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It was a fluke, something that happens maybe once or twice a year in practice, but one unlucky tumble was all it took for the Rangers to climb back into Game 4 and, ultimately, avoid elimination by the Bruins. With Carl Hagelin speeding up the ic...

What it means: The Rangers erased a 2-0 deficit and rallied to win the game in overtime, narrowly avoiding a series sweep and keeping their playoff hopes alive in Game 4 against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden. Rick Nash connected with Chris Krei...

NEW YORK -- Veteran center and alternate captain Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch Thursday night as the Rangers face elimination against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Richards, who stayed on the ice late ...

AT A GLANCE: On the brink of elimination, the Rangers will try to avoid a series sweep against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. A deep, balanced and physical team that has outmatched the Rangers thus far, the Bruins will try to close ...

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.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The New York Rangers face a daunting 3-0 series hole with the knowledge that never in franchise history has the team overcome such a deficit. Heading into Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Rangers are trying to ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Injured forward Ryane Clowe returned to the ice for the first time since suffering an apparent head injury in Game 5 of the Rangers' first-round series against Washington. Clowe was among the players skating during the Rangers'...

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 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...

What it means: The Bruins relinquished a two-game series lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1 and seemed determined to not let that happen again in Game 3 of their second-round set against the Rangers. Daniel Paille snapped a 1-1 tie late ...

AT A GLANCE: After dropping the first two games of an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Bruins, the Rangers return home to Madison Square Garden looking to hold serve and even the series. Home ice has been good to the Rangers, with the ...

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,"...

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 ...

What it means: The Rangers are now staring down the same series deficit they faced in Round 1 after a 5-2 loss to the Bruins in Game 2, though the Bruins exhibited a killer instinct Sunday that the Capitals never seemed to possess. It was the first t...

AT A GLANCE: With two days between games to rest and recharge, the Rangers and Bruins meet in Beantown for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Boston dominated New York in overtime Thursday to take a 1-0 series lead and will look to hold ser...