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BOSTON -- For as much as John Tortorella's postgame news conferences have become a bit of a caricature -- often marked by his abrasive, confrontational and sometimes boorish demeanor -- he was sincere in claiming responsibility after his team's seaso...

BOSTON -- Defenseman Anton Stralman, a vital contributor for the New York Rangers' back end in the 2013 playoffs, missed the past two games with a separated right shoulder, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. Stralman sustained the injury afte...

BOSTON -- In between long, labored pauses and a few disheartened sighs, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist kept coming back to the same refrain in searching for answers after the team's season-ending loss to Boston in Game 5 on Saturday. This ye...

What it means: Depth was the difference Saturday night, and the Bruins outmatched the Rangers in a 3-1 Game 5 victory at TD Garden that sent New York home for the summer. A rookie defenseman and an effective fourth line enabled the Bruins to secure a...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- After a short practice at the Rangers' training facility on Friday afternoon, coach John Tortorella took a few moments to acknowledge his team's effort in an overtime win in Game 4 on Thursday night. Skating in the middle of h...

Veteran center Brad Richards, who was a surprising healthy scratch for Game 4 on Thursday, did not skate with the team in practice on Friday. Instead, the 33-year-old captain skated earlier in the morning with the rest of the extra players and scratc...

Brad Richards, John Tortorella, and the agony of the healthy scratch.

The Rangers have a puncher's chance vs. a foe that has shown a glass jaw.

NEW YORK -- Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien and New York Rangers coach John Tortorella were both focused and brief during their respective media sessions Thursday morning as the teams prepare for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series at...

Henrik Lundqvist thinks the Bruins have been getting "lucky bounces."

Rangers coach John Tortorella made a bold move Thursday morning, deciding to scratch Brad Richards as his team faced elimination against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

New York Rangers forward Brian Boyle sat in his stall, hunched over and frothing in frustration, but dead-set in his declaration following a pivotal 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3. "We've got more hockey to play," said Boyle, almost brea...

The New York Rangers' blue line, already without Marc Staal, lost another top-four defenseman Tuesday night when Anton Stralman was forced from the game in the second period. Stralman, who plays on the team's second defensive pairing with Michael...

NEW YORK -- At the start of the series, New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella said he would not answer any questions about the Boston Bruins. He would only answer questions about his team, his players. With the Rangers facing a 0-2 def...

Bruins-Rangers Preview

BOSTON -- Rick Nash's first goal of the 2013 playoffs -- and his first as a New York Ranger -- came as little solace following the team's 5-2 loss Sunday to the Bruins in Game 2. "We lost the game and that's pretty much the only thing on my mind,"...