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Rangers Bolster Roster for Playoff Push

Rangers remain at the top of the Metropolitan division. After several key trades to acquire Alex Wennberg and Jack Roslovic, the new Blueshirts have won three straight games. Igor Shesterkin earned a 1-0 shutout win at Carolina on Tuesday, his mother’s birthday. The atmosphere in Rangers Land is good right now. To react to the […]

Islanders vs. Rangers playoff showdown suddenly a possibility

BUFFALO — It’s still too early to start thinking seriously about the Battle of New York returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1994, but it’s still a possibility. After the Islanders rocketed back into playoff contention over the past two weeks, there are two ways they could face the Rangers in the […]

Islanders drop Ducks to move into playoff spot with sixth straight win

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the first time in nearly two months, the Islanders will wake up Monday morning in a playoff spot. After losing at home to the Lightning two weeks ago, the Islanders’ only obvious path to the postseason was to continue their winning streak as soon as possible. They took that literally and […]

Islanders blow out Sharks to move closer to playoff spot

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Islanders beat the Sharks in a straight line and moved closer and closer to the playoffs. A last-place San Jose team traded Anthony Duclair, one of its better forwards, just before puck drop Thursday, but on paper it didn’t seem like a good bet to end the Islanders’ winning streak. […]

Knicks face key three-game stretch with playoff implications

With 20 games remaining, the plummeting Knicks suddenly find themselves in a five-team dogfight just to avoid a play-in position in the Eastern Conference. Coach Tom Thibodeau’s shorthanded team’s next three games will be against teams in that cluster, with a home game against the Magic on Friday followed by back-to-back games against the 76ers […]

Nets’ road-heavy schedule will decide their playoff fate

The reason to be optimistic about the Nets’ chances of making the playoffs is because they still have the advantage of having the second-best schedule in the NBA. The reason for the pessimism is that 10 of the next 11 games will be played on the road, and the Nets have the lowest winning percentage […]