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DALLAS — David Quinn had been encouraged by the way the Rangers had competed against playoff contenders of late. But they still don’t have any wins to show for it. The Rangers kept it close again Tuesday night but came up empty on four power plays and lost their fifth straight, falling to the Stars […]

Understandable that a personal record wasn’t the first thing Barry Trotz was thinking about. But after everything, the Islanders coach was appreciative of the 5-4 shootout victory over the Senators on Tuesday night at the Coliseum that gave him career win No. 800, just the fourth coach in history to reach the milestone. “That was […]

DALLAS — There is no known trophy that comes with the unwelcome distinction, but the Rangers are getting all too familiar with referees taking back calls by the time it’s too late. “Unfortunately, we lead the league in apologies,” coach David Quinn said Wednesday after practice at American Airlines Center, the scene of the crime. […]

OTTAWA, Ontario — Barry Trotz didn’t want to go so far as to call his team complacent, but the Islanders coach sure wasn’t far off. What he issued was a clear-eyed, candid assessment of his squad, which has just been able to stave off collapse over the past two-plus weeks. “To me, when you’re really […]

DALLAS — Before the Rangers flew to Detroit for Thursday’s matchup against the Red Wings, David Quinn made sure he drilled a message into their heads. “We need to shoot more pucks,” the coach said Wednesday after a practice that had a heavy emphasis on exactly that. “We’ve heard that from Day 1. Just something […]

OTTAWA, Ontario — Just as it was becoming clear Robin Lehner was the Islanders starting goaltender, he got hurt. Lehner did not travel here with the team one day after he had been steamrolled by the Senators Brady Tkachuk late in the third period of what would become the Isles’ 5-4 shootout victory Tuesday night […]

DETROIT — In his most recent stint at AHL Hartford before returning to the Rangers, Lias Andersson’s numbers hardly jumped off the page: two goals and six assists in 22 games. It turns out, however, that the 20-year-old’s most important work may have come off the ice. Andersson put an emphasis on improving his conditioning […]

AMERKS SIGN DANFORTH TO AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CONTRACT The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward JUSTIN DANFORTH to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2017-18 season. Danforth, 24, scored two goals in five games with the Amerks on an Amateur Tryout last season following a brief three-game stint with […]

2017 USHL Player & Goaltender of the Year Matiss Kivlenieks signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.   The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that they have signed 2017 USHL Player of the Year Matiss Kivlenieks to a three-year entry level contract. The Sioux City Musketeers goaltender recently completed his first USHL […]

Associated Press May 25, 2017, 9:44 AM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Knocking the smile off Pekka Rinne‘s face right now is nearly impossible. The longest-tenured player with the Nashville Predators, the 34-year-old goaltender finally will play in his first Stanley Cup Final in his ninth full NHL season. “As a player, I feel like I’ve […]