WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Islanders were no match for Winnipeg’s patchwork top line. Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist on the re-worked top line and the Jets beat the Islanders 4-2 on Friday night. “We’re going to try not to be too frustrated, but obviously we would have loved […]
Read MoreMathew Barzal, a legitimate threat to Brock Boeser, Clayton Keller and Malcolm Subban for the Calder Trophy, would constitute a special rookie class unto himself around these parts, given the combination of speed and skill he flashes on a clockwork basis for the Belmont-bound Islanders. But wait. There are the similarly skilled, if not necessarily […]
Read MoreBefore the festivities begin in earnest, Rick Nash provided an honest explanation of what the Winter Classic means to the Rangers. “I don’t know if it makes sense — it’s a game and the two points are there, but it doesn’t feel it,” Nash told The Post after a 3-2 shootout loss Friday to the […]
Read MoreDENVER — The Avalanche have relied on their stars to carry the offense, but it was the supporting cast that got things rolling on New Year’s Eve. Gabriel Landeskog scored twice in less than two minutes in the second period, and Colorado routed the Islanders 6-1 on Sunday night. Carl Soderberg and Erik Johnson had […]
Read MoreChris Kreider, who is scheduled to meet with his medical team early this week as physicians on the case devise a plan to respond to the blood clot in his right arm, is expected to chat with his teammates prior to Monday’s Winter Classic against the Sabres at Citi Field. “I saw Chris [Saturday] at […]
Read MoreEvery once in a while, Henrik Lundqvist can remind you that he is not from this place. It was such a time Sunday following the Blueshirts’ pre-Winter Classic practice at Citi Field when the netminder wore a look of confusion on his face when asked if he’d gotten in any BP in the indoor cages […]
Read MoreAs Henrik Lundqvist explained, what hung in the balance was more than just the two points. There were memories at stake. Now, after a 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres in the 10th annual Winter Classic, outdoors at Citi Field on Monday afternoon, the Rangers and their franchise netminder get to keep their outdoor record […]
Read MoreThe Winter Classic no longer creates the national footprint it did when the NHL’s outdoor extravaganza was created 10 years ago. It no longer makes for appointment viewing. Fact is, the national TV audience that peaked at 2.5 million for the 2009 game at Wrigley Field between the Blackhawks and Red Wings before it was […]
Read MoreThis game was so important to Jesper Fast that he had it targeted on his calendar, just ahead of the schedule first assumed for the quadriceps injury he sustained Dec. 21. But Fast was able to rejoin his Rangers for their dramatic 3-2 overtime win Monday over the Sabres in the 10th annual Winter Classic […]
Read MoreTanner Fritz was just about to leave the rink in Bridgeport Monday when AHL coach Brent Thompson asked him to stop by his office. Thompson had some news to deliver to the 26-year-old forward: he was getting the call up to the Islanders. “I just had a weird jitter feeling in my stomach that I […]
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