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Every time someone wants to talk about the NBA, I have the same response. “I don’t really watch the games until about the conference finals, but I closely follow the league. I love the drama.” Conversely, when discussing the NHL, it’s the exact opposite. The most intriguing part about the game is, well, the games. […]

The Islanders got a concession. The team announced early Friday night that if the first-place team makes the playoffs, the home games of the first round would be played at the Coliseum, their old home on Long Island where they are set to have 21 regular-season games this season. If the team makes it further […]

BUFFALO — There has been a shift in the dynamic as the Rangers approach the Feb. 25 trade deadline. The Post has learned that general manager Jeff Gorton is now engaged in an ongoing dialogue with the agents for pending free agents Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes as the Blueshirts weigh extending the contracts of […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A goaltender who was winless in his previous 21 decisions outplayed an All-Star down the stretch Friday night. Cory Schneider got his first win in nearly 14 months when Nico Hischier scored 3:19 into overtime, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a wild 5-4 victory over the slumping Minnesota Wild. Hischier, […]

BUFFALO — Being 19 years old and a talented first-round draft selection doesn’t get you a pass. Not for an indefinite period of time, that is. Not with David Quinn behind the bench. As such, the coach handed Filip Chytil the short straw for Friday’s match, scratching him against the Sabres while inserting AHL call-up […]

PORT ST. LUCIE — Drew Smith and Tyler Bashlor benefited from the Mets’ early nosedive last season, receiving extended major league opportunities, and this spring both will attempt to show they belong on an Opening Day roster. With two or three openings in the bullpen — depending upon how many relievers the Mets decide to […]

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Maybe David Quinn can’t keep track of what day of the week it is. Maybe he often doesn’t know the exact date. Maybe he didn’t know this past Thursday was Valentine’s Day until he woke up. But as the first-year Rangers coach is reminded daily, the trade deadline is coming Feb. […]

The lights turned off on regular-season hockey at Barclays Center late Saturday night. With more results like this, the Islanders might just find their way back to Brooklyn this season, after all. A day after their playoff plans were announced — the Coliseum for a potential first-round series and Barclays Center for any further action […]

Lou Lamoriello has been through 30 trade deadlines as an NHL executive, but the extensive experience doesn’t have him expecting to enjoy his 31st next week. As he nears his first deadline as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Islanders — set for Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. — Lamoriello is well […]

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Henrik Lundqvist hasn’t beaten the Penguins in a regular-season game in more than three years, going back to Feb. 10, 2016. And the veteran Rangers goalie won’t get a chance to rectify that 0-5-3 ledger as he is set to backup Alexandar Georgiev for the third time in the past four […]