Brett Berard’s Rangers start paused by upper-body injury
Brett Berard left Monday night with an upper-body injury in the Rangers' 5-1 loss to the Devils, just four games into his NHL career. The 22-year-old winger was slammed into the corner boards by Canadian forward Kirby Dach in the third period of the Blueshirts' 4-3 win over Montreal on Saturday afternoon. Berard focused on […]
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin implodes for career-high fifth straight loss as Devils win
In the first game of the season, the Battle of the Hudson, goaltending was a big factor. Instead of the Rangers, who have consistently dominated in net in recent years, the Devils benefited from a stellar performance from goaltender Jakob Markstrom, winning 5-1 against their tri-state rival in the regular season for the first time […]
How Chris Drury needs to meet this moment of Rangers crisis
The Rangers don't play until Friday when the Penguins come to the Garden, but the next three days will be the most important in a season that is quickly becoming a sinkhole. President and general manager Chris Drury has a responsibility to communicate with his team, both collectively and in one-on-one meetings, to figure out […]
Four Nations Face-Off could see even more Rangers added to the mix
The final lineup for the NHL's upcoming four-way tournament between the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden is scheduled to be announced during two live broadcasts on Wednesday, and the Rangers are joined by several players. The remaining players representing Finland and Sweden will be announced on SportsCenter on NHL Network and ESPN at 2 […]
Reilly Smith received first time scratch with Rangers
Head coach Peter Laviolette acknowledged Riley Smith was a healthy scratch in the Rangers' 4-3 win over the Canadiens on Saturday. Smith, on his third team in the past three seasons, is certainly not solely responsible for the club's middling start to 2024-25, but the veteran forward is more of a passenger than a contributor. […]
Rangers’ Filip Chytil returns to lineup for first time since injury
The Rangers returned to full strength with a 4-3 win against the Canadiens on Saturday. Filip Sitil returned to action for the first time since colliding with K'Andre Miller on Nov. 14 against the Sharks. The Czech center, who was recovered from a concussion by specialists in New York, missed seven straight games with an […]
The Rangers finally started fighting back after tumultuous week
Friday afternoon's game in Philadelphia was 1-3, but Artemi Panarin had a particularly gruesome performance late in the first period when he was shoved by Travis Konecny and then accosted by two people in black and orange. None of his teammates rushed to cheer him on. But when the Canadiens played at the Garden 24 […]
Rangers show fight with tight win to snap five-game losing streak
The battle continues in New York. It was a week of uncertainty for the Rangers, with sirens blaring throughout the organization as they lost five straight games. Each loss seemed like a punch in the gut until the Blueshirts finally fought back with a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday afternoon at Madison […]
Broken Rangers must waste no time for change after Philadelphia fallout
PHILADELPHIA — In a matter of weeks, the Rangers became the Giants and Jets. The season was crippled by a five-game losing streak in regulation, matching the club's longest period of futility since the tumultuous final week of the 2020-21 season, when president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton were fired just days before […]
Reeling Rangers can’t overcome early deficit against Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — Travis Konecny scored two goals, Ivan Fedotov made 22 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Friday. Konecny slipped the puck between the legs of Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin on a breakaway in the first period, giving Philadelphia a two-point lead. He added an empty netter at the […]