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Led by Henrik Lundqvist's 35 saves in a second consecutive shutout, and goals from some unlikely sources, the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5-0 in Game 7 Monday night to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals.

At a glance: Down two games in their first-round matchup against the Washington Capitals, the Rangers are desperate to win a game at home as the series shifts to New York on Monday night at 7:30. Looking to avoid that dreaded 3-0 hole, the Rangers...

On the strength of three strong performances last week, San Jose goaltender Antti Niemi vaults to the No. 1 goalie spot. Meanwhile, Winnipeg forward Andrew Ladd joins the skater rankings at No. 6 and Chicago's Jonathan Toews moves up a spot to No. 2.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

On the strength of three consecutive wins, Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky vaults to the No. 1 goaltender spot. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis joins the skater rankings and Washington's Alex Ovechkin moves up a spot to No. 5.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

From the official NHL release: OVECHKIN, ELLIOTT AND LUNDQVIST NAMED NHL 'THREE STARS' OF THE WEEK NEW YORK (April 8, 2013) - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott and New York Rangers...

Alex Ovechkin is back to his old offensive ways, shooting and scoring at a ridiculous rate -- a streak that has helped propel him on to the MVP leaderboard.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

All is well again on Broadway for the Blueshirts, as the New York Rangers bounced back from Thursday's loss to the Islanders by downing the streaking Washington Capitals, 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. A "banged up" Rick Nash appeared to be ...

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Brad Richards and Michael Del Zotto scored, Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves, and the New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 victory in Game 7 over the Washington Capitals.

The Rangers once again handed the momentum back to the Caps in Game 6.

Marian Gaborik scored at 14:41 of the third overtime, and the New York Rangers outlasted the Washington Capitals in a 2-1 victory early Thursday morning to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The Rangers witnessed something rare in Game 2 -- a Washington Capitals team that did not center around superstar Alex Ovechkin. Caps coach Dale Hunter limited No. 8 to a mere 13:36 of ice time -- in contrast, defensive-minded Jay Beagle led all f...

NEW YORK -- In a game that was decided by a few costly mistakes, the New York Rangers found themselves down a man after taking two consecutive penalties in the third period. They ended up falling 3-2 to the Washington Capitals as a result. After a...

To err is human, but letting Ovechkin heat up? That's unforgivable, Rangers.

Rangers rookie Chris Kreider did it again for the Blueshirts. This time vs. the Caps.

The Rangers need these five things to avoid another playoff loss to Caps.