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 – What kind of team is the New York Rangers? That’s the question everyone is asking, especially after another home loss – this time 3-1 to the Detroit Red Wings.
The Blueshirts played hard last night, especially in the third period, but John Tortorella’s crew just couldn’t score on the power play, as they [...]

NEWARK, NJ – A professional hockey game lasts 60 minutes, but for the New Jersey Devils, it seemed the match against the Toronto Maple Leafs was over after only 20 minutes had been completed.
Toronto scored three goals in the first period off of Devils miscues to start them on a 4-1 victory in Newark.
“Three straight [...]

NEWARK, NJ – The hip bone is connected to the leg bone, and the leg bone is connected to the ankle bone.
Just like the structure of the human body, the anatomy of a losing streak is all connected and sometimes has a mind of its own.
After a 2-1 loss, the first of the season after [...]

NEW YORK – The New York Rangers turned in another impressive performance at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, beating the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 in a game that was only in doubt in the final minute. The Rangers entered the third period with a 4-1 lead after scoring three times in the second but found themselves [...]

NEWARK, NJ – March is coming in like a lion, and if the New Jersey Devils are on your schedule, so are they.
Martin Brodeur, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Gionta all achieved career milestones in a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon.
Brodeur reached the 100 career shutout plateau, only the second goaltender ever to [...]

LOWELL, MA – The Lowell Devils scored twice in the final 23.6 seconds to force overtime against the Portland Pirates, but eventually fell in the shootout, 7-6, on Sunday at the Tsgonas Arena.    The Devils fired a season-high 50 shots in the game, including 26 in the third, and went 4-for-6 on the man-advantage.
After Mark [...]

LOWELL, MA – Patrick Maroon’s goal in the ninth round of the shootout clinched the Philadelphia Phantoms’ 2-1 win over the Lowell Devils on Wednesday at the Tsongas Arena.
After the two teams skated to a 1-1 tie through regulation, the five-minute over time period would not be enough to decide the contest.  Jared Ross put [...]

LOWELL, Mass. – The Lowell Devils got all of the offense they needed in the first period as they held on to defeat the Portland Pirates, 2-1, on Wednesday at the Tsongas Arena.
Jon DiSalvatore extended his point streak to six games at 7:13 of the first period with the contest’s first goal.  While both teams [...]