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Monday marks the 2022 NHL trade deadline, which always provides a lot of excitement in the hockey world. There have already been significant players moved ahead of the deadline, including Mark Giordano, Hampus Lindholm and Claude Giroux. Several more high profile players could be moved as the league’s contenders push to acquire the missing pieces…
Watch the New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, March 20 in this Metropolitan Division battle. Here is a preview of the game. Their Last Head-to-head Matchup The last game between the Rangers and the Hurricanes was January 21st when the Rangers lost 6-3. Former Ranger Tony DeAngelo scored a PP goal and got…
The New York Rangers won 5-3 against the St. Louis Blues, ending their two-game losing streak. Here is what happened. Great Rangers Start The Rangers got off to a good start with a goal by Alexis Lafreniere (13). Once entering the zone, Lafreniere’s initial wrist shot was saved by goalie Ville Husso. Adam Fox’s (44)…
The New York Rangers are hosting the Washington Capitals on Thursday, February 24th at 7 p.m. ET. Here is the Rangers vs Capitals pregame analysis. Rangers vs Ottawa The Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators on Sunday by a score of 2-1. The Senators got the scoring going early in the first period on a wrist…
The weather will be warmer soon. This means the start of baseball and the end of hockey. That is in a couple of months from now. With the playoffs right around the corner, here is why points matter in the NHL. Metropolitan Division When looking at the Metro Division, there are four really good teams…
More than half the NHL season is over and it is time to really focus on playoff positioning. Here is a look at some NHL playoff scenarios in the Eastern Conference. Eastern Conference Teams There are 16 teams in the Eastern Conference broken up into two divisions, which are the Atlantic and Metropolitan. Each division…
It is that time of year when hockey fans know that half of the NHL season is over. It’s All-Star weekend and fans are looking to see the best players in the NHL show their skills. Here are the All-Star Skills Competition Results (the winner of each event is in bold). Fastest Skater This is…
The New York Rangers are coming off a 3-2 win against the Seattle Kraken Sunday afternoon. The Rangers will be facing the Florida Panthers on Tuesday before the break. Here is a Rangers vs. Panthers pregame analysis. Rangers vs. Kraken The Rangers were outplayed throughout the game having spent most of the time in their…
With the All-Star game next weekend, the NHL is right near the halfway mark of the 2021-22 season. This presents a great time to see where several of the high-profile award races stand thus far. For the purposes of this article, we’ll be focusing on the main four-player awards. This is the Calder (Best Rookie),…
The New York Rangers are coming off a 3-2 shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. The Rangers have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL for most of the season so far. They take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. Here is a Rangers vs Blue Jackets pregame…
Saturday night was a tough night for the Islanders for several reasons. Before their game against the Maple Leafs, news broke that Islanders legend Clarke Gillies had passed away. Gillies was the second captain in team history and a critical part of the dynasty team that won four straight Stanley Cups. Gillies was given a…
The Islanders returned from their two-week hiatus with a solid 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. One would think this victory combined with their three-game win streak would inspire a strong performance against the rival Washington Capitals. Instead, the Islanders laid a complete goose egg and lost 2-0 against the Capitals at UBS Arena…
The 2022 NHL All-Star Game will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from February 4th-February 5th. Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin (Metropolitan Division), Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (Atlantic Division), Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (Central Division) and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (Pacific Division) were named captains by the 2022 NHL…
After their second long break, the Islanders are set to return to action on Thursday night. They’ll host the rival New Jersey Devils for the second time at UBS Arena. This game begins a stretch of four straight games against other Metropolitan Division teams for the Islanders. With a game against the third-place Washington Capitals…
After an extended break which saw three games get postponed, the Islanders returned to play Thursday night. They managed to play two home games, one against the Buffalo Sabres and the other against the Edmonton Oilers. Both of these games were triumphant victories, beating the Sabres 4-1 and the Oilers 3-2 in an overtime game. …
The Panthers host the Rangers in tonight’s game. Both teams are considered to be two of the best teams in hockey right now. Goalies Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsy are at the top of their game as well. Here is a preview of what’s to come. The Rangers The New York Rangers are a hot…
The NHL season is on hold due to COVID protocols. Since hockey is not returning till after the holidays, where do the Rangers stand after their first 30 games? There were several good things that took place, as well as some bad. Here they are. Accomplishments The New York Rangers are second in points (42)…
The NHL & NHLPA have agreed to suspend the season from December 22 to 25. No practice or COVID-19 testing will occur on those days. Teams will re-open facilities on December 26 at 2 PM local time. According to a memo sent to teams/players, play will resume on Monday, December 27, and “Upon return from…
This last weekend posed a great challenge for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They had just lost their leading goal scorer, Jake Guentzel, to an upper-body injury. It was hard to say how the team would respond to losing such a dominant offensive force. However, it seems like the Penguins took it in stride as they continued…
The New York Rangers defeated the Buffalo Sabres tonight by a score of 2-1. The Rangers are now 18-5-3, while the Sabres drop to 8-15-3. The Sabres lost their fifth straight game. The Breakdown Mika Zibanejad (5) scored a power-play goal at 4:48 in the first period. It was assisted by Artemi Panarin (23) and…