Rangers defenseman Marc Staal said he still feels awkward on the ice and has not found his form yet after missing the first 36 games of the season.
But his teammates already are seeing signs of Staal returning to his old style of play.
“He’s handled himself very well…

John Tortorella’s outburst after he disagreed with some of the officiating late in the Rangers’ 3-2 win in the Winter Classic in Philadelphia could end up costing the coach.
NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell said the matter was under review yesterday.
Campbell will follow up on the…

PHILADELPHIA — The Rangers thought the officials were out to get them, but that didn’t stop them from getting another victory.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped a penalty-shot attempt by Danny Briere with 19.6 seconds to go in the Rangers’ 3-2 triumph over the Flyers last night in the NHL Winter…

GLENDALE, Ariz. — After scoring a career-high 24 goals last season, Brandon Dubinsky had high expectations for himself this season.
So did the Rangers, who signed the 25-year-old to a four-year, $16.8 million deal over the summer.
But the year hasn’t gone as planned. Dubinsky has scored only one…

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Rangers recalled D Stu Bickel on an emergency basis from Connecticut on Sunday to replace Steve Eminger, who injured his right shoulder in Saturday’s win over the Coyotes.
Rangers coach John Tortorella said after the game that Eminger would be out for “a while.”
Bickel…

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rangers forward Brad Richards has scored game-winners before, but never like the one he came up with last night.
With the final seconds ticking away, Richards took a pass from Ryan McDonagh and fired a blind backhander toward the net.
The puck deflected up off Phoenix defenseman Keith…

PHOENIX — Sean Avery has given up trying to figure out when he will play again for the Rangers, but he admits sitting while the team played two of its ugliest games of the season the past five days has been particularly difficult.
“It’s definitely more frustrating,” Avery told The…

ST. LOUIS — Sean Avery has given up trying to figure out when he’ll play again for the Rangers, but he admits sitting while the team played two of its ugliest games of the season the past five days has been particularly difficult.
“It’s definitely more frustrating,” Avery…

ST. LOUIS — The Rangers knew what they were in for last night against a Blues team that was the second best defensive team in the NHL.
“They’re big, they’re strong,” coach John Tortorella said of St. Louis after it beat the Rangers 4-1. “It was a test for…

ST. LOUIS — Rangers defenseman Marc Staal still doesn’t know when he’s going to play for the first time this season, but his progress in recovering from a concussion continued during Thursday’s morning skate.
“The past few days have been the hardest I’ve skated in a really…