Forbes magazine has ranked the Toronto Maple Leafs as the most valuable NHL franchise with a worth of $521 million.
The Rangers are second at $507 million and the Montreal Canadiens third at $445 million.
The Devils, surrounded by uncertain finances and a partial ownership sale, are ranked 20th with…

The Rangers’ biggest names led them past the biggest name in hockey, Sidney Crosby, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, Tuesday night at the Garden, as Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik and captain Ryan Callahan headed a four-goal second period.

Sidney Crosby has only been back for five games this season but has made an immediate impact for the Penguins. After notching two assists last night in a 4-3 loss to the Rangers, he now has points in four of the five games since his return from a concussion.
But…

Sidney Crosby returns to Broadway Tuesday night already at the top of his game, with nine points in his first four appearances following a 10-month concussion absence. It is an example of patience the Rangers only can hope bodes well for one of their most important players.

Rangers general manager Glen Sather has been in touch with Ducks counterpart Bob Murray regarding the availability of 24-year-old power winger Bobby Ryan, The Post has learned.
It is unclear whether Sather is simply conducting due diligence regarding Ryan, who is being dangled by the skidding Ducks, or whether discussions…

Marc Staal has begun skating on his own this week, thus taking another stride on his road to recovery from the post-concussion headaches that have sidelined the Rangers alternate captain all season.
The news was confirmed by John Tortorella before the Rangers’ 4-3 victory over the Penguins last night at…

If anyone had told me before last night’s game that the officials would call two 5 on 3′s against the Penguins, I would have told them to put down the crack pipe. Despite the fact that they turned a blind eye to the many text book infractions perpetrated by the Penguins in the first period, [...]

In the end it was gritty, not pretty, and that actually made last night’s 4-3 Rangers’ victory over the Penguins at the Garden even more impressive.
Because even after losing two goals of the 4-1 lead they had carried late into the second period by the 3:39 mark…

This is as well as the Rangers have played in any three-game stretch this season, includng the seven-game winning streak … all against good Eastern teams. And I still don’t think they’ve nearly hit their stride, even at 10-2 in the la…