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Game 4 Preview: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Washington Capitals tonight at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup. The Blueshirts currently trail in the series, 2-1, following a 4-3 win in Game 3 on Monday at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers enter the contest with a 209-228-8 record [...]
Game 2 Preview: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
TODAY’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Washington Capitals today at Verizon Center (12:30 p.m. — TV: NBC; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup. The Blueshirts trail in the series, 1-0, following a 3-1 loss in Game 1 on Thursday at Verizon Center. The Rangers enter the contest with [...]
Three Goal Second, Holtby’s Goaltending helps Capitals take 1-0 Series Lead on Rangers
The New York Rangers began the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs against a familiar opponent. For the fourth time in five years the Rangers would do battle with the Washington Capitals during the NHL’s second season. Despite the Rangers opening the scoring, the Capitals controlled most of the game and the Rangers struggles to score goals in the playoffs [...]
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 [...]
Three Keys To Tonight’s Rangers vs. Capitals Game
Before the Rangers take on the Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals tonight, here are my three keys to the game that the Rangers need to do to come out with a win in Game 1. 1. It is vital that the Rangers keep their cool and survive the first period. A [...]
Game 1 Preview: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Washington Capitals tonight at Verizon Center (7:30 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup. On Saturday, the Blueshirts defeated the New Jersey Devils, 4-0, in their regular season finale. New York posted a record of 10-3-1 in [...]
The (Over)Hype of Chris Kreider
When we first heard over the course of the past few years that Glen Sather absolutely refused to include coveted Rangers prospect at the time, Chris Kreider, in any kind of deal, Rangers fans exploded with elation thinking that Kreider was part of New York’s future – and rightly so. Kreider fit the mold of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
