Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves, Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. The Rangers’ win over the Flyers also helped New Jersey…

Arron Asham scored two goals, Martin Biron made 39 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Saturday. Mike Richards and Scott Hartnell also had goals for the Flyers, who improved their hold on the No. 4 spot in the Eastern…

DALLAS - For the Rangers, the defense rested. The Stars scored their most goals since the franchise moved from Minnesota in 1993, crushing the Rangers last night, 10-2. Nikolai Zherdev had both goals for the Rangers, 0-3-1 in their last four…

OTTAWA - Brandon Dubinsky had gone more than a month since his last goal. Once he gave the Rangers the early lead, Henrik Lundqvist took care of the rest. Lundqvist made 33 saves to earn his second shutout in three games, and Dubinsky and…

BUFFALO - The Sabres may have loved Ryan Miller’s terrific play in goal, but Miller was more impressed with his Rangers counterpart. Miller and Rangers backup Steve Valiquette waged a goaltending battle last night, with Miller’s Sabres…

SAN JOSE - The Rangers had a good trip to California. It was nearly great. The Rangers peppered Evgeni Nabokov with 17 shots in the third period, but he turned away every one of them to lead the Sharks to a 3-2 win last night. The Rangers…

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has summoned Sean Avery to New York for a hearing Thursday on remarks that resulted in the indefinite suspension of the Dallas Stars’ instigator. Bettman disciplined Avery on Tuesday for making “inappropriate public…

OTTAWA - The Rangers have given up four or more goals in a game just four times this season. But yesterday’s 4-1 loss to the Senators was the second game in a row it has happened, a trend that is troubling Tom Renney. “We were ‘tweeners tonight,”…

OTTAWA - Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza and Mike Fisher each scored to lead the Senators to a 3-2 win over the Rangers last night in the first preseason game for both teams. Brandon Dubinsky netted two goals for New York, which fell behind 3-0 after…

MOSCOW - Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout. The Russian League team Avangard Omsk announced the…