Rangers Use Big 2nd Period To Beat Wild 4-1
Carl Hagelin and Mats Zuccarello scored second-period goals, and backup Cam Talbot made 24 saves in the New York Rangers' much-needed 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
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Carl Hagelin and Mats Zuccarello scored second-period goals, and backup Cam Talbot made 24 saves in the New York Rangers' much-needed 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
Let's be clear. Rick Nash needs to raise his game. One goal in seven games isn't cutting it, yet to call Nash "soft" and "invisible" and to the throw all the blame on Nash is neither fair nor accurate.
Thomas Vanek snapped a tie with a power-play goal early in the third period, and the Islanders earned their first regulation victory in over a month by beating the slumping Rangers 5-3 on Friday night.
Electric winger Carl Hagelin is a player who head coach Alain Vigneault should be leaning on to pull the Rangers out of the muck.
Brandon Sutter scored in the third period and then rescued the Penguins with the only goal of the shootout to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.
"Mike's On: Francesa on the FAN" will no longer be simulcast on the YES Network beginning in February, WFAN host Mike Francesa announced on Monday afternoon.
For the Blueshirts, it's all about feeling. How far can that good feeling take them? We'll find out soon enough. The Rangers host the rival Penguins on Wednesday.
Benoit Pouliot scored in the seventh round of the shootout, and the Rangers rallied to beat Calgary 4-3 on Sunday night for their first victory on a long homestand.
The Rangers have hit the skids in the midst of a franchise-record nine-game homestand that was supposed to be a launching point.
Matt Calvert, Artem Anisimov and David Savard scored in the first 11:10 and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Rangers 4-2 on Thursday night, sending New York to its fourth straight loss.
Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov aren't looking back in anger. They said a part of them will always be about the Rangers.
Alain Vigneault is lost at sea and his team is sinking like a stone. Now sitting below NHL .500 at 15-16-1, the Rangers need Glen Sather to throw their new head coach a life preserver.
Rangers captain Ryan Callahan will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a sprained left knee sustained Tuesday night in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators.
Nick Spaling and Rich Clune scored first-period goals, and seldom-used backup Carter Hutton made 28 saves as the Nashville Predators snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night.
It appears that Marc Staal and the Rangers have dodged a pretty significant bullet.
