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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- What a fitting end to the Islanders' 2013 season, that they left the ice with the Nassau Coliseum crowd on its feet -- even after a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss to the Penguins in Game 6 -- saluting the team's stellar effort in ...

You have to imagine that at least some of the excitement stemming from the New York Islanders' first playoff appearance in six years was dampened just a bit after their first-round opponent was determined at the 11th hour Sunday night. Yes, with Otta...

The feared emotional letdown? That happened Thursday, as the Islanders fell 2-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers just one game after clinching their first playoff berth in six years Tuesday night. The Isles entered Thursday's divisional clash in sixt...

With one week remaining in the regular season and the New Jersey Devils on the brink of elimination from playoff contention, star winger Ilya Kovalchuk will return to the lineup Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

PHILADELPHIA -- There really wasn't much to say in the moments after the New York Rangers' 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Coach John Tortorella, faced with only one postgame question, said the Rangers doubled up the Flyers ...

It's that time of year when the standings finally begin to shake out, stratifying the bracket into three distinct groups: the postseason locks, the middle-of-the-pack teams still fighting for spots or jockeying for position, and the remaining clubs w...

With the buzz in the building escalating and the New York Islanders putting the finishing touches on a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the crowd at Nassau Coliseum erupted into a hopeful chant Tuesday night: "We want play-offs! We want play...

PHILADELPHIA -- So many times this season the New York Rangers' roster, chock full of talent, has failed to live up to expectations. But not Tuesday night, when the Blueshirts' best played like it and beat up the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 to secure...

PHILADELPHIA -- At a glance: Winless in the past two games, the Rangers set out on a three-game road trip that starts Tuesday with a match against the Philadelphia Flyers. While the Rangers are currently in eighth place in the East with 33 points,...

There is no doubt that the Chicago Blackhawks' improbable points streak is the best thing hockey has going right now to grab the rest of the sporting world's attention, but in terms of pure entertainment value, any matchup between the Pittsburgh Peng...

The spark provided by Rick Nash in boosting the New York Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers was a stark contrast from the sobering scene earlier in the third period. Nash tallied twice in the third to help the Rangers collect their...

What it means: Rick Nash delivered his first multi-goal game as a New York Ranger, leading the Blueshirts to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden. Nash tallied twice in the third to power past the Blueshirts' division riva...

The Rangers lost defenseman Marc Staal to an eye injury in the third period of the team's 4-2 win against the Flyers Tuesday night.

New York Rangers forward Brad Richards didn't play Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Re-claiming his old No. 12, Alexei Ponikarovsky was back in a Devils jersey and practicing with his former teammates during the team's morning skate in Newark Friday. The 32-year-old winger is set to play Friday when the Devils host the Philadelphia ...

Flyers captain tells ESPN.com's Katie Strang what it's actually like to wear the "C," what he learned about leadership from guys like Jaromir Jagr and Chris Pronger, and who actually runs the town of Hearst in this week's installment of the New York Minute.