Biron Beats Leafs, Earns 1st Win With Rangers
Ruslan Fedotenko and Artem Anisimov provided all the offense the New York Rangers needed Thursday night, scoring first-period goals in a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Ruslan Fedotenko and Artem Anisimov provided all the offense the New York Rangers needed Thursday night, scoring first-period goals in a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Last week, the Toronto Maple Leafs dealt the New York Rangers a much greater blow than the score reflected.
Chris Stewart scored his second power-play goal of the game in the third period, and Daniel Winnik extended Colorado's lead 26 seconds later as the Avalanche ended a five-game road trip with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night.
Rangers center Vinny Prospal underwent successful surgery on his knee this morning.
Scoring goals figured to be a problem for the New York Rangers this season. Playing without Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury isn't going to help them any in that department.
The Rangers will be without top-line forwards Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury for several weeks.
The New York Rangers' pain in their home opener stretched way beyond a tough overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Maple Leafs can start with a fourth straight win for the first time in 17 years Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where they'll try to spoil the New York Rangers' home opener.
New York Islanders defenseman James Wisniewski has been caught on tape making an obscene gesture toward Rangers agitator Sean Avery.
Blake Comeau and P.A. Parenteau scored power-play goals 58 seconds apart late in the third period, rallying the New York Islanders to a 6-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday.
Derek Stepan became the fourth player to open his NHL career with a hat trick, a brilliant debut he'll try to build on Monday as the Rangers visit the rival New York Islanders for a Columbus Day matinee.
Derek Stepan became the fourth player to score three times in his NHL debut and led the New York Rangers to a season-opening 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
For the first time, a lateral or blindside hit on an opponent in which the head is targeted or is the main area of impact will not only be subject to supplemental discipline, but a major penalty and ejection from the game.
So, is there any hope? Can any of the three locals compete for a title like the Jets or Yankees or is this going to be a winter of bad ice chips in the metropolitan area?
With a mix of young players and core of veterans, Henrik Lundqvist and Marian Gaborik remain the Rangers top players and keys to the season.
