After all the preamble, it’s almost showtime for the Rangers. So consider the final five games of the regular season as the last dress rehearsals. Four of them are set to have Henrik Lundqvist in nets and a lot work awaiting the goaltender and his team in order to feel good going into the postseason. […]
Read MoreIn June of 1994, the Devils selected an 18-year-old native of the Czech Republic with the 51st overall pick in the NHL Draft. And after 1,240 NHL games, two Stanley Cups victories and just about every conceivable Devils’ team record later, Patrik Elias is finally hanging up his skates. Elias, who spent his entire career […]
Read MoreIt is the end of an era in Detroit. More so, this is the NHL and all its fans saying goodbye to a simpler way of thinking about the game, giving way to the inevitable rush of bigger business and a more sanitized and less personal way of doing things. The Red Wings’ streak ends […]
Read MoreThere were encouraging signs for the Rangers, the biggest one being how Henrik Lundqvist played in nets. But this was not the coveted 60-minute performance from the whole team, and with the playoffs right around the corner, the road remains littered with potholes, none larger than the ugly mark that still remains at home. The […]
Read MoreThe word “desperate” might not be enough to describe the way the Islanders are feeling as their roller-coaster season winds to a close. After plunging in the standings following an impressive midseason push, they absolutely needed a win against the last-place Devils Friday night. Thanks to Jaroslav Halak, coupled with general futility from the New […]
Read MoreThe Rangers know their defense is in dire straits without Ryan McDonagh. Which is why they were being overly cautious with the captain, sitting him out with an undisclosed injury for Friday night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Penguins at Garden. “He’s day-to-day, nothing serious,” coach Alain Vigneault said Friday morning. “But at this time, […]
Read MoreIf the result had truly mattered, then this eighth straight defeat on home ice would have been a crusher for the Rangers, beaten 4-3 in a shootout by the human bag of magic tricks otherwise known as Sidney Crosby and his Penguins. But save for the ignominy of it all, this represented a stutter-step forward […]
Read MoreEven the most ardent hater couldn’t have wanted this to happen, not like this. Yet what seemed like an inevitability due to the awful ice surface at Barclays Center turned into the worst-case scenario, with Islanders captain John Tavares suffering a hamstring injury during his team’s 2-1 win over the Devils on Friday night. Tavares’ […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA — Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 shots to earn his second shutout after replacing Michael Neuvirth early in the first period and the Flyers beat the Devils 3-0 Saturday night. Neuvirth left the game after collapsing in his crease 7 ¹/₂ minutes into the game. He was carted off the ice on a stretcher and […]
Read MoreRick Nash has been unflinchingly honest over the past few years about his role on the Rangers, about what he’s here to do, and about knowing his importance to the team’s success. Nash knows he needs to score goals, and he knows they haven’t always come in the numbers that he would like — especially […]
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