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BOSTON -- For the New York Rangers, this has to feel all too familiar. After dropping the first pair of games on the road, including Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins, the Rangers are left scrambling to surmount a 2-0 series deficit to keep ...

BOSTON -- John Tortorella may not be the most diplomatic, charming or verbose -- especially come playoff time -- but he has a true knack for diagnosing the team's shortcomings and he spelled it out after the New York Rangers' 3-2 overtime loss to the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wins don't come easy in the playoffs, and Ryan McDonagh's bruised and battered face was a good reminder of that Monday night. The 23-year-old had a massive welt swelling above his right cheekbone and a bloody cut above his eye...

WASHINGTON -- The New York Rangers' stunning 5-0 shutout win that sunk the Washington Capitals was not anticipated in a winner-takes-all Game 7 between two teams that battled toe-to-toe all series. But ask the Toronto Maple Leafs if things always...

In a tight, gritty series that offered little margin for error, Game 7 did not go as expected. Instead of the nail-biter that many anticipated, the New York Rangers dominated the Washington Capitals with a lopsided 5-0 rout at Verizon Center in Washi...

Judging from the manner in which Sunday's 1-0 win against the Washington Capitals ended -- with an angry, heated scrum after the buzzer -- the New York Rangers are in store for a nasty battle when they travel to D.C. on Monday for a winner-takes-all ...

AT A GLANCE: One New York hockey team, the Islanders, was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night. The Rangers are desperate to avoid becoming the second. The Rangers face the Washington Capitals in a must-win Game 6 at Madison Squ...

WASHINGTON -- A quick take on the Washington Capitals' 2-1 overtime win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals: At a glance: Washington's Mike Ribeiro swept in a rebound for the game winner to give the Capitals...

What it means: With Wednesday night's 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals, the New York Rangers have taken two straight at home to even the series 2-2. After letting a two-goal lead go to waste earlier in the game, the Rangers were able to hold off ...

AT A GLANCE: The Rangers, who won Game 3 on Monday, have a chance to even their first-round series against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. With Marc Staal adding a big boost to their back end, the Rangers were ...

Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Henrik Lundqvist was named one of three finalists for the 2013 award on Wednesday morning, along with Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky and San Jose's Antti Niemi. Lundqvist, 31, who posted a 24-16-3 record, 2.05 goals-again...

Even when New York Rangers coach John Tortorella pleaded for a respite from his lengthy postgame press conference -- asking his PR exec, "Can you get me the hell outta here?" -- he did so with a sardonic smile. That sort of levity was a luxury To...

With the help of Derek Stepan's deciding goal in the third period, the New York Rangers prevented the Washington Capitals from taking what would've been a commanding three-game lead to the series while holding court at Madison Square Garden with a 4-...

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...

With the game tied 0-0 and time winding down, the New York Rangers thought they'd have one more power-play opportunity in regulation when the puck deflected off Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner's stick and sailed over the glass with less th...

Below is the schedule for the 2013 Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the Rangers and Capitals, released late Sunday night: Note: The Rangers have four days off until Game 1 on Thursday, but would potentially play back-to-backs in Gam...