DETROIT — This was an example of a superior team on its way to the playoffs using its talent and will to grind down an inferior one a few weeks away from going home for a long summer. But this 4-1 Rangers victory over the Red Wings on Sunday night in the clubs’ 38th and […]
Read MoreDETROIT — And so it ended, Derek Stepan’s long nightmare through which the alternate captain went 23 games and 53 days without scoring a goal. And when it did at 16:01 of the third period on a power play for the final goal of the Rangers’ 4-1 victory on Sunday over the Red Wings at […]
Read MoreThe plane landed in New York around 3:30 a.m. Sunday as the Islanders finally completed their franchise-record nine-game road trip. Interim head coach Doug Weight gave the team the day off, but one of the few guys who wanted to come in was 21-year-old rookie forward Josh Ho-Sang. Weight told his headline-grabbing talent with a […]
Read MoreThere may not be a home way to play and a road way to play, as goes coach Alain Vigneault’s mantra, but the Rangers way at the Garden just doesn’t seem to produce winning hockey all that often. After having won three of four on their most recent trip to go 18-4 in the last […]
Read MoreThe often-ridiculous, condensed NHL schedule this season has created contests for every team that are almost entirely impossible to win. But nothing quite like this. The Islanders’ first game back at Barclays Center in 22 days was an extremely ugly affair, as the return from the franchise-record nine-game road trip saw the Hurricanes score a […]
Read MoreAlain Vigneault’s team seems to be nearing full health with both Jesper Fast and Dan Girardi closing in on returns to the lineup. The coach said Fast, sidelined for seven straight games since suffering a shoulder separation on a blow from Alex Ovechkin with 8:35 remaining in third period of the Blueshirts’ Feb. 28 defeat […]
Read MoreThe name Jaroslav Halak hasn’t been mentioned a lot around the Islanders lately, but it will be now. The possible call-up of the veteran goalie, exiled in AHL Bridgeport since clearing waivers on New Year’s Eve, was set to be at least a topic of discussion for the team’s front office as they licked their […]
Read MoreIt would take a significant shift in the standings over the Rangers’ final 12 games of the season for them to be anywhere but the first wild-card spot when the Eastern Conference playoffs begin. Surely they could go on a run, with a schedule that takes them to the three California teams the final weekend […]
Read MoreRALEIGH, N.C. — The Islanders were in danger of losing what their interim coach called a must-win game — until they came up with two rapid-fire goals, then set up their captain for the winner. John Tavares scored 34 seconds into overtime, and the Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Tuesday night. Josh Ho-Sang […]
Read MoreThe US women’s hockey team is threatening to boycott the upcoming world championships on home ice over a wage dispute with USA Hockey. The team announced Wednesday they will not participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation tournament that begins March 31 in Plymouth, Mich., in which they are the defending champions. Players say they […]
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