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Mikal Bridges’ impressive Knicks showing goes beyond scoring

Mikal Bridges led a knicks with 28 points and won the Wild Plus 43 with a victory at 143-106 Memphis on Madison Square Garden on Monday night. But probably his most important contributions came to defend, helping to shut down Grizzly's star, Ja Molanz. “I thought Mikal really worked,” Tom Tibodo said about the bridge […]

Rangers’ blue line enjoying scoring surge as confidence soars

The Rangers' defense has gotten better in recent weeks, helping to spark an incredible season turnaround that took them from near the bottom of the Eastern Conference to the cusp of a playoff spot. But what the Rangers did in Thursday's win over the Flyers was something they hadn't accomplished since 2019, as six defenders […]

Knicks’ Cameron Payne provides ‘huge boost’ with scoring outburst

Cameron Payne's minutes can be rare. Some here and some there. Given Jalen Brunson's presence, the Knicks' backup point guard role doesn't exactly translate to frequent shots or captivating moments on the court. But in Sunday's 140-106 win over the Knicks and Bucks, Payne scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting (including 4-of-7 from beyond the […]

Islanders’ Brock Nelson snaps 17-game scoring drought

LAS VEGAS — During Thursday's Q&A, the equivalent of a State of the Islanders Q&A with reporters midseason, Lou Lamoriello talked about the recent progress of Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri and Noah Dobson. I thought it was interesting that the question about his struggles came from two former national team players. MSG, Butch Goring, Thomas […]

Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad snaps scoring drought thanks to more shots

The 2024-25 season wasn't very good for Mika Zibanejad, but he looked to rectify that by putting shots on net after the holidays. That paid off in the Rangers' 2-1 win over the Bruins on Thursday night, with Zibanejad scoring nearly 10 minutes into the game to give the Blueshirts the lead. This night marked […]

Islanders’ Bo Horvat finally snaps long scoring drought

It was clear that a 13-game goalless streak was weighing heavily on Bo Horvat's psyche. At 18:55 of Saturday's second period, when Horvat finally put the puck in the back of the net, scoring his first goal in exactly a month and smiling, it was equally obvious that all the weight had been lifted off […]