UNIONDALE, NY— Martin Brodeur was on the Nassau Coliseum ice for the entire third period on Saturday night.
The troubling thing for the Islanders is that Brodeur was only slightly more active than he was on Monday. Four goals in 40 minutes chased Brodeur to the bench in the Islanders win in that contest, though the [...]

NEW YORK – Maybe it was the Christmas spirit coming through, but more than likely, it the four-game winning streak which put John Tortorella in such a jovial mood.
Whatever it is, though, this is a different man than the one who lashed into his team last week for lack of hustle against the New York [...]

NEW YORK – Simple fact: Since the lockout, the Ranger were never under .500 this far into the season under Tom Renney.
Yet, in less than a year into the John Tortorella regime, the Rangers stand at 14-15-2.
Say what you want about the Rangers abrasive coach, but the fact is that record is not getting the [...]

NEW YORK – Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you, the Rangers scored seven goals in tonight’s game.
And before you ask, Marian Gaborik only had two.
The Rangers finally broke out of the scoring drought with a 7-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Goal after goal, the team looked sharp, which is precisely the team [...]

NEW YORK – A special anniversary was celebrated at Madison Square Garden in a most fitting way on Sunday.
Saying that New York Rangers’ goalie Henrik Lundqvist masked his team’s recent offensive struggles not only describes his 1-0 shutout over the visiting Boston Bruins, but it simultaneously references a connection with a moment that changed [...]

NEW YORK – The New York Rangers are in the playoffs. The Blueshirts qualified for the postseason on the penultimate gameday by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. The team will conclude the regular season at Philadelphia Sunday before starting the playoffs as either a 7 or 8 seed in [...]

NEWARK, NJ – “Things can be accomplished if your team has success,” New Jersey Devils’ Head Coach Brent Sutter said after Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Sutter could have been referring to a few different things happening in the Devils organization.
The win over Phoenix marked a team-record ninth straight home win, which comes after [...]

No goaltender, forward or defenseman will be more important to the Islanders than Garth Snow this season. The club’s general manager will likely be part of multiple moves when the NHL’s trade deadline rolls around March 4.
But Snow didn’t even wait until the end of February to fire the salvo in a potential fire sale, [...]

ALBANY, NY – Rod Pelley scored the game-winning goal early in the third period as the Lowell Devils beat the Albany River Rats 7-4 on Saturday night at the Times Union Center.
The River Rats scored the first goal of the game off of the opening faceoff when left wing Joe Jensen sped into the offensive [...]

NEWARK, NJ – All it took was a lead.
Bobby Holik scored eights minutes into the second period and Zach Parise added a power play goal 1:27 later, giving the New Jersey Devils a lead the New York Rangers could not over come.
The Devils won 3-0, and goaltender Scott Clemmensen earned his first shutout this season [...]