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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 run over by Sens 4-1
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Ottawa control Rangers in 4-1 win
Craig Hartsburg: “I thought we played really hard and smart,”
Change your jersey, change your luck.
That’s what the Ottawa Senators did on Saturday.
Decked out in their new third jerseys, the Senators snapped a six-game losing streak with a dominant 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers at Scotiabank Place.
“I thought we [...]
Rangers top Sens in SO 2-1
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Rangers hold off Senators
Lundqvist: “I like the challenge of facing the best players on the other team,”
NEW YORK (AP) -The New York Rangers are always confident heading into a shootout, knowing Henrik Lundqvist gives them an excellent chance to win.
Nikolai Zherdev scored the only goal in a shootout and Lundqvist denied all three Ottawa Senators [...]
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 [...]
Rangers seek pick for Cherepanov
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Rangers request additional pick for tragic loss of Alexei Cherepanov
“At this point, the League has taken no position on the Rangers’ request,”
The New York Rangers are seeking compensation in lieu of the death of former first-round pick Alexei Cherepanov and have requested the 17th selection in the second round of the 2009 Entry Draft, according [...]
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 [...]