Monthly Archives: December 2013

Rangers dominate Wild in rare home win

The record nine-game homestand has treated the Rangers anything but nice. For once, they took advantage of Madison Square Garden by dominating the Wild with a convincing 4-1 win. It was only their second victory in eight and first in … Continue reading

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Talbot starts, USA hopeful McDonagh ice cold

When the Rangers host the Wild, there will be a different goalie in net. For the first time all homestand, rookie Cam Talbot gets the start. Henrik Lundqvist’s struggles have been well documented. Since he signed an extension, it’s been … Continue reading

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Devils’ D leads the way offensively in wild comeback

Not too long ago, the Devils were hard-pressed to get sixteen goals from their defense in a season, much less the first half of a season the way they have so far this year.  It would take us a month … Continue reading

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Rangers lose to Islanders 5-3 in ugly fashion

When you have two teams struggling to win, it’s bound to be a tug of war. The Rangers and Islanders renewed their bitter rivalry last night at the transformed Garden. When it was over, it was the Islanders who came … Continue reading

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Battle Of NY: Underachieving Rangers host Islanders at MSG

Prior to the season, hopes were high for both Battle Of New York teams. The Rangers were moving on from a defensive style under John Tortorella to a higher tempo emphasizing more offense under Alain Vigneault. The Islanders were looking … Continue reading

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Did Vigneault make a mistake in overtime?

Following last night’s 4-3 shootout defeat to the Pens, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault left himself open to criticism. Though we’re sure the NBCSN Pens crack committee uttered nothing, you have to wonder why Vigneault didn’t try the second power play … Continue reading

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Thawing out

After being snowed in figuratively (with losses in their previous two games) and literally on Saturday with the second of three major storms in the area so far, the Devils and the weather both finally seem to be warming up … Continue reading

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Valiant comeback earns Rangers point in shootout loss to Pens

If you know me, I’m not a glass full kind of person. However, tonight is an exception. Sure. It’d be easy to kill our four shooters for not getting one past Marc-Andre Fleury. That’s a different story. I came away … Continue reading

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Pens’ Engelland latest suspension victim in increased violent sport

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUMBf5B5XcY The NHL announced its latest suspension. The guilty party was Penguins defenseman Deryk Engelland. In the Pens’ win over the Red Wings Saturday 12/14, he made an illegal check to the head on Detroit forward Justin Abdelkader. Engelland was … Continue reading

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Snow to blame for Islanders struggles

Things continue to be rotten on Long Island. Their latest defeat came last night falling to the Lightning 3-2 in a shootout. It was how they lost that was the story. The Islanders led 2-0 with less than three minutes … Continue reading

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