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Here's a look at some top end players who have another year left on their deals who could be in play this week, writes Scott Burnside.

The New York Rangers rallied back from an early two-goal deficit to tie the game but fell 3-2 in a four-round shootout to the surging Washington Capitals. Both Alex Ovehckin, who finished the night with a goal and an assist, and Nicklas Backstrom tal...

Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin scored in the shootout and regulation to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.

What it means: After a four-game road trip that wrapped up with a demoralizing three-game skid, the Rangers returned home and got back on track with a 2-1 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes Monday at Madison Square Garden. Both Rick Nash an...

Rangers rookie J.T. Miller fumbled his way to a goal in the third round of a shootout and New York snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

At a glance: Securing only two of 10 points in the past five games, the Rangers return from a four-game road trip looking to snap a three-game losing streak; they face the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in the clubs' fir...

Sean Allen looks ahead to the week of March 19 and discusses the return of Sidney Crosby to the Penguins lineup.

Brad Richards scored twice and Martin Biron, a last-minute replacement for Henrik Lundqvist, made 27 saves as the Rangers beat the Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday.

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Marian Gaborik scored his 30th goal of the season and Brandon Prust netted the game-winner in the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers' 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

ESPN Insider Neil Greenberg drafts the NHL All-Star rosters with an analytic twist, showing how Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson can statistically optimize their teams. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin goes No. 1 overall. But who will go last?

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2012

Neil Greenberg revisits his Clutch Performance Index (CPI) to see which players have really carried the East's teams early in the 2011-12 season ... and who has let them down. Includes each team's top three players in terms of CPI.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2011

Ryan McDonagh, Marian Gaborik and Sean Avery scored in a 4:53 span of the second period and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.

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The Rangers finally built a winning nucleus by doing things the old-fashioned way — plus the rest of the week in hockey.

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