by Seth Rothman | Jan 9, 2016 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
NEW YORK – Rangers center Derek Stepan moved around Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, and appeared to have the entire net to shoot at, with plenty of time to send the Rangers towards what would have been their most uplifting, season-altering win of the season. As he...
by Seth Rothman | Jan 5, 2016 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
NEW YORK – Finally, the New York Rangers got some bounces. Finally, the Rangers played a smart, sound defensive game coupled with an opportunistic offensive game. Finally, the Rangers looked like the Rangers. Mired in a 5-11-2 slump over their previous 18 games, the...
by Seth Rothman | Dec 22, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, New York Rangers
NEW YORK – As the season of giving reaches its apex, the Anaheim Ducks decided to hand out some holiday cheer on the ice. The New York Rangers aren’t complaining. Derick Brassard took advantage of a pair of inexcusable Ducks (12-15-6) turnovers, one in the first...
by Seth Rothman | Dec 20, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
NEW YORK – The only people in the New York City metropolitan area that are still not awaiting the winter’s first snowfall are the New York Rangers. Their defensive lapses have turned their confidence into mush, and with each mounting loss, that confidence continues...
by Seth Rothman | Dec 15, 2015 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, New York Rangers
NEW YORK – The Undertaker – no, not that Undertaker — helped the Rangers bury the Oilers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Dylan McIlrath, who earned his nickname because of his penchant for physicality and fisticuffs, scored his first-career goal, a...
by Diana Driscoll | Dec 7, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators
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....
