Hartnett: Streaking Rangers Are Looking Like Something Special
Riding a five-game winning streak and posting an 8-2 record over their last 10 contests, the free-scoring Blueshirts are earning victories in landslide fashion.
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Riding a five-game winning streak and posting an 8-2 record over their last 10 contests, the free-scoring Blueshirts are earning victories in landslide fashion.
The Rangers reached the five-goal mark for a fifth-straight game in a 5-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.
Facing one of the NHL's hottest goaltenders didn't slow down the Rangers.
When Grabner is on the ice in shorthanded situations, he's constantly forcing turnovers and counterattacks. The 6-foot-1 winger led all skaters with three takeaways in Thursday's victory.
Rick Nash scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:21 remaining to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Western Conference-leading Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
Vesey has stepped in after a great training camp and preseason and has emerged as a top-six forward for the highest-scoring team in the NHL.
Ten games into the regular season, the Rangers are the most prolific scoring team in the NHL.
The New York Rangers showed their high-powered offense once again Tuesday as they throttled the St. Louis Blues 5-0 at Madison Square Garden.
The nine major pro sports teams haven't had it quite as bad as the Indians and Cubs, but they've all experienced varying degrees of their own droughts.
"I really like a lot of things that I'm seeing about him," Vigneault said. "A very young player, still has a lot of room to improve, and that's our job to do that with him."
Michael Grabner scored three goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.
Jeff Skinner scored twice, the Carolina Hurricanes didn't allow a third-period goal and they won their home opener by defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night at PNC Arena.
Bruins forward David Pastrnak has been suspended for two games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi.
Rangers defenseman Dylan McIlrath cleared waivers Friday and has been assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
Early into the season, Rangers forward Brandon Pirri looks like one of the NHL's best summer bargains.