Rangers sweep Capitals as Artemi Panarin’s delivers Game 4 win
WASHINGTON — First team in, first team on. The Rangers were the only one of the three clubs that had a chance to sweep in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to battle for a 4-2 victory and ultimately defeat the Capitals on Sunday night. 4 games at Capital One Arena. Artemi Panarin […]
Rangers’ gritty sweep of Capitals was six months in the making
WASHINGTON — Much of the series was ugly — it really was — and it’s the ultimate compliment that the Rangers were able to struggle through the next period, the next game, and come away with their first win. – round-sweeping the Caps while trapped in tight spaces for nearly all of the series’ 240 […]
Capitals’ Tom Wilson goes at Rangers’ Adam Fox during goal celebration
Tom Wilson is back to his worst behavior. The Capitals’ notorious enforcer started a new brawl during Game 4 against the Rangers at Capital One Arena on Sunday night, but this one was sparked in a strange way. After Vincent Trocheck’s power-play goal late in the first period gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead, Wilson, […]
Rangers out to fast Game 4 start with help from Capitals blunder
The Rangers are looking to win the series for the first time in 17 years, and they quickly got going in Game 4. On Sunday at Capital One Arena, Kaapo Kakko took advantage of a Capitals miscue and the Blueshirts scored less than a minute into the game. On Sunday, Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko shot the […]
Rangers vs. Capitals Game 4 prediction: NHL Playoff odds, picks
Commercial content. Over 21 years old. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. Let’s call a spade a spade. The Capitals are not a playoff-caliber team. We knew this at the start of the series, but it’s become clear throughout the first three postseason games against […]
Rangers not letting noise ‘creep in’ with chance to sweep Capitals
WASHINGTON — Standing at a podium with the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo in the background, Jacob Trouba painted a picture of his Rangers team. It’s a real-life look at how the Blueshirts have operated under the bright spotlight throughout the season, from losing in the first round of last year’s playoffs to winning the Presidents […]
Rangers clip Capitals to grab big 3-0 series lead
WASHINGTON, DC — The Rangers finally got it. The always-coveted, always-elusive 3-0 lead in the playoff series that has eluded them for years is officially the Blueshirts’, marching into our nation’s capital and taking the lead in the playoff series. They defeated a determined Washington team 3-1 in three games. The first round will be […]
Rangers, Capitals have plenty of playoff history in nation’s capital
WASHINGTON — As I entered the cramped visitor locker room after Friday morning’s optional skate hour ahead of Game 3 between the Rangers and Caps, my mind’s eye saw me in the first stable on the right. I could see Chris Drury sitting there. I never imagined Drury, the club’s current general manager. Instead, I […]
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital’s residents
The special anti-terrorism measures in place to protect the unprecedented opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route, including those working or living there. and their guests will undergo background checks. Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez said on Thursday. Nuñez said those affected will […]
Capitals ‘confused’ by no-call on Artemi Panarin huge hit on T.J. Oshie
Capitals head coach Spencer Carberry hit Rangers forward Artemi with a big hit on TJ Oshie that eliminated the Caps from Game 2 of the first round playoff series against the Blueshirts. Panarin was “confused” as to why he wasn’t penalized. Panarin appeared to take a high on Oshie as he tried to check him […]