Hartnett: War Horse Girardi Poised To Bounce Back This Postseason
At age 32, Dan Girardi has logged a lot of hard miles over an 11-year career. There's been a different approach this season in how the Rangers have managed his health.
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At age 32, Dan Girardi has logged a lot of hard miles over an 11-year career. There's been a different approach this season in how the Rangers have managed his health.
Since being acquired on Feb. 28, Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith has averaged a robust 20:02 minutes per game.
The New York Rangers clinched the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with their first win at Madison Square Garden since Feb. 19, a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.
Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby scored in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Alain Vigneault and the Rangers have their work cut out for them with five regular season games separating them from the start of the playoffs.
Head coach Alain Vigneault scratched highly touted 21-year-old winger Pavel Buchnevich at SAP Center, instead opting to dress seldom-used depth winger Matt Puempel.
After six straight losses, the San Jose Sharks were looking for any kind of win. A well-played game that featured a late comeback and dramatic winner only made them feel even better.
It was inevitable that the rust would show when Henrik Lundqvist returned to action on Sunday after missing eight games due to a strained hip muscle.
Lundqvist made 28 saves in his first start since suffering a hip injury on March 7, and Brady Skjei, Derek Stepan and Rick Nash each scored for the Rangers. New York could have clinched a playoff spot with a win.
There are undoubtedly some things the Rangers have to fix during the final eight games before the playoffs. Rick Nash doesn't appear to be one of them.
Andrew Ladd scored a power-play goal with 7:22 remaining in the third period as the New York Islanders rallied for a crucial 3-2 victory against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.
New York Rangers star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will play this weekend after being sidelined since March 7 with a hip injury.
Everyone knows that once the Blueshirts get that postseason-clinching check mark next to their name in the standings, the playoffs will bring a totally clean slate.
John Quenneville set up Blandisi's third goal of the season. New Jersey got just its second win in 14 games behind 38 saves by Cory Schneider, including a stop on Kevin Hayes just before the game winner.
The Giants have re-signed quarterback Josh Johnson (seven teams) and added wide receiver Brandon Marshall (joining his fifth team) while the Jets have signed quarterback Josh McCown (eight teams now).
