For the third straight series, the Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of The World’s Most Famous Arena.
The Eastern Conference’s top-seeded team has failed in its first two attempts to double that edge at Madison Square Garden. Given a…

Crunch the numbers, ride the waves of momentum, and then try to guess if the Rangers or Capitals will survive another Game 7 and move on to the NHL Eastern Conference Final.
Hockey analysts will make very compelling arguments, and leave anyone who is listening believing that both teams can…

John Tortorella’s answers at pregame, postgame, and off-day news conferences are about as short as Alex Ovechkin’s spins on the ice during the playoffs.
The irritable coach of the Rangers clearly disdains the ongoing media gatherings he is required to hold as his top-seeded club faces the Washington…

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The Rangers are likely more relieved than ecstatic now that they have outlasted the pesky Senators.
It wasn’t easy, and after a home loss in Game 5, it almost wasn’t likely. But the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded team gutted out a big road win and then…

Sometimes the so-so performances stand out more than the great ones.
The surging Rangers have been running away with the Eastern Conference and now they are picking up points even when they aren’t playing up to the high standard they have set.
“We’re playing our third game in…

The Ottawa Senators are assured of having at least four familiar faces on the ice when they host the NHL All-Star game this month.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson led all vote-getters in fan balloting, and captain Daniel Alfredsson and fellow forwards Milan Michalek and Jason Spezza also were elected for the…

It will be a few days before pucks hit the ice at Rangers training camp.
The intensity, however, showed up right away.
Life is never easy under demanding coach John Tortorella, and that was clear Friday when camp kicked off. Forget about any grace period or easing into the season…

How’s this for a change of pace? While the NFL and NBA are embroiled in labor disputes that threaten their upcoming seasons, NHL clubs are gearing up to spend more money on salaries than they have since a lockout canceled a full campaign six years ago.
Harmony exists in…

It’s no surprise that the Rangers’ offense busted out with Marian Gaborik back in the lineup. The fact that the top-line forward had no points in a blowout win over the Philadelphia Flyers could hardly have been predicted.
Ryan Callahan stole the show Sunday with a career-best four goals…

Martin St. Louis had a goal and assist, and Vincent Lecavalier snapped a third-period tie during a two-man power play to lift Tampa Bay to a 2-1 victory over the Rangers on Sunday in the Lightning’s first road game in more than a month.
Fresh off a 7-3-2 homestand…