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BOSTON — Adam McQuaid was preparing for a first-period face-off, and he almost missed his video tribute. But as both benches stood up and banged their sticks in appreciation, the Rangers defenseman looked up and waved to the fans that he called his own for the previous nine seasons. “I’m not going to try to […]

The Rangers needed a break. This has been an arduous first 48 games for the Blueshirts. It’s not unexpected they’re at a middling 21-20-7 as their bye week begins and segues right into All-Star weekend, culminating in nine days off before they return for a Jan. 29 Garden match against the Flyers. But it has […]

The Islanders are dominating opponents with smothering defense and timely scoring. They executed that winning formula to perfection on Sunday against the Ducks. Cal Clutterbuck scored twice in the first period and Robin Lehner made 19 saves for this third shutout this season as the Islanders downed the Ducks 3-0 on Sunday for their fifth […]

Chris Drury was there in person to deliver the message, making it clear that these are organizational decisions when it comes to the development of the Rangers’ young players. The assistant general manager was hanging just outside the visiting dressing room in Boston on Saturday night, following the Blueshirts’ 3-2 win over the Bruins. It […]

If the Blueshirts believe that the construction process will last longer than they’d anticipated upon embarking on the program a year ago, the one sure way to guarantee that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy would be by trading Chris Kreider by the Feb. 25 deadline rather than extending his contract this July. Otherwise, if this organization […]

CHICAGO — Valtteri Filppula and Mat Barzal scored in regulation, but it wasn’t enough for the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders, who lost for just the third time in 15 games. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored in the shootout to send the Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over the Islanders on Tuesday night, ending the visitors’ […]

At least they let him beat the traffic. During the second intermission of their game against the Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Oilers met with president of hockey operations and general manager Peter Chiarelli and told him he was fired. The team he built went on to lose 3-2, falling to 23-24-3 heading into […]

Regarding the Rangers, who reconvene for practice on Sunday: 1. It is unclear when Neal Pionk, sidelined for four of the past five games heading into the All-Star break with a lower-body issue, will be cleared to return. But when he is, coach David Quinn will face one of the trickiest lineup decisions of his […]

There is no man behind the curtain. Nothing inauthentic about David Quinn, who is very much the same coach with the same personality directing the Rangers through the traditional halfway mark of his first NHL season as he was behind the Boston University bench the previous five years. Quinn spoke at length with The Post […]

Puck and player tracking is coming to the NHL next season. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in San Jose, Calif. The league is partnering with German company Jogmo World Corp. to put microchips on player jerseys and inside game pucks. Real-time data will be gathered by antennas in all […]