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ANAHEIM, Calif. — You know what? You can stop asking. You can stop asking after every defeat or every downturn whether Henrik Lundqvist is truly all-in for this Rangers rebuild or whether he might change his mind and request to be traded to a Stanley Cup contender. You can stop asking. And so can I. […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — One in a row. Stop. One in a row. Stop. One in a row. Stop. One in a row … with Ducks on the pond here Thursday. “The important thing now is for us to string some wins together,” Kevin Shattenkirk said after Wednesday’s practice in San Jose that followed Tuesday’s 4-3 […]

Of course Mathew Barzal knew this season was going to be tougher. And of course the Islanders knew there was going to be an adjustment period for their young stud center. Yet that doesn’t make the difficult start to Barzal’s sophomore campaign any easier to swallow, now that the precocious 21-year-old has taken the mantle […]

Who are these guys? A Thomas Greiss diving stick-save on a Sidney Crosby breakaway in overtime? A dramatic glove save on Phil Kessel moments later? A key shorthanded goal from Josh Bailey? Another one on a relatively lucky bounce off Anders Lee’s skate? Poise throughout, whether going through a good stretch or bad? These are […]

DETROIT — The Devils didn’t get the breaks but were also outplayed. Justin Abdelkader scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period and Trevor Daley put the puck in an empty net for another short-handed score in the final minute, helping the Red Wings beat the Devils 4-3 on Thursday night. “We’re getting some […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yes, for the second straight game the Rangers surrendered a game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation with the net empty at the other end and their opponent skating with the extra attacker. But regrets are few, for two nights after responding with a shootout win at San Jose, the Blueshirts […]

No Robin Lehner, no problem. The Islanders did not need their resurgent top goalie in order to win their fourth game in a row, a 3-2 shootout victory over the Penguins on Thursday night at Barclays Center that was backstopped by Thomas Greiss. Lehner missed the game with an unspecified “strain” that caused him to […]

Click:J32042-89 ANAHEIM, Calif. — For so long, the extra point that is there for the taking in the shootout was being taken on a rather regular basis by the Rangers, at least when Henrik Lundqvist was in nets. In the first eight years of Lundqvist’s career, which commenced with the post-Owners’ Lockout II inception of […]

This is exactly the type of argument that makes Gary Bettman and the rest of the people in the NHL offices on Sixth Avenue smile. Who is the best player in hockey: Is it still Sidney Crosby, or has Connor McDavid taken over the throne? This is a legitimate question, a fun question, especially now […]

Libor Hajek was the must-have defenseman the Rangers acquired from the Lightning as part of last year’s deadline package in the deal for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller. The 2018 first-rounder was essential, of course. To a lesser degree, the conditional first for 2019 if Tampa Bay wins the Cup. Brett Howden? Right, the center […]