Last night against the San Jose Sharks, Chris Kreider became the first New York Ranger since Brian Leetch in the 1992-93 season to open a regular season with six points in three games. He ended the night with a goal and an assist in the Rangers' 7-4 win over the...
This was supposed to be a pretty even series. On paper it looked as if the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins would battle it out, fight for every inch of open space in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. That has not been the case. The...
For the sixth consecutive season, the New York Rangers are going to the playoffs. The Blueshirts clinched a berth on Monday night with a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets and continued their minor winning streak with a come-from-behind win against the formidable...
The New York Rangers have tallied points in six of their last seven games, so it may seem ludicrous to state that they are still looking for the winning formula, but it’s the truth. They haven’t looked like the Rangers in awhile, mostly because the parts of their game...
Over the past few seasons Derick Brassard has emerged as one of the New York Rangers top forwards. Since being traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets in April 2013, Brassard has rose to prominence, and has found ways to overshadow some of the NHL's superstars. While...
Structure. That was the word of the night as the New York Rangers tried to explain their 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. While Ryan McDonagh and Derick Brassard were speaking about how well the Avs played, structure was the perfect word to describe what the...
NEW YORK -- Every team has one; and every year the league awards one player with the Hart Trophy to recognize his importance to his team. Well, we may only be a quarter of the way into the 2015-16 season, but New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist has repeatedly...
Before the New York Rangers even took the ice against the Toronto Maple Leafs Friday night at Madison Square Garden, I already knew what the topic of my article would be: the reuniting of Rick Nash, Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello. That’s right, Rangers coach...
The New York Rangers were able to hold onto a one-goal lead in the final seconds of the third period to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 and even the series at one game apiece Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers got goals from Derick Brassard, Dan...
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who played a disastrous game in the series opener against the New York Rangers, proved that they are not out of the fight as the team defeated the Blueshirts 4-3 and evened the series Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. It was a much...
After clinching a playoff spot Thursday, the New York Rangers had a disastrous weekend. The Blueshirts dropped two consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Jan 27-29. It wasn’t the way the Rangers wanted to welcome back Henrik Lundqvist who played...
After last year’s trip to the Stanley Cup Finals expectations surrounding the New York Rangers were very high. They were coming into the season with most of the team still intact—all those key players that led them during the playoff run were still in a Rangers...
NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers picked up their sixth straight win and swept a home-and-home set against the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Unlike Saturday night’s game in Raleigh, the Rangers were able to put the game away in regulation...
It was a bad weekend for the New York Rangers. The team had an opportunity to add four more points to the win column in back-to-back games and they came away with zero. The Rangers dropped the first in Toronto before heading back to Madison Square Garden Sunday night...
Evander Kane recently stated that he wanted to have a breakout game against the New York Rangers and start generating offense for his team. While he didn’t have the breakout performance he would have hoped, Kane was the difference maker in Saturday night’s game at...
When you think about the New York Rangers’ strengths, you think of their speed, their goaltender and their solid back end. You don’t think about their power play. The man-advantage is a sore subject for the Rangers as the team, year in and year out, struggles to...
May 27, 2014 After being stymied by Dustin Tokarski on the same shot attempt multiple times over the past two games, Marty St. Louis was finally able to elevate the puck enough to beat the rookie goaltender and score the overtime winner as the New York Rangers beat...
May 1, 2014 One Pennsylvania team down, one to go. The New York Rangers were able to stave off the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 with a 2-1 win last night at Madison Square Garden and have secured a matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in round two. ”We played a...
April 9, 2014 After clinching a playoff berth on Monday night while idle—due to a New Jersey Devils loss—the New York Rangers were back in action Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden facing the Carolina Hurricanes. Brad Richards found his offensive game and the...
April 6, 2014 The New York Rangers had the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot Saturday night at Madison Square Garden with a win against the struggling Ottawa Senators. The Senators were playing their second game in as many days and were coming off a deflating loss...
March 27, 2014 Wednesday night’s game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers was hyped up to be an intense and gritty matchup between division rival vying for the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan Division. Each time these two teams meet they clash and fans...
December 11, 2013 While reporters bustled about the New York Rangers’ locker room getting quotes for their stories with leaders of the team, Henrik Lundquist sat in front of his locker patiently waiting for his turn to be swarmed. His slouched posture, blank stare and...
April 4, 2013 The trade deadline is always hectic and full of surprises and this year, for the New York Rangers, it was no different. The team quietly dealt power forward Marian Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets for center Derick Brassard, forward Derek Dorsett,...
The game came down to a battle between countrymen both vying for the extra point that would boost their respective teams in the standings and that could very well end up being the deciding factor between a playoff berth and ending their season at the end of April. And...
The New York Rangers are on a roll, and in more ways than one. The team racked up its second consecutive win Sunday night at Madison Square Garden when they defeated the recently struggling Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 5-1, and the Blueshirts have finally started...
May 20, 2012 With a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils Monday night at Madison Square Garden the New York Rangers accomplished three feats: They became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff spot, added a few extra points in the standings between...
With less than a minute left in regulation and leading the New York Rangers by one goal, the Washington Capitals looked as if they would edge out the Blueshirts and grab a 3-2 series lead last night at Madison Square Garden. But with 21.3 seconds left, Capitals’...
February 20, 2012 Tensions were high Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Not only were the New York Rangers coming off one of the worst games they played all season, a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks where the Blueshirts’ defense collapsed and allowed four goals...
May 19, 2011 In an already intense Original Six match-up against the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers’ winger Brandon Prust decided to deliver a new level of intensity one second into the game by dropping his gloves and challenging Travis Moen. “I just gave him a...
If the Washington Capitals learned anything from last year’s first-round playoff upset, it is to not take opponents for granted. This is a lesson the Caps will need to bring to the table as they face the No. 8 seed New York Rangers. The Rangers represent a serious...
