Rangers’ first real taste of 2024 playoff adversity ends with a win
It’s easy to view the Rangers ride through the early portion of these Stanley Cup playoffs as smooth and without a lot of bumps in the road. The Rangers have, …
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Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin answers call in brilliant Game 3 performance
WASHINGTON — The disparity in talent between the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers and the 17th-overall Caps is stark and acknowledged even by Washington coach Spencer Carbery. But Friday was the night …
Rangers now face higher expectations after fabulous February
February did not make the Rangers shiver, for with every save Igor Shesterkin delivered, there was good news on the doorstep. The franchise goaltender had a month, all right, going …
Rangers demolish Devils for ninth consecutive victory
The New York Rangers could rebrand to the New York Roughhousers after Thursday night. That would be appropriate after the way the Blueshirts pushed and shoved the Devils around at …
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin, Vincent Trocheck win NHL-All Star Game
TORONTO — It was the two Rangers All-Star players versus the Rangers All-Star coach in the final game. A showdown between the best of the best in New York, including …
Rangers blanked by Capitals in second straight ugly loss
WASHINGTON — This was not the prolific response the Rangers have come to expect from themselves in games following bad losses. Saturday night’s 4-0 defeat at the hands of the …
Igor Shesterkin seems likely to suit up for Rangers vs. Devils
The Rangers are expected to have one of their top two goalies in net on Saturday when they take on the Devils across the Hudson in Newark. All signs point …
Jonathan Quick’s Rangers debut a bright spot after replacing Igor Shesterkin
After a Rangers loss in which star goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled, it’s difficult to imagine there being a bright spot, but that’s what Jonathan Quick was Thursday night at …
Penalty shot underscores Igor Shesterkin’s Rangers importance
The Rangers bench erupted, including an emphatic fist pump by head coach Peter Laviolette, on the momentum-shifting play that reverberated Monday night through Madison Square Garden. Igor Shesterkin’s pad save …
Peter Laviolette key to make Stanley Cup leap
The Rangers have their work cut out for them in a season when nearly every team in the Metropolitan Division appears to have improved. That’s just one obstacle on the …