This was the type of play that can stay with a player for a long time and could begin to define his legacy — if he let it. But it took Rangers defenseman Nick Holden less than a day to get over what transpired at the end of regulation in Game 2 of his team’s […]
Read MoreThis was early in the 1994-95 season, when the Devils were in Buffalo for the first time since losing an unforgettable first-round 1-0 quadruple-overtime Game 6 to Dominik Hasek, before defeating the Sabres at the Meadowlands two nights later in Game 7. Following the morning skate, New Jersey defenseman Bruce Driver was asked what he […]
Read MoreThe Rangers and Canadiens entered their playoff series known as “skill teams” — NHL code for soft. Five games have changed that. A series that has seen its share of stitches, bruises and hits — legal and illegal on both sides — has emerged as the most physical in the Stanley Cup playoffs. “I think […]
Read MoreIt has been more than just the play-making ability from Jimmy Vesey that has been impressive in his first NHL postseason. It also has been how he hasn’t backed down from the physical Canadiens, before or after the whistle, as his team had a chance to finish off the series with a Game 6 victory […]
Read MoreOne goal in the playoffs for him last year. One goal in the playoffs for him this year. First-round loss for his team last year in six games. First-round loss for his team this year in a four-game sweep. But when Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said as he did on Saturday, in the wake […]
Read MoreIt was a regular season that started with uncertainty and a postseason that started with the same. But this is proving to be a new version of an old story, the Rangers maybe not looking like the most formidable opponent in the playoffs, but somehow finding ways to win — and win big. Once again, […]
Read MoreYou know, it used to be kind of routine around here for the Rangers to win playoff rounds and for Henrik Lundqvist to win his goal-tending matchup, no matter the guy at the other end of the ice. Of course it was. But then came last spring and the opening-round, five-game surrender to the Penguins […]
Read MoreAlain Vigneault allowed the smallest smile to cross his face, as this was a personal victory, as well as a team triumph. Vigneault’s Rangers beat the Canadiens, 3-1, in Game 6 on Saturday night at the Garden to win their first-round series against his friend and counterpart, Claude Julien. Before the series, Vigneault said Julien […]
Read MoreThe Rangers and Canadiens entered their first-round playoff series known as skill teams, which is NHL code for soft. The first five games changed that — and the sixth confirmed it. A series that saw its share of stitches, bruises and hits — legal and illegal on both sides — emerged as the most physical […]
Read MoreIt wasn’t just one player, one voice. It came from all corners of the Rangers locker room in the Garden. The Rangers had done it again — played a lousy first period — and this time, they were in grave danger of having to play a Game 7 on the opponent’s home ice. Like a […]
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