Monthly Archives: November 2013

Devils defeat Rangers 3-2: Outplayed by a pair of 41-year olds

So much for taking the bull by its horns. The Rangers have no one to blame but themselves for tonight’s humiliation against a hungrier bitter Hudson rival. They didn’t match the Devils’ intensity and lost 3-2 at a quiet Madison … Continue reading

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Nash to practice with team Wednesday

The Rangers just got some good news. Alain Vigneault just announced that Rick Nash will return to practice with the team tomorrow. Out with a concussion sustained in the third game of the season Oct. 8 at San Jose, he’s … Continue reading

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Battle Of Hudson Preview: Devils and Rangers renew rivalry

The last time the Rangers faced the Devils, both teams were struggling mightily. For our side of a classic Hudson rivalry, a 4-0 shutout loss on Oct. 19 in Newark was a low point. They were so uncompetitive that Cory … Continue reading

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Steven Stamkos injury

In today’s Lightning-Bruins game at TD Garden, Tampa star center Steven Stamkos suffered a broken tibia. The injury occurred at 7:11 of the second period when he lost his edge accidentally colliding into the Boston net. He was in pain … Continue reading

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Richards big night keys Rangers 4-3 win over feisty Panthers

After the Rangers held off a strong challenge from the Panthers, MSG’s Sam Rosen summed up the 4-3 win best. “There are no easy games in the NHL.” How accurate he was with that statement. Sam has lost a little … Continue reading

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Team effort powers Devils past Nashville

There haven’t been too many nights around here lately where everything’s clicked at once but last night’s 5-0 whitewashing of Nashville was one of them.  Finally, the Devils had a rare laugher that was never in doubt, and not a … Continue reading

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Devils’ extra time woes cost them again in Toronto

Although the Devils’ scoring woes in regulation have been bad enough over the last two seasons, it actually pales in comparison to the Devils’ woes in tie games once regulation ends.  During the last two seasons, New Jersey has just … Continue reading

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After firing Dineen, Panthers visit Garden

Just correcting something from my previous post. The Rangers host the Panthers Sunday at MSG. Not Saturday. The Kings don’t visit until the following Sunday Nov. 17. That’ll be my second game. Hope to see some followers there. A bit … Continue reading

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Back at .500, Rangers look to keep momentum

Carl Hagelin Scores After a slow start, the Rangers are playing better hockey. Despite no Rick Nash, they’ve managed to score enough goals to reach .500. A 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus leveled their record at 8-8-0. … Continue reading

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Hell freezes over – Janssen scores, Devils win

What does Kirk Gibson‘s famous World Series home run have to do with tonight’s game?  Just listen to the calls – ‘I don’t believe what I just saw!’ from Jack Buck…and Vin Scully‘s ‘The impossible has happened!’.  More or less … Continue reading

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