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If what happened to the Rangers between Thanksgiving and Christmas was an expected dousing of cold water on tenuously held hopes of a surprising playoff run, it hardly gets any warmer on this side of the break. The Blueshirts made things interesting for a while, with a 9-1-1 run that led into Thanksgiving showing there […]

In a few days, it will be Lias Andersson’s first trip to St. Louis. Talking about food in the city, the Rangers’ 20-year-old forward was enticed, but he knew who eventually would choose the restaurant. “Mika will know where to go,” Andersson said, referring to his elder Swedish brethren, Mika Zibanejad. “He always knows where […]

One year ago, two mornings after Christmas 2017, Chris Kreider woke up with a right arm that was numb. This developed after a couple of weeks in which the 26-year-old had felt fatigued and been coughing up blood. So on this one-year Dec. 27 anniversary, what was the first thing that Kreider did upon awakening? […]

It was a close video review that took the potentially game-winning goal off the board followed by a bum faceoff. But really, the Rangers know it was more than that. As much as they know they’re getting bad breaks, they know they’re not doing enough to earn the good ones. And if they’re not quite […]

BOSTON — Mackenzie Blackwood hardly looked like a rookie in net for New Jersey. Blackwood stopped 40 shots for his first NHL victory, Blake Coleman scored twice and the Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Thursday night. Blackwood had plenty of help, even with leading scorer Taylor Hall out of the lineup, as the […]

It’s going to be cold in South Bend on New Year’s Day, but you might not know it by looking at Kevin Weekes. The NHL Network analyst will be rinkside at Notre Dame Stadium for the Winter Classic between the Bruins and Blackhawks on Jan. 1, bundled up and, somehow, looking fresh. “Weekesy always is […]

The reinforcements are coming, and they’re sorely needed. Before the Rangers’ brutal 4-3 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday night at the Garden, coach David Quinn said the team is “very close” to getting back three key pieces — Kevin Shattenkirk, Jesper Fast and Cody McLeod. Quinn said all three could be ready […]

To what should be the surprise of exactly nobody, the Rangers have sent Lias Andersson back to the Wolf Pack to continue his apprenticeship with 20-minute, center-stage nights in the AHL rather than with single-digit ice time on the wing of an NHL fourth line. “He’s made some great progress and he’s done some good […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Everybody knows the Lightning are good. But do you know just how good? How historically good? Right now, this almost unbelievably deep group is on pace for 129 points, which would be five more than the previous high of the salary-cap era, the 124 points racked up by the historic 2005-06 Red […]

FRISCO, Texas — Stars CEO Jim Lites ripped captain Jamie Benn and fellow high-priced forward Tyler Seguin, telling reporters Friday their play has been “terrible” and saying owner Tom Gaglardi was frustrated as well. Lites requested the interviews, saying he believed Seguin and Benn deserved more public criticism with a team Lites says is underachieving. […]