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WASHINGTON — Barry Trotz returned to his old home arena to face the team he coached to the Stanley Cup. He left with his new team in first place. Trotz’s Islanders beat the defending champion Capitals 2-0 on Friday night to win their fourth in a row and leapfrog his former team into first place […]

Nine days without a game await the Rangers once the final horn sounds Saturday night in Boston. But coach David Quinn gathered his team twice during Friday’s practice to remind them there should be no early start to their break. “For every second you think about what beach you’re going to be on and what […]

John Gibson made 29 saves and Troy Terry scored his first NHL goal and set up another Saturday, sending the new-look Ducks past the New Jersey Devils 3-2 at Prudential Center in Newark. This was the second straight win for Anaheim after a franchise-record 12-game losing streak. Gibson has been the big difference in the […]

Once upon a time, there was a player with whom I’d been pretty close (translation: he was a reliable source of information), who previously had been in New Jersey. Then, without so much as a hint, he was traded back to the Devils. Only after the deal was announced did his number pop up on […]

BOSTON — Listen, the Rangers haven’t had a ton of feel-good moments up to this point in the season, and there probably aren’t a ton of them in the future. So they should enjoy this one, and enjoy it for nine days. The 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday night meant a lot to […]

BOSTON — Adam McQuaid was preparing for a first-period face-off, and he almost missed his video tribute. But as both benches stood up and banged their sticks in appreciation, the Rangers defenseman looked up and waved to the fans that he called his own for the previous nine seasons. “I’m not going to try to […]

The Rangers needed a break. This has been an arduous first 48 games for the Blueshirts. It’s not unexpected they’re at a middling 21-20-7 as their bye week begins and segues right into All-Star weekend, culminating in nine days off before they return for a Jan. 29 Garden match against the Flyers. But it has […]

The Islanders are dominating opponents with smothering defense and timely scoring. They executed that winning formula to perfection on Sunday against the Ducks. Cal Clutterbuck scored twice in the first period and Robin Lehner made 19 saves for this third shutout this season as the Islanders downed the Ducks 3-0 on Sunday for their fifth […]

Chris Drury was there in person to deliver the message, making it clear that these are organizational decisions when it comes to the development of the Rangers’ young players. The assistant general manager was hanging just outside the visiting dressing room in Boston on Saturday night, following the Blueshirts’ 3-2 win over the Bruins. It […]

If the Blueshirts believe that the construction process will last longer than they’d anticipated upon embarking on the program a year ago, the one sure way to guarantee that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy would be by trading Chris Kreider by the Feb. 25 deadline rather than extending his contract this July. Otherwise, if this organization […]