Brad Richards scored twice in the Rangers' 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Richards snapped a four-game point drought. He now has 20 goals and 51 points in 80 games in 2013-14.

Brad Richards scored a goal and registered an assist in the Rangers' 4-3 loss to the Flames Friday night. Richards has been struggling lately with only four points in his last 11 games. He has 18 goals and 31 assists overall in 75 games this season. Brian Boyle and Raphael Diaz also scored for the Rangers.

Brad Richards snapped out of a scoring slump with a goal on Monday. Richards had just two assists in his previous 10 contests. "It was a great overall game by him," teammate Ryan McDonagh said, referring to Richards. "He was back to himself where he was seeing plays and finding guys away from the pack of guys. He gets guys the puck with time and space. He created a goal for himself. That's little plays like that that don't always show up in the scoresheet. But you definitely take notice of that." Richards now has 17 goals and 47 points in 71 games this season.

Brad Richards is fine after X-rays on his finger proved negative. Richards was slashed on Friday by Eric Staal. He is expected to be in the Rangers lineup on Sunday against Detroit. Richards has three goals and seven points in his last nine games to give him 45 points in 64 games. Unfortunately his minus-10 rating hurts his fantasy value.

Rangers center Brad Richards required an X-ray on his finger after Eric Staal's stick whacked him on his left hand on the opening shift of the third period in New York's 4-2 win over Carolina Friday night. Staal went unpenalized for slashing despite Richards arguing for a call and slamming the door behind him when he returned to the bench. Despite slight swelling, Richards doesn't anticipate a problem. "I don't think that's going to be an issue," Richards said. "It's a bit of a stinger while it happens and, hopefully, tomorrow I wake up a little sore and move on."

The Rangers hope Brad Richards receives a boost from gaining old teammate Martin St. Louis on his right wing. The Rangers' center, who signed a mega free-agent deal with New York in 2011 has yet to discover his elite scoring touch on Broadway. St. Louis might help him find it though, as the two combined for several dominant offensive seasons and a Stanley Cup during their tenure together in Tampa. Carl Hagelin is the third skilled forward on the Rangers' second line.

After injuries to key NHL players such as John Tavares, Henrik Zetterberg, Mats Zuccarello and Aleksander Barkov, owners probably won't want to let their players play in the Olympic Games again, according to New York Rangers star Brad Richards. "I think there's probably a better chance they don't want to send them [to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea]," Richards said. When the union met to discuss the Sochi Olympics, Richards said across the board players were in favor of participating, even those who weren't likely to compete in Russia. "There's pros and cons to it," Richards said. "I don't know where they'll go, but it's definitely going to be visited for sure." Richards suggested bringing back the World Cup of Hockey, which hasn't been played since 2004. Another option could be moving ice hockey into the Summer Games, which would serve as a precursor to training camp. "I'm sure the players would [be interested in that], but I don't know how the Olympics would look at ice hockey as a sport," Richards said. "It probably makes the most sense out of all because you have the Olympic experience, but it probably looks a little funny."

Brad Richards had a goal and an assist for the Rangers in their 5-1 win over Colorado on Tuesday. Richards has 15 goals and 41 points in 57 games in 2013-14. The Rangers will have one final chance to use an amnesty buyout on Richards this summer and if that happens, he'll likely be the most desirable unrestricted free agent available.

Brad Richards netted his 14th goal of the season as the Rangers conquered their crosstown rivals for the second time this week by a score of 4-1 Friday night. Richards had not recorded a point in his previous three games. The 33 year-old clearly is not the same elite fantasy player he was in Dallas or Tampa Bay earlier in his career, even with the Rangers' off-season coaching change. Richards has 39 points in 56 games this season.

Brad Richards is on a three-game point streak. Richards has been on fire lately with points in nine of his last 10 contests. That's brought him up to 13 goals and 38 points in 52 games in 2013-14.