Rangers’ Jacob Trouba nominated again for humanitarian award
Jacob Trouba added his second nomination for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy to his Rangers captain’s accomplishments on Wednesday. The Rangers once again selected Trouba as a candidate for the NHL’s Humanitarian Award. The award is named in honor of Hall of Famer Francis M. “King” Clancy and is “presented to the player who best […]
Rangers clinch Presidents’ Trophy by shutting out Senators
The Rangers represent the NHL’s holy trinity. With a 4-0 victory over the Senators on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the Blueshirts officially clinched the Triple Crown of regular-season honors: first place in the Metropolitan Division, first seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Presidents Trophy. acquired. It capped off a franchise-high 82-game campaign. […]
Braden Schneider has earned his top-four Rangers blue line spot
Braden Schneider feels like he’s been in the NHL for a while, but he also feels like he’s just scratching the surface. Both statements ring true for the 22-year-old defenseman who stepped onto the Rangers’ blue line as a rookie nearly two years ago and has appeared in all but three regular-season games and every […]
Rangers can celebrate their regular-season success — for now
That should be of some use, right? So if you can achieve the best record in your sport after a grueling six-month schedule, that should count as something significant, right? Or what does it really mean? Home ice, home court, or home field advantage, whatever it is, is so ephemeral that it disappears after 60 […]
Rangers can clinch Presidents’ Trophy Monday vs. Senators
One step away from the Rangers. They are one step away from winning the Presidents Trophy for the fourth time in franchise history, the first since the 2014-15 season. They are one step away from securing home ice advantage for the entire postseason. The fate of both is in their hands. The Rangers have a […]
Rangers working on fixing this weakness as playoffs near
Like any NHL team preparing for the playoffs, the Rangers want to be on top of every facet of the game. But the fact that they have remained at the top of the league for the majority of the season despite being one of the most inconsistent teams at 5-on-5 means that other parts of […]
Rangers finally secure 54th win of season to set franchise record
In fact, the third time was the charm for the Rangers. The Rangers missed their previous two chances and earned their 54th win of the season, setting a franchise record. As the Blueshirts’ 5-on-5 attack cooled down, they avoided the Blueshirts’ attacks, but they finally broke through with a game-tying goal at the end of […]
Rangers’ Artemi Panarin poised to redeem himself after last year’s playoffs
Last year, it was a neon sign that never stopped blinking, like the lights from the fast-food chicken joint across the street. Even after winning one victory after another, his momentum hasn’t slowed down. There are concerns that it could happen again. Thirty years after their only cup run since 1940, there are fears the […]
Rangers rally for shootout win as Islanders manage to boost playoff chances
The Rangers’ quest to win the President’s Trophy just got a little easier. And the Islanders’ path to the playoffs seems inevitable. After a loss to the Islanders earlier this week, the Rangers got some revenge at home on Saturday afternoon, with the Isles winning 3-2 in overtime and moving into the postseason with a […]
Islanders’ Noah Dobson out vs. Rangers with upper-body injury
The Islanders had no choice but to play without Noah Dobson on Saturday against the Garden because the defenseman sustained an upper-body injury two days ago that kept him out for the game against the Rangers. Dobson will miss the first game of the season due to injury, but was declared day-to-day by coach Patrick […]