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Evan’s Rangers Regular Season Ending Observations and Round One Prediction
The abbreviated 2012-2013 National Hockey League regular season has ended and the Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. We here at NYRNation.net are glad you are along for the playoff ride. Check back here daily for constant updates on the New York Rangers as they try to get that awful taste of “1994” out of [...]
Rangers Need Derek Stepan To Continue Torrid April Pace Into The Playoffs
Earlier this year before the puck dropped for the start of the NHL season, fellow Ranger Nation writer Glen Miller put together a piece entitled “Derek Stepan Needs To Step Up This Season” that was about how the Rangers would need D-Step to continue to make strides as a player and cement himself as one [...]
Rangers Shutout Devils in Regular Season Finale, Next up…Playoffs
The playoff bound New York Rangers took the Madison Square Garden ice Saturday in the final regular season game of 2013 against the New Jersey Devils, whom they eliminated from the playoffs last Sunday with a 4-1 win at home. The Devils could not exact the same revenge, but they could play a hand in deciding [...]
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 [...]
Rangers Fail To Clinch Playoff Berth; Lose To League Worst Panthers
Coming off an emotional home win on Sunday against the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers continued their playoff push in the Sunshine State on Tuesday, looking for their fourth straight win. They took on a Florida Panthers team that was looking ahead to next season, the same team they walloped 6-1 last Thursday at [...]
Game Preview: New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Florida Panthers tonight at BB&T Center (7:30 p.m. — TV: MSG Plus; Radio: 970 The Apple), in their second meeting in five days. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and rank eighth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 24-17-4 (52 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated [...]
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 [...]
Game Preview: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils
TODAY’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the New Jersey Devils today at Madison Square Garden (3:00 p.m. — TV: NBC; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in an Atlantic Division matchup. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and rank eighth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 23-17-4 (50 pts). The Rangers [...]
