Jesper Fast did not rush back from his offseason hip surgery just because he saw his Rangers get out to such a difficult start. But the integral winger said he was fully ready for his return, which came ahead of schedule in the team’s 3-2 loss to the Devils on Saturday night, dropping the Rangers […]
Read MoreThe Rangers are looking for a hero. Or are they? “In this kind of situation there’s a fine line between wanting to be the guy to get us out of this and then going out there and trying to do too much,” Henrik Lundqvist told The Post before the Blueshirts attempted to put a brake […]
Read MoreEddie Olczyk is in the middle of fighting cancer, but he’s ready to get back to work. Olczyk will return to his seat next to Mike “Doc” Emrick as NBC’s top hockey analyst Wednesday night, when the Blackhawks and Blues square off. He’ll also resume his duties as the Blackhawks analyst on the local broadcast […]
Read MoreIn watching the Rangers for the majority of the second and third periods against the Penguins at the Garden on Tuesday night, it was easy to forget the Blueshirts had won one and lost five of their first six games. But when the night had ended, with Pittsburgh on top 5-4 following a couple of […]
Read MoreTwo weeks into the season, the Devils are proving to be a tough team. And they have the tangible results to show it. “Good teams find a way to respond,” Kyle Palmieri said after scoring the lone goal in a shootout to lift the Devils to a 5-4 win over the Lightning on Tuesday night […]
Read MoreAdam Cracknell, a healthy scratch for his third game with the Rangers on Saturday after having been claimed on waivers from Dallas on Oct. 9, returned to the lineup for Tuesday’s match at the Garden against the Penguins and did some solid blue-collar work in limited ice time. Cracknell got 7:16 centering Michael Grabner and […]
Read MoreThe play might have been more of a reflex than anything, but for Kevin Shattenkirk and the Rangers, it’s a fitting snapshot of how the first seven games of the season have gone. With the Rangers holding on to a 4-3 lead with just about a minute left in regulation Tuesday, Penguins winger Patric Hornqvist […]
Read MoreTwo nights after the Rangers let a potential momentum-changing win against the defending Stanley Cup champs slip through their fingers, they’re hoping a meeting with their old rival can provide the necessary spark they’ve desperately been seeking. It didn’t come Tuesday against the Penguins, and they missed another shot Saturday against the red-hot Devils, but […]
Read MoreIt was Henrik Lundqvist who talked about “hockey luck” not going his or his team’s way in the aftermath of a 5-4 overtime defeat Tuesday to the Penguins in which Sidney Crosby tied the score with less than a minute remaining in regulation by banking one in off the goaltender from well behind the net. […]
Read MoreAlain Vigneault said all the expected things about hard work and preparation and perseverance, and as he was leaving his postgame press conference after another deflating loss, the buttoned-up Rangers coach loosened his tie and let out a deep sigh. It’s getting hot around these Blueshirts, and everyone feels it. “I’m a firm believer in […]
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