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Game 6 Preview: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
TODAY’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Washington Capitals today at Madison Square Garden (4:30 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup. The Blueshirts currently trail in the series 3-2, following a 2-1 overtime loss in Game 5 on Friday at Verizon Center. The Rangers enter the contest with [...]
Holtby Halts Rangers, Caps Take Game 1
The Stanley Cup playoffs didn’t start the way that the Rangers had hoped as they dropped game 1 to Braden Holtby in Washington last night. The Rangers got off to a slow start to the game, when just 34 seconds in they committed a bench minor and gave the Capitals their first of five powerplays on [...]
Captain Clutch: Ryan Callahan’s overtime winner in Carolina sends Rangers to Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers entered Thursday night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes needing a win or a regulation loss by the Winnipeg Jets at home against the Montreal Canadiens to punch their ticket to the postseason. At practice Thursday morning leading goal scorer Rick Nash said, “We’re not scoreboard watching. It’s in our hands, so we want [...]
Game Preview: New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena (7:00 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), to wrap up their 2013 regular season road schedule. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and rankeighth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 24-18-4 (52 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having [...]
Ryan Callahan Leads Rangers To Third Straight Win; Eliminates Devils
After the New York Knicks 85-78 victory over the Boston Celtics in game one of the playoffs Saturday afternoon, the New York Rangers looked to keep the magic going at Madison Square Garden as they took on their cross town rival New Jersey Devils in a Sunday matinee. A win for the Rangers would serve double [...]
Stepan Right Up
Before the season started I wrote a piece right here on Ranger Nation (which you can read by clicking here) arguing that for the Rangers to succeed and take full advantage of their two snipers (Nash and Gaborik) this season Derek Stepan was going to have to step up. My rationale was simple; I figured [...]
Brad Richards First Career Hat-Trick Propels Rangers Blowout of Sabres
If you watched the last two New York Rangers games you would never know they were ranked 17th in goals per game with a 2.5 percentage. The Rangers scored in bunches on Friday night in Buffalo with an eight goal outburst, one night after putting up six against the Panthers at home. Led by Brad Richards, who finally [...]
Evan Cohen: 5 Questions and 5 Games
Going into tonight’s gigantic matchup with the Buffalo Sabres at the First Niagara Center in upstate New York, the New York Rangers have five games left to maintain a spot in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Right now, the Rangers sit in 8th place with five games remaining. They currently hold the tie-breaker over the [...]
Like Rest Of Team, Rangers’ Coaching Staff Falling Short Of Expectations
With the New York Rangers’ playoff hopes hanging on by the thinnest of threads, I feel as if this is a necessary time to delve into what I think has been the Rangers’ biggest problem this season: their coaching staff. A year after finishing as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference during the [...]
Rangers Pour It On In Must Win Game, Rout Panthers 6-1
Tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with only six games remaining, the New York Rangers began their stretch of ‘Must Win’ games against the league worst Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. With every game, every period, and every shift so vital right now, Henrik Lundqvist made [...]
