NE W YORK – It was almost impossible to contain them. After half a season of sober moods and sad statements, the Rangers were just giddy after their second laugher in two games, this time beating the Tampa Bay Lightning, 8-2.
“It feels great scoring eight goals,” said forward Vinny Prospal, who was one of eight [...]

NEW YORK –Lately, life is much better for Scott Gomez, after his trade to the Montreal Canadiens, than it has been for the New York Rangers, the team which traded him north of the border.  The transition has been as smooth as could be expected, given that hockey is covered as fervently throughout Canada as [...]

NEW YORK – In baseball, this would have been the equivalent of Sabathia vs. Santana. Or in Tennis, this was Federer and Nadal matching wits.
There’s just something special when two greats match up for an epic battle. And 18,200 fans saw two titans in Marty Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist face off.
“[Henrik] played phenomenal,” said forward [...]

NEW YORK – Believe it not Ranger fans, no matter how bad your team has played over the first half of the season, there’s eight other Eastern squads that have played worse.
And you know what eighth place means – playoffs.
“Yeah you win a few games during the week,” said Christopher Higgins, “and you move up [...]

NEW YORK – The way the Rangers mailed in their 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, they owe all 18,200 fans a refund.
Take it out of each of their paychecks because a game like this is just unacceptable.
Sure, after the game, each Ranger was saying how their play was a disgrace, but the loyal Garden [...]

NEW YORK— Handing a point to a division rival is a steep price for busting any player out of a slump.
But Islanders coach Scott Gordon said it’s a trade-off he’ll gladly take after Kyle Okposo pushed a shot that hit off Marc Staal and past Henrik Lundqvist for game-winner in a 3-2 overtime victory over [...]

NEW YORK – Make no mistke, this was a very winnable game for the New York Rangers.
Don’t just take a the word of a humble reporter, listen to The King.
“This one hurts,” said “The King” Henrik Lundqvist. “The way we played in the third, we deserved at least a tie game, if not a win. [...]

NEW YORK – Take a deep breath Ranger fans, Marian Gaborik looks like he will be fine.
After leaving the ice midway through the third period, the Rangers’ franchise scorer said, “it’s nothing.” And the injury was not related to his hip or groin that plagued him in the past.
Although he didn’t know when he would [...]

With so many questions coming into this season, you had to wonder if John Tortorella expected this type of start from the New York Rangers.
Continuing to roll, the Blueshirts took care of business last night as the downed the hapless Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Center, 4-1.
For all the goodness that has [...]

NEW YORK – It doesn’t come that often, but last week, Henrik Lundqvist got it wrong.
The Rangers All-Star netminder said on David Letterman’s top 10, “Who can concentrate on hockey when Jennifer Aniston still hasn’t found love.”
Apparently, after the Blueshirts nifty 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators to open the Garden this season, it’s Lundqvist [...]