UNIONDALE, NY— Fans filled the green Nassau Coliseum seats to capacity for just the second time this season Monday afternoon when the Islanders hosted the Devils.
The previous sellout came in the opener when John Tavares made his NHL debut against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. While the glamour level wasn’t the same for [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Twice the red lights accidentally flashed behind the Islanders net in the final five minutes of regulation.
Dwayne Roloson didn’t let the symbolism become foreshadowing. The netminder stopped 14 shots in the final period while Trent Hunter and John Tavares scored just 1:30 apart in the second period to lead the Islanders to a [...]

UNIONDALE, NY— Martin Biron is not a starting pitcher despite needing a glove for his job. Yet the Islanders goalie could be forgiven if he sometimes feels like a hurler who receives little run support.
Biron is winless in his last six starts and 2-10-2 overall in his first season since signing as a free agent. [...]

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 [...]

NEW YORK – Forget Eli Manning’s tremendous performance at Giants Stadium. And forget Alex Rodriguez’s heroics in the ALDS. The best player in New York yesterday was a little used backup goaltender, who pitched his fourth career shutout.
Stephen Valiquette started for the first time this season in the eventual Ranger 3-0 win over the [...]

So this is what the Rangers were missing the last few seasons.
It was supposed to be Jaromir Jagr, but he was never the same after his shoulder was dislocated in the 2006 playoffs. And Scott Gomez never clicked with anyone he played with on his line.
Chris Drury was supposed to be clutch, but the drain [...]

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 [...]

There’s no truth to the rumor that the hockey gods control the weather, even though the chill in the air seemed like it was being cooled by a sheet of ice.
No it was just coincidence the opening of the NHL season happened on a chilly night and what better way for the New York Rangers [...]

NEW YORK- Henrik Lundqvist earned the nickname the King for his All-Star caliber regular seasons and his off-ice charisma.
But Lundqvist was forced to temporarily abdicate the throne after the Capitals scored five goals on its first 20 shots en route to a 5-3 victory in Game 6 in a Sunday matinee at Madison Square Garden. [...]

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 [...]