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There is no confusing what David Quinn wants and expects from his team. He wants consistent, hard-edged, straight line, fast hockey that necessarily must be accompanied by the same chip on the shoulder that the coach carries, and pulls off, with ease. It may be somewhat less clear why the Blueshirts, who meet the talent-rich […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the third period, the game between the New Jersey Devils and the Columbus Blue Jackets came down to goaltenders — one making his first NHL start and the other a Vezina Trophy-winning veteran. It was fun to watch. Both performed admirably, even spectacularly, in a scoreless final period, enabling the Blue […]

Cause-and-effect is a debatable proposition as it applies to the Rangers’ 3-5-3 record in the 11 games since Cody McLeod went down with a broken hand he sustained in a Thanksgiving Eve fight with the Islanders’ Ross Johnston. But there is no doubt that the fourth-line enforcer will rejoin the lineup the moment he is […]

A word of warning: Don’t watch the video if you’re squeamish. Or you just ate. Or you don’t like the sight of blood. If any of these is true, this brutal hockey injury won’t be to your liking. Late in the third period of the Blackhawks’ win over the Stars on Thursday, Chicago’s Connor Murphy […]

In a league that is defined by parity — now defined as a few elite teams then everyone else — only a small number of clubs can be considered really out of the playoff picture. Unfortunately for those on the other side of the Hudson, that includes the Devils. It has been a brutal season […]

With the New Jersey Devils sinking fast in the Eastern Conference, their top line of Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri and Nico Hischier came to the rescue as one would expect. The Devils got the unexpected, too, in beating the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Friday night. They got a bizarre, play-of-year type goal that featured New […]

His sweater has changed, but his scoring talent has not. The Rangers will see a familiar No. 91 Saturday night when they face John Tavares and the Maple Leafs for the first time this season. The former Islanders captain is no stranger to the Blueshirts, having gutted them for 14 goals and 24 assists in […]

Brett Howden may have a more permanent place to live now than he did during his hot streak to start the season, but he still doesn’t want to feel too comfortable. The Rangers’ 20-year-old center has cooled off since his four goals and eight assists over the first 20 games of the season made for […]

TORONTO — Everyone remembers Raymond Bourque with Colorado in 2001 and Lanny McDonald with the Flames in 1989, but there haven’t been all that many marquee, late-in-life, first-time Cup winners. Certainly there haven’t been many narrative-changers. But Alex Ovechkin’s 2018 championship, following years of coming up short in the tournament — and for at least […]

TORONTO — The sample size used to evaluate the Brady Skjei-Adam McQuaid pairing is rather small. Indeed, the defensemen had hooked up as partners for only eight games and 102:40 of five-on-five play (as recorded by Naturalstattrick.com) prior to the Rangers’ match Saturday night against the powerful Maple Leafs. But it seems relatively clear to […]