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Rangers Look Ahead After Tough End to Rewarding Season

Even now, more than a week after their season ended, the Rangers loss to the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals still stings.  Watching the Devils play for the Stanley Cup against the Los Angeles Kings hurts because the Rangers and their fans realize how close they were to reaching that goal themselves. In […]

Friday Night delight for the Islanders in 4-3 shootout thriller over the Rangers

The Fifth Edition of the Battle of the Big Apple lived up to all the hype, as it had all the physical intensity, defensive play and hustle that turn regular people into fans of the National Hockey League.  In this chapter it was the New York Islanders (26-27-8) with a 4-3 shootout victory over the New York Rangers (38-16-5). Helping […]

Rangers get ‘Max’ed out by Montreal in 4-1 loss

The New York Rangers (28-11-4) were ‘max’ed out in the 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens (17-20-8) in hockey action on Sunday. New York is now winless in last six trips to Bell Centre; as Max Pacioretty led lead the Montreal offense with three points. Pacioretty opened up the scoring for the ‘Habs’ with a wrister at the 2:39 mark in the […]

Rangers’ streak snapped by Spezza and Senators

The New York Rangers (27-10-4) five game winning streak was snapped in a 3-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators (24-15-6) in hockey action on Thursday night. The last time the Blueshirts were blanked was on December 13, when they fell to the Dallas Stars by a final of 1-0. It was the fourth time that New York had a winning streak of five […]

First place present for Blueshirts in 4-2 victory over Flyers

The New York Rangers (21-8-4) are now in a first place tie with the Philadelphia Flyers (21-9-4) in the Eastern Conference standings, thanks to a 4-2 Blueshirts victory at a rocking Madison Square Garden on Friday night. In the second of six meetings between these teams, the rivalry continued with a bang, as the Blueshirts won their fourth consecutive game. Featuring huge open-ice […]

Three is a magic number for Rangers in the Battle of Big Apple

The New York Rangers (20-8-4) won Round Three in the Battle of the Big Apple, making it three victories in a row, with a 4-2 decision over the New York Islanders (11-15-6) on Thursday night hockey action. In a physical fast-paced game, that featured many nail-biting moments between these two Eastern Conference rivals. Brandon Dubinsky (2) snapped a 17 […]

GAS line fuels 4-1 Rangers victory over New Jersey

Though the rivalry between the New York Rangers (19-8-4) and the New Jersey Devils (18-14-1) is still a young one in the NHL, it is still one powered with passion and fiery play between the two teams. Tuesday night’s meeting for the Blueshirts and Devils was no exception, as the GAS line fueled a 4-1 victory. Playing for the […]