The Rangers have an 8-1-1 record in their past 10 games, and a seven-point lead over ninth-place Carolina in the Eastern Conference. The magic number is down to six points with six games to go.
So after relying on other teams down the stretch last year and ultimately failing to…

The Rangers are getting hot at home at the right time.
After having their share of disappointment at home this season, the Rangers have now won a season-high four games in a row at Madison Square Garden with last night’s 1-0 win over the Panthers.
The Rangers have outscored…

The Rangers are hoping Sunday’s power-play outburst is just the jolt their struggling unit needed.
Jump-starting the power play has been a point of emphasis all season for the Rangers, who with 35 goals on 211 chances (16.6 percent) ranked 21st in the league going into last night…

Playing five games in seven nights is never easy in the NHL. But it will be even harder for the Rangers if Marian Gaborik doesn’t start to find the back of the net.
The first game of that stretch is tonight against the Maple Leafs at the Garden.
“Gabby…

Rookie defenseman Ryan McDonagh is excited about his promotion to the Rangers, but he realizes he might not see action for a while.
McDonagh gets his first taste of the NHL tonight when the Rangers play host to the Hurricanes after he was called up from Connecticut of the AHL…

The good news for the Rangers is that captain Chris Drury will be returning tonight. The bad news is they have to face the Penguins.
Drury, who has missed two months with a broken left finger, last played in the Rangers’ home opener back on Oct. 15. He netted just…

The Rangers will be aiming for their first four-game winning streak of the season tonight when they host the Bruins. But it might be difficult if they continue to spend a lot of time in the penalty box.
They have been shorthanded 74 times, sixth most in the league, and…

Last night’s Rangers loss wasn’t for lack of effort — and certainly not by Brian Boyle.
The gritty forward scored two goals in the first period, and was the Rangers’ best player on the ice in a hard-fought 5-3 loss to the Capitals at Madison Square Garden.
The…

Marian Gaborik, who has been out since Oct. 15 with a separated left shoulder, was at the Rangers’ practice facility yesterday, and, boy, was everyone glad to see him. Though Gaborik has not started skating yet, he said the early stages of his rehab are going well.
“I’m happy…

Considering the Rangers can’t seem to do anything right on special teams, you’d think practice would be worthwhile. But after their 3-1 loss to the Avalanche on Monday in which the Blueshirts allowed two power-play goals on two shorthanded opportunities, the team had an off-ice workout yesterday instead…