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Rangers bottle Lightning in SO 3-2
Thursday, November 27th, 2008It took a shootout but the Rangers finish on top
Tom Renney: “We played hard, stayed intense,”
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Markus Naslund did his part to help the New York Rangers stay perfect against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Naslund scored twice and had one of two New York goals in a shootout to lead the Rangers past the [...]
Rangers tame Coyotes 4-1
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Rangers turn Coyotes into lap dogs
Gretzky: “We can’t find ways to score goals right now.”
NEW YORK (AP) -The starts still aren’t going the way the New York Rangers would like, but they sure enjoyed this finish.
Brandon Dubinsky scored his first goal in 14 games and Nikolai Zherdev had three assists for the Rangers, who shook [...]
Rangers edge hot Bruins in SO
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Rangers slow surging Bruins in shootout 3-2
Chara said. “A two-goal lead is probably the worst lead in hockey”
The Rangers held on to first place in the East with a 13-5-2 record. The Bruins are 4 points back, at 10-3-4.
“Boston is probably the hottest team in the league coming in here tonight,” Rangers Coach Tom Renney [...]
Rangers silence Devils 5-2
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Rangers take advantage of Devils, score 4 in 2nd
BY MICHAEL OBERNAUER / DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Part of what it was Wednesday night was that instead of a future Hall of Famer in goal, the Devils had an unsteady ex-Ranger backup. Kevin Weekes, making his fourth start since Brodeur went down for up to four months [...]
Oilers down Rangers in SO 3-2
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Rangers come up short in shoot-out
Until it plays itself out, we’ll continue to keep the three goalies around
NEW YORK (AP) -The Edmonton Oilers‘ longest road trip of the season produced a winning record and a new force in goal.
In his second start in two days, rookie Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers made 40 saves through overtime and then [...]
Capitals rally over Rangers 3-1
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Capitals over Rangers 3-1
“He’s seeing everything. He’ll probably say the puck looks like the size of a beach ball.”
WASHINGTON (AP) -Brent Johnson, backup goalie. It’s been his job description for the past six years, and there was no indication it would change after the Washington Capitals signed standout Jose Theodore in July.
Johnson hasn’t quite earned [...]
Rangers tame Lightning 5-2
Friday, November 7th, 2008RANGERS STRIKE LIGHTNING WITH COMPLETE GAME
By LARRY BROOKS
The responded to their first serious challenge of the season with their most assertive and complete performance of the year.
They got the puck in deep, they drove to the net, they created and won battles all last night in all three zones. They played with energy, with [...]
Rangers fall late to Wings in OT
Saturday, October 18th, 2008Red Wings over Rangers in OT 5-4
Hossa gets game winner in OT
DETROIT (AP) -Marian Hossa’s first goal with the Detroit Red Wings, scored 23 seconds into overtime, gave the defending Stanley Cup champions a 5-4 comeback win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.
Mikael Samuelsson had a goal and two assists for Detroit, and [...]
08-09 Season, It’s Officially Open
Saturday, October 4th, 2008The 2008-2009 NHL Season is Officially open
Rangers and Lightning open and game 2 is the Senators and Penguins
Rangers 2, Lightning 1
Marcus Naslund #91
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -Markus Naslund came through in his debut with the New York Rangers even though he wasn’t the star Czech fans had hoped to see.
Signed in the offseason to [...]
Original 6 pre-season action from Tuesday
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Action for Original 6 teams for Tuesday 09/30/2008
Rangers defeat Swiss club SC Bern 8-1
BERN, Switzerland (AP) -The New York Rangers beat Swiss club Bern 8-1 Tuesday in an exhibition game.
Dan Girardi and Wade Redden each scored off the power play in the first period, and the Rangers then added six more after the hosts got [...]