The Islanders can thank Tyler Bertuzzi for this win. Bertuzzi’s unnecessary slash to Cal Clutterbuck’s knee late in the third period resulted in a five-minute major and match penalty. The Islanders, who were down by three and looked done for the night, erupted for their best power play of the season, scoring four times within […]
Read MoreAdd Ryan McDonagh to the Rangers’ list of walking wounded. The captain was sidelined for Friday’s 4-3 win over the Flames at the Garden with an “upper-body injury.” Coach Alain Vigneault said it had been lingering since the 6-5 win in San Jose on Jan. 25, just before the All-Star break. He called McDonagh “day-to-day,” […]
Read MoreThe Rangers have played 1,005 games since the NHL reopened for business in 2005-06 and not in a single one of them have they taken the ice eliminated from playoff contention, their only tournament miss over the past dozen years coming via that 2009-10 season finale shootout defeat in Philadelphia. That means Henrik Lundqvist has […]
Read MoreRick Nash’s 12-team approved trade list cuts across the border and could be expanded upon further review, No. 61 told Slap Shots on Saturday. “I included the teams that I think have the best chance of winning the Stanley Cup and are also places I think would be good for my family,” the 33-year-old father […]
Read MoreThe morning after snapping their losing skid, the Rangers got some more good news as Jimmy Vesey returned for a full practice and will be back in the lineup Sunday in Winnipeg. The 24-year-old winger had been out since taking an elbow to the mouth last Saturday in Nashville, but he was cleared from the […]
Read MoreThere was no way to completely shed the nerves that came with Friday night, but John Gilmour and Neal Pionk found some comfort in being able to look across the room before the game and find a familiar face. The blueliners made their NHL debuts in the Rangers’ 4-3 win over the Flames at the […]
Read MoreWINNIPEG, Manitoba — Times like this can bring teams together, even in the most unenviable situations. And so the Rangers have somehow refocused, winning their second game in a row with a 3-1 victory over the powerful Jets on Sunday afternoon. As the Blueshirts’ organization has publicly declared a rebuilding is set to take place […]
Read MoreWINNIPEG, Manitoba — Rangers coach Alain Vigneault at least owes a beer to his video coordinator, Jerry Dineen. Vigneault’s team seemed to give up the first goal just 24 seconds into the game against the Jets on Sunday afternoon, when Tyler Myers beat goalie Henrik Lundqvist with a slap shot from the right circle. But […]
Read MoreIn order for the Islanders’ comeback for the ages on Friday to be more than just a footnote, they needed to follow it up and turn it into some momentum. Sunday’s effort failed. In a battle of teams on the edge of playoff races, the Flames found the finish the Islanders lacked, scoring three unanswered […]
Read MoreSigns welcomed him back and No. 3 Islanders jerseys were pressed up against the glass during pregame warm-ups Sunday night at Barclays Center. Travis Hamonic never got a real goodbye when he was traded to Calgary in June, but the crowd was on hand to say hello again. The club’s former alternate captain — and […]
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