Experts: 10 questions for the second round

With the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs under way, our experts ponder what lies ahead. Scott Burnside, E.J. Hradek and Pierre LeBrun answer these 10 burning questions.

April 22, 2009; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers defenseman Paul Mara (27) cross checks Washington Capitals left wing Donald Brashear (87) while playing for position in front...

LeBrun: The hounds have been unleashed! The Caps are now in control

The hounds have been unleashed. There is finally some logic in this series. The Capitals are crushing the Rangers into submission.

Rangers' Betts leaves game dazed after hard hit

Rangers forward Blair Betts has been knocked out of Sunday's playoff game after taking a shot to the head by Washington Capitals enforcer Donald Brashear.

Five Things We Learned: Change is coming in Montreal

...beat Caps center David Steckel clean in the offensive zone. That faceoff win led directly to Paul Mara's goal that gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead. On the ice, especially in the...

Lundqvist carries Rangers to 3-1 lead over Caps

Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves, half of them in the second period, and the seventh-seeded New York Rangers put the Washington Capitals on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night.

LeBrun: Rangers' Lundqvist stealing series from young, talented Capitals

Not sure if Alex Ovechkin is a big hockey history buff, but if he looked up the 1992-93 Quebec Nordiques, he would see an eerily similar squad to his young and mystifying Capitals.

New York Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky (17) celebrates with Markus Naslund, left, and Paul Mara after the Rangers scored a goal against the Washington Capitals in the first period during Game...

Latest from Caps-Rangers: Is Drury still hurting? Is Avery crossing the line?

...him part of it." At today's practice, the Rangers' lines did not include Drury. Defenseman Paul Mara was not on the ice and Drury was acting as the sixth D. Lines were: •...

Lundqvist, Drury put Rangers back into playoffs

Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves, Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Late rally lifts streaking Canes past Rangers

Chad LaRose and Rod Brind'Amour scored 28 seconds apart late in the third period and the Hurricanes beat the Rangers 4-2 for their club-record 10th straight home victory.

Burnside: Tortorella's 'my way or no way' style seems to suit Rangers

John Tortorella hasn't lost that "my way or no way" style of coaching, and it's a style the New York Rangers seem to have needed down the stretch.

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Callahan stars as Rangers cloud Sabres' hopes

Former Buffalo captain Chris Drury scored during New York's three-goal second period that carried the Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the sliding Sabres on Saturday night.

Tortorella's style clicks as Rangers rout Avs

Ryan Callahan and Nikolai Zherdev scored in the first 68 seconds, and the Rangers busted out of their offensive doldrums in a 6-1 victory Saturday night over Colorado that gave coach John Tortorella his first win with New York.