The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Twenty bodies at the morning skate today, just enough to field a team against the Atlanta Thrashers tonight - and that team will have Henrik Lundqvist starting in its nets. Lundqvist was on the ice for only the third time in the last seven days but declared himself ready to go tonight at the Garden for his first start since last Tuesday in Vancouver, a 4-1 loss that opened the Rangers’ three-game...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Penguins -Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game . Tyler Kennedy was a scratch for undisclosed reasons. -The Los Angeles Times' recap . The Kings showed they could hang with a Stanley Cup contender. -The Associated Press' recap . " They forced us into a lot of the mistakes that we made ." - Dan Bylsma. - NHL.com's recap . " Against a team like that, if you're not playing well...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Rangers don't travel out to Edmonton every year, so when they do, they like to take advantage. They did just that in a 4-2 win over the Oilers on Wednesday. Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists as the Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak away from Madison Square Garden. Marian Gaborik, Christopher Higgins and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Blueshirts, who faced Tom Renney, an Edmonton...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
From Dave Lozo at NHL.com: “Ryan Callahan is a guy who blends in, especially in a short tournament,” Tortorella said. “When you have a versatile guy, that’s very important because there may be an injury along the way, and when you have someone who can do a lot of different things and play in different situations, that’s an important guy to have.” Callahan’s...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Rangers have gone from the Garden to the airport for this week's Western Canadian swing, and the 1-0 victory over Boston will make this flight is a whole lot more pleasant, even if plenty of icepacks will be making the rounds on the plane. One goal leaves some of the Rangers' issues unaddressed, although two points certainly help. Along those same lines, so does the return of Marian Gaborik, who...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Remember how Chris Kunitz couldn't play with Sidney Crosby ( above )? -The Montreal Gazette's recap . The Canadiens' four-game winning streak was snapped. -The Associated Press' recap . Crosby has 36 goals in his past 55 games (including the postseason). - NHL.com's recap . Crosby must like Oct. 28. -Highlights courtesy of EN cotributor GhostWalker...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Scratch Marian Gaborik from the Ranger lineup for the first time this season, meaning the Rangers may have to tap some new sources for a little finish. P.A. Parenteau, the AHL’s leading scorer with eight goals in nine games, arrived from Hartford last night and will take the open spot on right wing, while Donald Brashear stayed on for extra skating this morning and will be the healthy scratch....
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Henrik Lundqvist was on the ice (in a replacement helmet) and Christopher Higgins was out there, too (in yellow) - the news of the day from Ranger practice today. Higgins, benched yesterday after a penalty and a blown coverage in the second period of the OT loss to the Habs, skated with the fourth line today, with Aaron Voros moving up to Brandon Dubinsky’s left opposite Ryan Callahan. Of course,...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
In virtually a mirror image of Monday’s drubbing at the hands of the Sharks, it was the start that hurt the Rangers this time, something they couldn’t overcome with a solid final 40 in a 4-2 loss to New Jersey. That, and, as I wrote in my game story, Marc Staal and Dan Girardi had probably their roughest day at the Garden since this . Afterward, John Tortorella was asked about secondary...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The L.A. Kings left Madison Square Garden tonight with some pretty impressed New Yorkers liking the way their rebuilding has finally taken shape. The Rangers left the Garden with two points in their pocket, so the home team still got the better deal. Winning this game really lets the Rangers enjoy their off day today, because they certainly looked like a team that had played three games in four nights,...
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Alexander Ovechkin stole this puck at center ice, but the Devils stole the game in overtime on Monday night. Photo by choofly . It was the Mike and Mike show goal-wise at the Phone Booth on Monday: Mike Green scored his first goal of the season, and Mike Knuble had a goal and an assist. But after those tallies staked the home team to a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period, the Caps stumbled, eventually...
DCist (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Alexander Ovechkin and goalie Jose Theodore react to Ryan Callahan's opening goal during the second period of last night's 4-3 loss. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The most frustrating thing for a head coach may be when the team drops a game it should have won. Capitals boss Bruce Boudreau certainly showed some of that frustration after the Caps gave up a 3-2 lead against the Rangers with under ten...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Photograph of the Rangers celebrating a goal over the Capitals by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Rangers 4, Capitals 3: Twice the Rangers rallied from one-goal deficits to win their third straight game and their second straight on the road. Marian Gaborik had the game-tying and go-head goals one minute, 42 seconds apart in the middle of the third period. He has at least one point in every game this season...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Evgeny Grachev has been summoned from Hartford today and could make his NHL debut tonight if an upper-body injury means Ryan Callahan can't go. Grachev, 19, was sent to Hartford last month after training camp convinced the Rangers that last year's OHL rookie of the year could use the developmental step of the AHL in-between juniors and the big show. But John Tortorella always liked that "Hartford...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
20:00: At 7:56 p.m. EDT, the Penguins' defense of the Stanley CUp officially begins with the first faceoff. 18:50: The Penguins' ingame entertainment folks hook us personally up with some "Search and Destroy" by Iggy Pop and the Stooges: 17:35 : Enver Linsin moves into the offensive zone and from the left faceoff circle, he dishes a pass to Aaron Voros in the slot. Voros gets a shot off...
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