Alain Vigneault was hoping to “catch everybody’s attention,” and he sure did. The Rangers coach mixed and matched almost all of his forward lines and defensive pairs for the team’s first game out of the three-day Christmas break Wednesday night against the Capitals at the Garden. Most notably, he was set to start the game […]
Read MoreA review from Toronto saved the Islanders late in regulation. Rookie Mathew Barzal saved them in overtime. Barzal’s overtime heroics followed Josh Bailey’s video-review equalizer in regulation to give the Islanders a win they shouldn’t have had, sneaking past the Sabres, 3-2, in overtime Wednesday night at Barclays Center. With the Islanders trailing 2-1 in […]
Read MoreIt was from an unlikely source, but backup goalie Ondrej Pavelec was the reason the Rangers were allowed to do something very important coming off their three-day Christmas break. “It took a couple periods to sweat out the alcohol and turkey,” defenseman Marc Staal explained after his team’s 1-0 shootout victory over the Capitals on […]
Read MoreThis might be a difficult injury for the Rangers to swallow. The Blueshirts lost forward Chris Kreider after the first period of the team’s 1-0 shootout victory against the Capitals on Wednesday night at the Garden, the first game out of the three-day Christmas break. Afterward, coach Alain Vigneault only said Kreider is out with […]
Read MoreFor this night, Alain Vigneault was a master choreographer. Juggling every line combination and two of the three defense pairings in an effort to “catch everybody’s attention,” the coach coaxed just the response he was seeking. “When you switch everything up halfway through the season, that definitely sends a message,” Kevin Hayes told The Post […]
Read MoreChris Kreider and the Rangers are awaiting further results of medical exams the winger underwent Thursday after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right arm that will sideline him for an indefinite, extended period of time. The best-case scenario for Kreider would translate to an absence of 6-to-8 weeks but experts in the […]
Read MoreIn the long run, Chris Kreider’s extended absence because of his right-arm blood clot could complicate matters as the Rangers simultaneously battle for a playoff spot and devise an approach to the Feb. 26 trade deadline. In the short run, replacing him in the lineup with AHL recall Vinni Lettieri will change the club’s complexion. […]
Read MoreHockey Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick chats with The Post’s Dave Blezow about the 2018 Winter Classic between the Rangers and Sabres at Citi Field (Monday, 1 p.m., NBC). Q: Does the Winter Classic still hold the same allure for you that the first one did 10 years ago? A: Going into it, […]
Read MoreDETROIT — There is an understandable amount of gray area in every rule book. But what is absolutely confounding about the NHL’s discipline policy is that there is no standardization for supplemental punishment. So the definition of a slash can be left up to the interpretation of the officials. To some extent, so can the […]
Read MoreWhen Kevin Hayes was asked about the scary situation his good buddy Chris Kreider is facing, he reached for his left hip. “You know,” he told The Post on Friday morning, “I had the same thing when I was in college. I had compartment syndrome, there was a clot there before in my leg.” It’s […]
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