by Joe Soccoa | Jan 3, 2017 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
New York – For the 206th consecutive time the New York Rangers had a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden and for the crowd it was anything but New Years fun as the Blueshirts fell to the 14-15-8 Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4-1. It was a night of disaster for...
by Joe Soccoa | Dec 28, 2016 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
New York – The New York Rangers were able to stop a two game slide Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden as they came back against the Ottawa Senators and secured a 4-3 victory. It certainly wasn’t an easy victory but the Rangers will always take it...
by Joe Soccoa | Dec 23, 2016 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
New York – For the second time this week, the New York Rangers surrendered seven goals and were outplayed mightily. Tuesday night it was against the Pittsburgh Penguins; tonight it was against the Minnesota Wild 7-4. The Wild, behind the Columbus Blue Jackets,...
by Joe Soccoa | Dec 18, 2016 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL
NEW YORK – The New York Rangers picked up their second straight shootout win in consecutive nights as they beat the cross-river rival New Jersey Devils 3-2. It was the second game of the back-to-back for the Blueshirts who played the Nashville Predators last...
by Joe Soccoa | Dec 11, 2016 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
NEW YORK – New York Rangers back-up goaltender Antti Raanta has been quite the story over the last three games. That’s right, three straight games he has started for struggling Henrik Lundqvist and has won all three including two shutouts. Tonight, he...
by Brad Kurtzberg | Dec 7, 2016 | Homepage, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL
The penalty kill came up big and Jaroslav Halak made 36 saves as the New York Islanders downed the New York Rangers 4-2 at Barclays Center Tuesday night. The win gave the Islanders at least a point in each of their last five games (4-0-1). “It’s gives our...