by Brandon Mersky | May 11, 2015 | AHL, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
Worcester MA – The circus is in town; quite literally as that due to scheduling conflicts, the Hartford Wolf Pack have moved to the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts to host their second series home games verse the Hershey Bears. The teams split the first...
by Seth Rothman | May 9, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
NEW YORK – There were less than two minutes left, and things were getting desperate. Henrik Lundqvist was beginning to lose hope. Head coach Alain Vigneault motioned for his goaltender to head to the bench, the final, last-ditch effort to save a season that seemed...
by Diana Driscoll | May 5, 2015 | New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
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...
by Seth Rothman | May 1, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
NEW YORK – Washington’s best player played liked it on Thursday. Alex Ovechkin scored the Capitals’ first goal, a power-play laser late in the first period that went top shelf on Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves). He had 11 shot attempts through the first two periods before...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 25, 2015 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals
The New York Islanders had their backs against the wall before Game 6 of their series with the Washington Capitals, but the Isles gutted out a 3-1 victory to keep their season alive for at least one more game. The series is now even 3-3 with the seventh and deciding...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 22, 2015 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals
The New York Islanders gave their all in Game 4 of their series against the Washington Capitals at the Nassau Coliseum, it just wasn’t quite good enough. In a series between two teams that both finished with 101 points in the regular season, little things can...