With Evgeni Malkin gone for the year and Sidney Crosby still out indefinitely, there is not much rubber burning in the nets of Penguins’ opponents these days, only in the head of their owner.
Yesterday, apparently unhappy Colin Campbell did not suspend every member of the Islanders for life after…

The coach has shuffled more decks this year than there are on all the tables in Vegas, and the Rangers still need a deal to find a true ace center.
John Tortorella can only coach ‘em if he’s got ‘em. With 28 games and likely at least one round…

Jordan Staal threw the best left hook at the Garden since Joe Frazier dropped Muhammad Ali, putting Brandon Prust out colder than Thunder Bay in February. But two teams that have gone through half their farms to stay solidly in playoff position through brutal runs of injuries know this is…

Having cashed in bets to win and place, Rangers coach John Tortorella yesterday was still hanging around the pay window, refusing to tear up his show ticket, too.
As expected, Ryan Callahan, out 19 games with a broken finger, and Dan Girardi, who has missed two contests with sore ribs…

As expected, Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi will return to the Rangers lineup Tuesday against Pittsburgh at the Garden when the NHL starts up again following the All-Star break.
After practice Monday, John Tortorella wouldn’t rule out hitting a trifecta with a lineup that includes Brandon Dubinsky.
“If it…

The Rangers’ two highest- paid players by far are their two biggest disappointments, and yet they have made it to the All-Star break six points ahead of the 52-game pace of a year ago, up 13 goals while down 15 goals against.
Two of Marian Gaborik’s 16 goals have…

The Rangers, who have had every reason to cry their way to 10th place, enter the All-Star break tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference and without reason to apologize for it.
After going 7-6-1 in the 14 games they played this season without star Marian Gaborik, they are now…

Ask the ticket holders who have died a thousand deaths over the years with teams of players nearing dead ends: This idea of the Rangers going young is not an old one at all.
And the man whose beard most threatens to turn gray at the club’s direction endorses…

ST. LOUIS — The Rangers are a remarkable 10-1 in back-to-backs this season, but the conquests on consecutive nights are not the only win-wins they enjoy. It’s Henrik Lundqvist’s back that coach John Tortorella says he and Marty Biron are protecting.
“I told you guys we’re going…

It’s a grind, for the Rangers. They are exactly equidistant between first place and ninth place, and their one and only offensive star has scored goals in just seven of his 24 games since returning from a shoulder separation.
The Rangers certainly could have used Marian Gaborik, as hard…