
Bruins eliminate Rangers with 3-1 win in Game 5
Claude Julien decided not to give his goalie a pep talk after a pratfall in the crease handed the Rangers a goal that had the potential to turn the ...

Rangers top Bruins in OT, force Game 5 in Boston
During a sluggish first period, a difficult second period, and a tense third period, there were few signs the New York Rangers would be able to hold ...

Kreider keeps Rangers alive with OT goal
Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's ...

Rangers scratch Richards for pivotal Game 4
Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York faced elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference ...

Bruins rally, push Rangers to brink of elimination
John Tortorella's message isn't going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss ...

Bruins top Rangers 5-2 with all-out effort
The Bruins know a huge deficit can disappear quickly. They overcame one to reach the second round of the playoffs. So they weren't about to ease up ...

Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie, Bruins top Rangers 5-2
Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by ...

Marchand delivers to lift Bruins over Rangers 3-2
Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night. More precisely, just a ...

Marchand lifts Bruins, 3-2 in OT over Rangers
Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston's leading goal-scorer during the regular season scored his first of the ...

Lundqvist leads Rangers past Caps 5-0 in Game 7
Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell ...

Rangers beat Caps 5-0 in Game 7 to reach 2nd round
It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series as Henrik Lundqvist was for the New York Rangers ...

Rangers' Lundqvist shuts out Caps to force Game 7
Home-ice advantage has held up for six games between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers. The Southeast Division champions hope it lasts ...

Lundqvist, Brassard keep Rangers alive vs. Caps
Henrik Lundqvist slammed his stick in disgust when an overtime loss in Washington put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination. Two days ...

Capitals frustrate Lundqvist, Rangers in 2-1 win
Henrik Lundqvist peeled off his goalie gear, took a seat and patiently answered all the questions about the New York Rangers' overtime loss to the ...

Capitals top Rangers 2-1 in OT, take series lead
The Washington Capitals were right on pace for another playoff collapse. They'd already blown a two-game lead. They gave up a goal in the first minute ...

Rangers hang on to beat Caps 4-3, tie series 2-2
If the New York Rangers are going to come all the way back and knock out Washington, they need to figure out how to transport their Madison Square ...

Rangers trim series deficit to 2-1 against Caps
The New York Rangers got just the offensive lift they were looking for when they pulled off a big trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets. No, not the ...

Rangers hold off Caps, cut deficit to 2-1
After going nearly two full games without a goal, the New York Rangers were hardly expected to net four against Braden Holtby and the Washington ...

Capitals top Rangers 1-0 in OT for 2-0 series lead
Puck over glass. The New York Rangers don't score. Puck over glass. "Casual Mike" does. The NHL's black-and-white delay-of-game rule found a gray area ...

New-look Capitals beat Rangers 3-1 to open series
A year ago, the Washington Capitals played a defense-first brand of hockey under coach Dale Hunter. Nearly all of their playoff games were decided by ...

Ovechkin, Holtby lead Capitals past Rangers 3-1
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals know they own the most effective power play in the NHL this season. They also know it's vital to convert ...

Rangers stay in 8th place with 6-1 victory
The New York Rangers used a fast start and a furious finish to put away the lowly Florida Panthers and lock up a victory they had to have in the push ...

Newcomers lift Rangers to 6-1 rout of Penguins
Derick Brassard and John Moore had no way of knowing just how well their debut with the New York Rangers would go. They started the day at practice ...
Rangers deal slumping star Gaborik to Blue Jackets
This season wasn't much fun in New York for slumping forward Marian Gaborik. He wasn't scoring goals the way he was used to, and he and his Rangers ...

Changes in rules, strategy help to clean up NHL
The fear is gone. The doubt too for that matter. Ditto the hesitation. A year into his comeback from the concussion-like symptoms that nearly derailed ...