SUNRISE, Fla. — Mathew Barzal scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Islanders over Florida 5-4 on Monday night after Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo was injured in the second period. Anders Lee scored his 100th career goal. John Tavares, Brock Nelson and Thomas Hickey also scored in regulation for the Islanders. Jaroslav […]
Read MorePITTSBURGH — This was a single-game example of that karmic tug-of-war hockey teams speak about, that ambiguous idea of the difference between the results that are deserved and those delivered. The Rangers put that old cliché into motion and worked for their bounces, getting a couple very fortunate breaks while managing to sneak out of […]
Read MoreTAMPA, Fla.— When the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to regain the momentum, Yanni Gourde took over. Gourde scored two of Tampa Bay’s three goals late in the second period and the Lightning beat the Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night. After the Islanders dominated the first 16 minutes of the second, Gourde had a power-play rebound […]
Read MorePITTSBURGH — The holiday sickness hit the Rangers’ crease. Henrik Lundqvist was too ill to make his planned 15th start in a row, instead remaining at the team hotel while Ondrej Pavelec led the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. After practicing on Monday in New […]
Read MoreThe Rangers are being coached, and have been for a while, as if every game were a playoff game. After an atrocious start to the season, it’s hard to dispute the necessity of that mentality as purveyed by Alain Vigneault. But it’s equally as hard to think that such urgency is sustainable, being that it’s […]
Read MorePITTSBURGH — The Islanders made a late rally, but it wasn’t enough. Matt Hunwick scored 1:29 into overtime, lifting the Penguins over the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. “I saw one of their guys changing, so it was a chance to create a 3-on-2,” the defenseman said after his first NHL overtime goal. “You hope […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — There was quite a bit of progress in the health of Henrik Lundqvist over the past few days, and the goaltender seems ready to play for the Rangers in Friday night’s match against the Capitals. Lundqvist fell ill over the weekend and was unable to make his scheduled 15th straight start in what […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — It was a shocking bit of honesty, and it reopened a wound that had been closed for almost two months. Capitals coach Barry Trotz did not mince words when discussing Kevin Shattenkirk, the defenseman Washington had picked up at the trade deadline last season and who signed a free-agent contract with the Rangers […]
Read MoreThe reason there is hesitation when hearing the NHL has agreed to allow Seattle to fill out an application for expansion is that unmitigated greed can undo something great. And greed is the first sentiment that comes to mind when commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that the Board of Governors is asking Seattle for a […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — There was a lot of emotion following this one, more than could have been expected for a game in early December. But it was understandable after the way the Rangers squandered a comeback and ultimately lost, 4-2, to the Capitals on Friday night at Capital One Arena. “It’s disappointing, extremely disappointing,” said goalie […]
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