WASHINGTON — There have been no updates on the status of Mika Zibanejad, but one thing the Rangers know is that their top-line center will not be available when they return home to host the Devils on Saturday night. Zibanejad did not come on this two-game road trip that started Tuesday in Pittsburgh and concluded […]
Read MoreWould the NHL actually lock the door on the Seattle Totems just as this 32nd franchise is ready to drop a $650 million puck on the 2020-21 season? Or is the league simply going to dare the NHLPA to go out on strike after either or both sides exercise reopeners to the collective bargaining agreement […]
Read MoreThis doesn’t feel like December. This doesn’t feel like more than a month away from the All-Star break — at least not around the Rangers and not around the Metropolitan Division, where points are tough to come by and every one of them is incredibly meaningful. That’s something the Rangers know, and that’s why they […]
Read MoreBOSTON — Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk scored, Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots and the Bruins beat the Islanders 3-1 on Saturday night. Danton Heinen added an empty-net goal, and Torey Krug and David Pastrnak each had two assists for the Bruins, who won for the eighth time in 10 games. Anders Lee scored and […]
Read MoreIf the playoffs started today … you wouldn’t be preoccupied with buying gifts for Hanukkah, Christmas or, for that matter, finding that perfect Festivus pole. Which is to say the playoffs do not commence for another four months, so it is of little concern the Blueshirts do not occupy a tournament berth as of this […]
Read MoreRegarding the Rangers, who might have added interest in Monday’s game at the Garden representing low-profile (no-profile) assistant Lindy Ruff in his first crack at the Stars team he coached the previous four seasons: 1. Henrik Lundqvist transforming his game on the fly at age 35 into a stylistic hybrid of Martin Brodeur and Mike […]
Read MoreSunday came and went without the NHL issuing any further discipline to Bruins forward Brad Marchand for his high hit on John Tavares on Saturday night. Marchand was assessed a five-minute major penalty for the hit, after taking a direct route to Tavares and leveling him to the ice with his shoulder, but will not […]
Read MoreThere are a few theories that might have some truth to them, but nobody can quite figure out what, exactly, it is that makes the Islanders such a threat at Barclays Center this season. “Maybe home cooking?” goalie Jaroslav Halak said. “Being with the family? “Sleeping in your own bed, you’re eating dinners at home,” […]
Read MoreThere weren’t even the proper words to describe how appreciative the Rangers were for backup goalie Ondrej Pavelec saving them from utter embarrassment. Because in just his fifth start of the season, Pavelec was all that kept the Blueshirts from getting run out of their building, the single reason they were able to slink away […]
Read MoreDoug Weight offered a strong endorsement of his goalies, Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss, before the Islanders took the ice against the Capitals on Monday night. “I feel good about both our goalies,” he said at the team’s morning skate. “No one else does. I don’t really care.” Halak left Weight, plus 11,053 fans in […]
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