Sean Avery exacted revenge on the Dallas Stars a year after they dumped him, scoring a goal and setting up three others in the New York Rangers’ 5-2 victory Wednesday night.
Avery’s stay with the Stars lasted only 23 games into a four-year, $15.5 million contract that he…

Simon Gagne scored three goals and added an assist, and the surging Philadelphia Flyers stretched their winning streak to four games by handing the New York Rangers their worst loss of the season, 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Former Rangers forward Blair …

PHOENIX — Wayne Gretzky has resigned as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes.
Gretzky’s departure had been rumored as the bankruptcy court battle between Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL over the sale of the financially troubled team dragged …

THUNDER BAY, Ontario Former NHL player Walt Poddubny died yesterday after collapsing at his sister’s house. He was 49. The cause of death wasn’t known. Drafted 90th overall by Edmonton in 1980, Poddubny played 11 NHL seasons for the Oilers…

Rangers defenseman Paul Mara injured his right shoulder Sunday during a third-period fight with Philadelphia’s Arron Asham and stayed home from New York’s trip to St. Louis after the game. Mara had a brief examination of his shoulder at Madison…

SUNRISE, Fla. - The Rangers missed all four attempts in the shootout to fall 2-1 to the Panthers last night. Richard Zednik scored the only goal in the shootout, and goalie Tomas Vokoun led the Panthers to a 2-1 victory last night. “We haven’t…

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 35 shots for his first NHL shutout in his fourth start and Marc Savard scored to give Boston a 1-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday. Rask was playing in his first NHL game since Dec. 6, 2007, because…

PITTSBURGH - It was a long night for the Rangers - and Henrik Lundqvist. Petr Sykora and Kris Letang each had two goals, and Sidney Crosby got back into action with a goal and two assists in the Penguins’ 6-2 victory over the Rangers last night…

Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov took performance-enhancing drugs for several months before he died during a Russian league game in October, investigators said Monday. Investigators added that during his last year the 19-year-old player suffered…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Vancouver Canucks signed free agent center Mats Sundin today. “I am truly excited to be joining the Canucks,” Sundin said. “Once I made the decision to return to play a few weeks ago, the Vancouver opportunity…