2019 March

Mika Zibanejad’s OT goal propels Rangers to pivotal Game 5 win

MONTREAL — It was the smallest smile and a nod in a crowded elevator. In the immediate aftermath of what had just happened, this was not the time for Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton to celebrate. But he did have an appropriate answer when asked if he saw this coming, a dramatic and utterly unpredictable […]

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The most tantalizing Ranger finally makes his presence felt

MONTREAL — This was a twist on the old “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t,” for in this Game 5 on Thursday night, just when you became convinced you might never see Chris Kreider again make a play for the Rangers, there you saw No. 20 popping into the picture again and again and […]

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Rangers’ penalty kill contributes in more ways than one

MONTREAL — At least one of the Rangers’ special teams is contributing. The Blueshirts’ penalty kill came up huge in their 3-2 overtime victory over the Canadiens in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night at Bell Centre. With the win, the Rangers took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. The […]

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Home ice isn’t only advantage Rangers have in Game 6

MONTREAL — The stats are in their favor. The Rangers took a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night at Bell Centre. If history proves to be a proper forecast, their 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series puts them in good shape to advance to […]

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Mika Zibanejad gets his ‘revenge’ at just the right time

MONTREAL — Mika Zibanejad is well aware of what’s going on around him — and all of the implications. So it’s no surprise he had been open about his struggles through the first three games of his first postseason as a Ranger, and was just as open about feeling a bit of redemption when he […]

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Where does playoff spare part Kevin Klein fit in Rangers future?

MONTREAL — Of course Kevin Klein was thinking about his future, which was only natural when the present left him wanting for attention. The Rangers, who took a 3-2 lead in their first-round series with the Canadiens with a 3-2 overtime win in Game 5 on Thursday night at Bell Centre, must also be wondering what […]

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Don’t mess with Henrik Lundqvist right now

Not until the morning. Not until Saturday morning will Henrik Lundqvist turn his focus to the Game 6 potential opening-round clincher at the Garden against the Canadiens that night. “I put so much energy into every game, that I won’t think about it until morning of game day,” Lundqvist told The Post following Thursday’s 3-2 […]

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How Rangers plan to stop Canadiens from crashing Henrik Lundqvist

MONTREAL — If you think the Canadiens were attacking Henrik Lundqvist with reckless abandon in the first five games of this series, what do you think is going to happen with their season on the line? So the alert is out for Lundqvist when his Rangers take the Garden ice with a chance to eliminate […]

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‘Wiser than his age’: Rave review for young Rangers defenseman

MONTREAL — When Brendan Smith was with the Red Wings for the first five months of the 2016-17 regular season, he didn’t get to see a lot of Rangers rookie defenseman Brady Skjei. But since Smith came over in a Feb. 28 trade and recently spending a good amount of time on a defensive pair […]

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Rangers get series-swinging spark from ‘KZB’ line

Click:开放的免费api MONTREAL — First came an experiment to see if the chemistry was still there. But now, the Rangers’ “KZB” line is back, and it’s hard to see coach Alain Vigneault splitting them up anytime soon. The trio of Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich did not take long to rekindle their on-ice relationship […]

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