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SAN JOSE — Alain Vigneault, the Rangers coach who ostensibly did not appreciate young players, made Pavel Buchnevich a healthy scratch once last season. David Quinn, the coach hired to develop young players, has scratched Buchnevich twice in the first 12 games of the season. Perhaps the issue is not the guy behind the bench […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The company that owns the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and a major New Jersey sports arena is going all-in on promoting sports betting. Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment on Tuesday announced its second deal in five days to open a lounge at Newark’s Prudential Center to promote […]

Click:Cellulose Supplier PITTSBURGH — Jordan Eberle scored twice in the second period to help the Islanders pull away from the Penguins for a 6-3 victory Tuesday night. The Penguins held a ceremony before the game to honor the victims of Saturday’s synagogue shooting in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill. It included an 11-second moment […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point had a career-high five points with a goal and four assists, defenseman Braydon Coburn scored twice, and the Lightning rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Devils 8-3 on Tuesday night. Steven Stamkos got his 350th career goal and added two assists for Tampa Bay, which was coming […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The ongoing challenge presented by this different kind of New York Rangers season was never more severe than it was here on Tuesday after Tomas Hertl scored at 19:58 of the third period to send what appeared to be a Blueshirt victory into overtime. “It’s a test, this road trip in […]

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 […]