Artem Anisimov and the Rangers forwards had plenty of scoring chances at Tampa, but ran into a very hot goaltender in rookie Cedrick Desjardins, a recent call-up from the AHL who ma…

Rangers defenseman Marc Staal powers past Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby along the boards. Staal scored the game-tying goal, shorthanded, at 18:34 of the third period — just 27 seco…

Ray Whitney scored 3:45 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes earned a split of their home-and-home series against the New York Rangers with a 2-1 victory today.
Whitney controlled the puck amid pressure along the left wing boards, moved it to Ma…

RALEIGH — Erik Christensen figured there was only one way for the Rangers to atone for their most embarrassing loss of the season.
Go hard for three periods and win.
Christensen, claimed off waivers from Anaheim on Dec. 2, had a goal and an as…

PHILADELPHIA — Henrik Lundqvist faced a flurry of shots in the third period, and stopped each and every one.
When it was over, he’d made 16 of his 36 saves in the final frame and helped the New York Rangers hang on for a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia…

OTTAWA — Pierre Parenteau scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators today.
Parenteau, who missed a shot at an open net late in regulation, put a shot into the to…

TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2009 has received its rings.
Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull and New Jersey Devils executive Lou Lamoriello picked up their jewelry during a morning ceremony at the Hall. The indu…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — What better way for the Rangers to snap out of their recent funk than face a team mired in an even deeper slump. Though the Rangers had won just once in their past six, the Wild entered last night losers in eight of their past 10. …

ST. PAUL, Minn. — What better way for the Rangers to snap out of their recent funk than face a team mired in an even deeper slump. Though the Rangers had won just once in their past six, the Wild entered last night losers in eight of their past 10. …

Theo Fleury’s career is ending in the place it began.
The 41-year-old forward decided to give up his comeback attempt and retire as a member of the Calgary Flames.
“I could not sign with another team,” he said. “I retire a Calgary Flame.”
Last week, …