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Jaroslav Halak’s 50 saves propel Islanders to an elusive feat

At long last, the Islanders have their shutout. Jaroslav Halak stonewalled the Rangers, making 50 saves on another standout night and this time finished with the goose egg to show for it in a 3-0 win Thursday night at Barclays Center. The Islanders were the last team in the NHL without a shutout before Thursday. […]

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US hockey team picks up key win thanks to college stars

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Ryan Donato scored two power-play goals and Troy Terry dominated with his speed as college players led the United States to an important 2-1 victory over Slovakia on Friday at the Olympics. Donato, who plays for his father Ted at Harvard, delivered the kind of offense USA Hockey wanted when it […]

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GM: How we’ll decide if prized rookies come up to Rangers

Prioritizing the future over the present isn’t only about making moves leading into the trade deadline. It means protecting the contract status of 2017 first-round draft selections Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil, as well. “We are not going to burn the first year off any contracts,” general manager Jeff Gorton told The Post following practice […]

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Islanders move into playoff spot after another big goalie outing

RALEIGH, N.C. — After allowing 19 goals in his previous four games, Thomas Greiss finally had the breakthrough night he and the Islanders were looking for. Greiss stopped 45 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Islanders beat the Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night. “He was great,” coach Doug Weight said. “He […]

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Rangers’ defensive stalwart calls out Predators for ‘dirty’ play

Marc Staal, who practiced Friday for the first time since sustaining a cervical injury midway through the second period at Nashville on Feb. 3, was direct in assessing the Alexei Emelin hit that sent him to injured reserve. “I think I put myself in a vulnerable position, but it was a dirty follow-through, whether it […]

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Lundqvist admits to ‘giving up too many goals’ after ugly loss

Click:cnc machining china OTTAWA — It was the emotion of this train-wreck season coming to a head in one look, one glaring stare down the bench from Henrik Lundqvist as he was on his way to the locker room, yanked once again well before the final horn sounded. The Rangers netminder and franchise bedrock was […]

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Tearing it down will not be the hard part for the Rangers

You would remember the Purge of 2004 a little bit differently if the Rangers had emerged with a haul featuring their first- or second-line center for the next dozen years. It not only could have been that way, but it should have been that way. The Blueshirts should have had Travis Zajac as part of […]

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Vigneault ends up playing Kevin Hayes after hinting he wouldn’t

OTTAWA — Kevin Hayes came here with the full intention of playing. Despite coach Alain Vigneault saying his second-line center was “less than 50 percent” for going against the Senators with a lower-body ailment, Hayes was able to play during his team’s difficult 6-3 loss Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Center. Hayes said he had […]

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NHL fans launch racist taunts at black player

Four spectators were removed from their seats at a National Hockey League game in Chicago on Saturday night after allegedly making racist comments toward a black player on the visiting team. During the third period of the game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals, Washington player Devante Smith-Pelly was in the penalty box, “when […]

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Henrik Lundqvist sounds shaken after ‘absolutely terrible’ game

As he sat at his stall in the aftermath of another game that played out like too many have in recent weeks, Henrik Lundqvist was asked for his state of mind, given all that’s happened lately. After not having lost four straight games in regulation since 2011 before this season, the Rangers have now done […]

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