MONTREAL - Henrik Lundqvist was under no illusions going into last night’s All-Star game. Which is a very good thing, considering that the King surrendered six goals on 21 shots in his 20 minutes of work in the East’s 12-11 shootout victory. “It…

MONTREAL - The last time Henrik Lundqvist played in this city, he allowed five goals in the opening 23:35 en route to the Rangers’ Dec. 4, 6-2 defeat to the Canadiens. That was the night he screamed at teammate Scott Gomez for not taking his man…

MONTREAL - The best penalty-killing unit in modern Rangers history was formed by Walt Tkaczuk and Billy Fairbairn, linemates on the imposing Bulldog Line, partners who specialized in ragging the puck while a man down for Emile Francis’ glamour…

MONTREAL - The re cord is 28-16-4, the Rangers are 10 points ahead of their pace of each of the last two seasons, but the most important number to digest is, 800,000 . . . as in $800,000 under the cap. As in, only $800,000 under the cap. Which…

And so the Rangers go into the All-Star break on another one of those mystifying mini-rolls they’ve been able to construct this season. The Blueshirts rarely look formidable, but the NHL doesn’t award points for formidable. The NHL awards points…

Petr Prucha doesn’t need to look up at Tom Renney’s greaseboard to read the writing on the Rangers wall. “When the team needs a spark by changing players, there are not too many who can come out, and so it’s me,” Prucha told The Post following…

PITTSBURGH-Maybe it was only one toe stub and maybe it was the only regulation defeat on their five-game road tour, but it’s a performance like this that feeds the perception that the Rangers’ 27-16-4 record is little more than an optical illusion…

PITTSBURGH - Maybe it was only a toe stub and maybe it was the only regulation defeat on their five-game road tour, but it’s a performance like this that feeds the perception that the Rangers’ 27-16-4 record is little more than an optical illusion…

PITTSBURGH - It figures. The NHL has a success in the Winter Classic, so now the marketing people are suggesting that the Jan. 1, 2010 extravaganza might be held in Las Vegas, or at the Rose Bowl, sexy sites that have absolutely nothing to do with…

PITTSBURGH - There was a line of demarcation in Brandon Dubinsky’s season. Going into the Oct. 27 match against the Islanders at the Coliseum, Dubinsky had recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in the first 11 games. But that night…