most extended look in the NHL since his rookie campaign in 2019-20.

Gauthier scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche. Gauthier got the Rangers within a goal with 2:02 left in the third period, but they couldn't find an equalizer. The 24-year-old winger had gone seven games without a point entering Tuesday. He's at two goals, three assists, 39 shots on net and 36 hits in 19 contests this year, mainly in a bottom-six role.

CHICAGO — It’s an old belief in hockey that, as long as you’re getting chances, everything is all right. And Julien Gauthier is getting lots of chances. Entering Tuesday’s game in Chicago, the 6-4, 227-pound winger actually led the Rangers in high-danger scoring chances in five-on-five situations, according to Natural Stat Trick. He had 27 of those, five more than the Rangers’ leading goal scorer, Chris Kreider. The number is even more impressive considering that Gauthier had been in and out of the lineup in the first month of the season, and had played in only 14 of the Rangers’ 23 games before Tuesday.

Amazing how two weeks can change everything. At first, Julien Gauthier was an after thought, the 13F on a team that still needed offense from RW, and basically glossing over him. Now an integral part of a key third line, Gauthier has shown that size, speed, and skill trifecta that made him desirable when the Rangers sent Joey Keane to Carolina for him. On November 1, Gauthier was a spare part. Now as November ends, re-signing Julien Gauthier is a must for the Rangers.

In the NHL, adversity breeds opportunity. For New York Rangers’ forward Julien Gauthier, that expression could not be more accurate. When Sammy Blais suffered a horrific knee injury that will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, head coach Gerard Gallant gave Gauthier the nod to fill his role. Since the injury occurred on Nov. 14 against the New Jersey Devils, the Rangers have gone 4-1, outscoring their opponents 18-11.

Gauthier picked up two assists in Friday's 5-2 win over the Bruins. Both points, including a slick helper on Artemi Panarin's game-winner, came in the third period as the Rangers put the game away. Gauthier has yet to produce numbers in the NHL close to what he did in the AHL or the QMJHL, but the 2016 first-round pick is still only 24 years old and could yet emerge as a consistent contributor for New York.