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OTTAWA, Ontario — In a moment of candidness, Mats Zuccarello said what most others are thinking: It’s likely he will be traded by the Rangers. The winger recently went on a hockey podcast with Roy Kvatningen, a respected journalist from his native Norway, and spoke about what it’s like to be in the final year […]

OTTAWA, Ontario — This is a disconcerting trend, and the Rangers know it. The Blueshirts put up another stinker on the road, losing to the Senators, 3-0, at Canadian Tire Center on Thursday night. This follows up their previous road game, a 4-0 thumping in Philadelphia on the day after Thanksgiving — and the Rangers […]

BOSTON — Ryan Donato scored the decisive shootout goal in his NHL return, Tuukka Rask made 28 saves and the Bruins outlasted the Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night. Donato, recalled Wednesday after a demotion to Providence of the AHL, tucked the winner past Islanders goalie Robin Lehner on the Bruins’ fourth attempt. “It was big. […]

Johnny Boychuk is the consummate teammate, even to his former teammates. The Islanders defenseman, upon seeing ex-Bruins teammate David Krejci’s tooth on the ice after it was knocked out during an open-ice hit, casually scooped up the loose chiclet and delivered it to the Boston bench. Boychuk and Krejci were teammates on the Bruins from […]

WASHINGTON — Tom Wilson got back on the score sheet and put himself back under the microscope that has become a part of his existence in the NHL. Wilson scored again before being ejected for a questionable hit and Nicklas Backstrom had a hat trick and four points in the Capitals’ 6-3 victory over the […]

MONTREAL — David Quinn and Kevin Shattenkirk have kissed and made up after the coach benched the veteran defenseman for the third period of Thursday night’s 3-0 whimper of a defeat at Ottawa. “We all have families and we all have disagreements,” Quinn said following Friday’s practice in preparation for Saturday’s match against the Canadiens. […]

On Friday afternoon, Islanders coach Barry Trotz was reveling in telling stories about old minor league hockey rinks, because that’s what you do when you’re killing time in the bowels of a minor league rink. And truth be told, that is what this “refurbished” Nassau Coliseum is as it prepared to host the Islanders’ return […]

Click:06SC 6kA MONTREAL — Ron Harris was effective at it for the Emile Francis Rangers, Jason Strudwick did a nice job of it playing for Tom Renney, and Stu Bickel had his moments when John Tortorella moved him up from the blue line to fill in at right wing. Add Brendan Smith to the franchise’s […]

MONTREAL — It is on Vinni Lettieri to cram the 20-minute experience he received per night with the AHL Wolf Pack into the perhaps 10-minute ride he can expect most nights with the Rangers. Unless, of course, the winger can earn more time from David Quinn by being productive as a fourth-line winger and on […]

The Islanders once again have a home-ice advantage. In their return to the Coliseum to play their first meaningful game since the 2015-16 playoffs, the Islanders scored three unanswered goals and beat the Blue Jackets, 3-2, on Saturday night. The chants from the fans started in the parking lot in the morning and were still […]