Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals aren’t ready to roll over and die. Trailing 3-1 in the first round for the second consecutive year, they staved off elimination in fine style with a dominant 4-0 Game Five win over the Rangers before a loud Verizon Center to extend the series.
The Rangers will get another opportunity to [...]

NEW YORK – For the playoffs, the game day staff at Madison Square Garden chose the new U2 song “Magnificent” as the Rangers introductory tune when the team takes to the ice.
Although the Fab Irish Four didn’t have Henrik Lundqvist in mind when they wrote the song, after watching his play, they may have to [...]

NEW YORK – All it took was a few seconds, and then it was over.
All it took was a missed open net by Ryan Callahan, 11: 24 into the first followed by Alexander Semin’s second goal of a game 12 seconds later. Instead of a 1-1 tie, the Rangers faced a 2-0 deficit in Game [...]

It’s not their goalie but rather the one at the other end who’s making life difficult for the Capitals. Even a goalie change couldn’t prevent the obvious in this series. That the Rangers boast the superior netminder which was yet again on display.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 35 shots allowing Ryan Callahan’s first period tally to [...]