by Seth Rothman | May 14, 2015 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
NEW YORK – You can’t kill these Rangers. You can come close, but you can’t kill them. For the second consecutive year, the Rangers recovered from a 3-1 series deficit in the second round. Last year they shocked the Penguins. This year, it was the Capitals left...
by Brandon Mersky | May 12, 2015 | AHL, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
Worcester MA — The Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series seemed to be slowly slipping from the paws of Hartford’s beloved Wolf Pack after Hershey Bears were took the lead with their Game Three victory last night here at the DCU Center in Worcester....
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...