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Rangers find way to answer Devils' late challenge
This was about as entertaining and high-octane as it gets these days when the Rangers and Devils meet. The clubs from either side of the Hudson combined for 77 shots...
Henrik Lundqvist is hot, and he wants 'to go with the flow'
Here’s the conundrum: Henrik Lundqvist got his game back over the past month by playing a lot, and he wants to keep playing a lot to keep it going. But...
Rangers' fourth line impresses despite limited action
There wasn’t a lot of time to impress, but the Rangers’ fourth line did it anyway. The combination of Pavel Buchnevich, Oscar Lindberg and Jesper Fast made a solid contribution...
Now the Rangers' goalie balancing act begins
Now comes the balancing act, and it starts in goal. The Rangers have seemingly once again found equilibrium, which means that once again, preparedness for the postseason is paramount for...
Why Rangers' sixth straight win might not be cause to celebrate
COLUMBUS, Ohio — What should be very good news for the Rangers can be interpreted as very bad news. Due to the idiocy of the NHL playoff format that rewards...
Dan Girardi's ankle recovery going at a snail-like pace
Dan Girardi was able to skate on his own for a second straight day on Saturday morning, but the Rangers alternate captain was sidelined for the second straight game with...
Vigneault reveals when new dad Antti Raanta will start again
Antti Raanta was back at the rink Saturday, and the Rangers’ backup goalie still wearing the hospital bracelet from when his wife Anna gave birth to their first child on...
Rangers goalie Antti Raanta and wife celebrate birth of daughter
BUFFALO — Antti Raanta, who had been scheduled to back up Henrik Lundqvist for Thursday night’s game against the Sabres, instead was home in New York with his wife, Anna,...
Henrik Lundqvist yanked again after latest stinker sinks Rangers
The Rangers scored four straight goals in the third period — but instead of celebrating a victory at the Garden on Tuesday night, they suffered a 6-4 defeat to the...
Rangers' Mika Zibanejad worried about seeing his family in Iran
Mika Zibanejad’s father, Mehrdad, was born in Iran, but the Rangers’ center was born in Huddinge, Sweden on April 18, 1993, after his dad emigrated in the early 1980s in...
Rangers shuffling lines again with Kevin Hayes out
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault only has had his full complement of forwards intact for one game in more than two months. An MRI exam revealed integral third-line center Kevin Hayes...
Rangers have restored their five-goals-a-night juggernaut
For the first time in two months, the Rangers will have their full complement of forwards when center Mika Zibanejad makes his return from a broken leg in Tuesday night’s...
This is Henrik Lundqvist's moment to prove he's still a franchise goalie
All of the right things are being said, and everyone within the Rangers organization is trying to be cool about the situation. But the reality is that come the All-Star...
Antti Raanta exits with mysterious 'lower-body' injury
MONTREAL — Prognosis: Who knows? The Rangers provided no update regarding Antti Raanta’s health after the netminder was forced out of Saturday’s match against the Canadiens after having sustained a...
'Bang, Bang, Bang': 62-second disaster for Lundqvist, Rangers
MONTREAL — A 62-second nightmare, that’s what it was for the Rangers and that’s what it was for Henrik Lundqvist on a Saturday night of intense, dramatic and unpredictable hockey...
Rangers' best-laid plans for Henrik Lundqvist backfiring
The theory in radically reducing Henrik Lundqvist’s workload so the Rangers’ franchise goaltender would be fresher for the long haul of a deep playoff run is certainly sound. But in...
How Rangers' playoff comfort should affect Vigneault's tryouts
Regarding the Rangers, who are in the optimal position possible for a deep playoff run as they come off their bye week for Thursday’s 4 p.m. practice and Friday night’s...
Henrik Lundqvist baffled by alarming habit of early goals
It marked the sixth time Lundqvist had surrendered a goal on either the first or second shot he had faced.
Phil Jackson bolts, Greg Bird explodes and more 2017 predictions
This is the best day of the year to be a sports fan (well … unless you are a Jets fan. Then every day since Jan. 12, 1969 has been...
Matt Puempel's hat trick helps Rangers power through
GLENDALE, Ariz. — This took unheralded heroics from a most unlikely source. But the Rangers got four power-play goals on seven chances, three of them from Matt Puempel for the...