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New York Rangers Return to Madison Square Garden Tonight Down 2-0
May 6th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers are the New York Rangers, frustrating their fans and keeping everyone on egg shells with each passing minute of every playoff game. The Washington Capitals have a 2-0 series lead after taking both games at home. The Rangers have scored just one goal in 6-plus periods of...

New York Rangers Vs Winnipeg Jets Preview: Sean Avery in the News Again
April 1st, 2013 at 3:49 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers haven't scored in two games, so that'll be the first step if they look to having any success tonight against the Winnipeg Jets. This is another team the Rangers haven't beaten this season, but at least tonight's contest is back at Madison Square Garden. The Jets currently...

New York Rangers Vs Ottawa Senators Preview: Mats Zuccarello Scratched
March 28th, 2013 at 1:38 PM
***PHOTO1*** New York Rangers head coach liked what he saw in Philadelphia in the Rangers' 5-2 beating of the Flyers that he's decided to roll with the same lineup tonight against the Ottawa Senators. The team made big news this week (morning) by signing forward Mats Zuccarello, but "The Hobbit" already won't...

New York Rangers Vs Philadelphia Flyers Preview: Rangers Look to Stop Skid
March 26th, 2013 at 4:49 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers being a three-game road trip tonight against Atlantic Division rival, the Philadelphia Flyers. They come into the game holding onto the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and the Rangers hope to keep it that way against a team they've beaten in...

New York Rangers Vs Washington Capitals Preview: J.T. Miller Questionable with Sore Wrist
March 24th, 2013 at 4:16 PM
***VIDEO1*** The New York Rangers look to put the embarrassing loss to the Florida Panthers behind them tonight when the Washington Capitals visit Madison Square Garden. The Rangers lost 3-1 to the Panthers, Thursday, and nobody was happy that the Blueshirts lost to the worst team in the league. They're 2-0 against the...

New York Rangers Look to Continue Losing Ways of Florida Panthers
March 21st, 2013 at 4:53 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers welcome the Florida Panthers into Madison Square Garden Thursday night on Captain Ryan Callahan's birthday. The Panthers rank dead last in the Eastern Conference, as they're riddled with injuries, and they're just struggling as a result of it. The Rangers on the other hand have won two...

New York Rangers Versus New Jersey Devils in Atlantic Division Clash
March 19th, 2013 at 2:12 PM
***PHOTO1*** Coming into the season, nobody would've believed the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils would be fighting for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference at this point of the season. The two teams met in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, with the Devils advancing to the Stanley...

New York Rangers Vs Carolina Hurricanes Preview: Return of the Money Line
March 18th, 2013 at 4:28 PM
***VIDEO1*** With the New York Rangers struggling to score goals, and gain points in the standings, head coach John Tortorella has decided to shift his lines around and put his three highest paid players back together on a line. Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards and Rick Nash played together earlier in the year...

New York Rangers Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Preview: Narrowing the Gap
March 16th, 2013 at 12:13 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Atlantic Division was expected to be a tough race this season, but the Pittsburgh Penguins are head-and-shoulders above everyone else just past the midpoint of the 2013 shortened NHL season. The Penguins (20-7-0, 40 points) have won both meetings between the two teams this season, and have won the last...

New York Rangers Look to Rebound Vs Winnipeg Jets
March 14th, 2013 at 6:49 PM
***VIDEO1*** Tonight's matchup between the New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets will determine the current No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference as both teams enter the game with 28 points. Head coach John Tortorella was "disgusted" with the team's play in its 3-1 loss Tuesday to the Buffalo Sabres, and sounded...

New York Rangers Vs Buffalo Sabres Preview: Ryan Miller is OUT
March 12th, 2013 at 3:38 PM
***VIDEO1*** The New York Rangers head to Buffalo to take on the struggling Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night, a team that has just eight points in its last 10 games. The Blueshirts, on the other hand, have won five of their last six games and will once again look to leapfrog the...

New York Rangers’ Roman Hamrlik Won’t Play Vs Former Team
March 9th, 2013 at 8:42 PM
***VIDEO1*** After sitting as a healthy scratch for all but four of 21 games with the Washington Capitals earlier this season, Roman Hamrlik was claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers. He played against the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators, but when the team travels to Washington D.C., tomorrow to...

New York Rangers Vs New York Islanders: Stopping John Tavares
March 7th, 2013 at 4:31 PM
***PHOTO1*** Both the New York Rangers (11-8-2, 24 points) and New York Islanders (10-11-2, 22 points) enter Thursday night's contest on winning streaks. The Rangers matched their largest winning streak of the season (three games) with a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. The Islanders, defeated the No. 1 seed...

New York Rangers Vs Philadelphia Flyers Preview: Will Brad Richards Play?
March 5th, 2013 at 4:53 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Rangers (10-8-2, 22 points) and the Philadelphia Flyers (11-11-1, 23 points) will face off for the third of five times this season, tonight at Madison Square Garden. The teams split their first two games and are separated by a point in the division. The Flyers currently hold the...

New York Rangers Vs Buffalo Sabres: Thomas Vanek OUT for Buffalo
March 3rd, 2013 at 6:06 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Buffalo Sabres (9-12-1, 19 points) come into Madison Square Garden tonight on a three-game winning streak, helping them close the gab between themselves and a playoff birth. The New York Rangers (9-8-2, 20 points) won their last game 4-1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning behind the return of stars Rick...

New York Rangers Vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Blueshirts Look for Season Sweep
February 28th, 2013 at 4:08 PM
***VIDEO1*** The New York Rangers (8-8-2, 18 points) enter Thursday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-9-1, 19 points) as one of the league's coldest teams, currently riding a four-game losing streak. The slide all came with star forward Rick Nash sidelined with an undisclosed injury, but with the Rangers sending...

New York Rangers Have Dan Girardi Back at Practice
February 25th, 2013 at 7:48 PM
***VIDEO1*** Dan Girardi practiced today for the New York Rangers, days after taking a P.K. Subban slap shot of his right ankle. Many believed the shot would cost Girardi some time as it was believed the ankle was broken. The X-Rays came back negative, however, and Girardi was happily back at work...

New York Rangers Vs Montreal Canadiens: Can the Rangers Overcome Injuries and Win at the Bell Centre?
February 23rd, 2013 at 11:50 AM
***PHOTO1*** The Bell Centre in Montreal has been unfriendly to the New York Rangers in recent years, and tonight they'll have to go in there with the odds against them. Since last winning in Montreal March 17, 2009, the Rangers have posted a 0-5-1 record against the Habs north of the border,...

New York Rangers Vs Ottawa Senators: Teams Meet for First Time Since 2012 Playoffs
February 21st, 2013 at 5:01 PM
***VIDEO1*** The last time the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators played was in the Round 1 of the 2012 post season, and many believe there is "bad blood" between the teams after the seven-game series that the Blueshirts eventually won. It's understood why there would be bad blood as the Rangers...

New York Rangers Declare Rick Nash OUT Tonight Vs Montreal Canadiens
February 19th, 2013 at 6:09 PM
***PHOTO1*** Rick Nash was scratched from the New York Rangers lineup for tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens. There is no word on why Nash is being held out of the lineup, which will lead to some speculation -- and it already has. ***PHOTO2*** ESPN's Katie Strang reports a lingering injury received from Boston's...