Monthly Archives: November 2015

Improving Sabres visit Lightning in fourth and final meeting

Rebuilding takes time. That much is known. For the Sabres, they’re showing improvement under new coach Dan Bylsma. Winners of two of their last three, they visit the talented Lightning tonight. At 6-8-0 with 12 points in the first 14 … Continue reading

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Slumping Islanders hit California for three game road trip

After dropping a 2-1 decision to the Bruins Sunday at Barclays Center, the Islanders have dropped five of their last six. In all six, they have scored two goals-or-fewer. They’ll have to muster more offense when they hit California for … Continue reading

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Devils get emotional OT win over Canucks

For an interconference game between two non-rivals this afternoon’s game with the Canucks certainly featured an unusual amount of fireworks – on and off the ice.  From a successful coach’s challenge that nullified a second-period Canucks goal to Bobby Farnham and … Continue reading

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Rangers howl past Coyotes 4-1 in Yandle’s return

It was a successful return for Keith Yandle. Facing his former team, he had an assist and got a nice video tribute during a stoppage in the first period. Most importantly, the Rangers took care of business howling past the … Continue reading

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Devils stun champs with early barrage

Not-so-coincidentally before last night, the Devils’ last win over the Chicago Blackhawks was during the 2011-12 season, which was also the last season the Devils made the playoffs.  Few expected that to change last night despite an uneven start for … Continue reading

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Stepan and Lindberg score 21 seconds apart in Rangers 2-1 win over Avalanche

Derek Stepan and Oscar Lindberg scored 21 seconds apart in the Rangers 2-1 win over the Avalanche. Henrik Lundqvist continued his brilliant play with 29 saves to pull within reach of a new franchise record for most saves in team history. Continue reading

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Opportunistic Rangers defeat pesky Caps 5-2

Some nights aren’t always how you draw it up. For the Rangers, it wasn’t a Picasso by any stretch. But they were opportunistic getting the job done in a 5-2 win at MSG over the Caps. It marked the first … Continue reading

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Battle Of Metro’s Best: Caps and Rangers minus the anxiety

Alex Ovechkin and Henrik Lundqvist renew the NHL’s biggest rivalry tonight at MSG. Continue reading

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Sabres win second straight behind Linus Ullmark

The Sabres have played better lately winning their second in a row thanks to good goaltending from Linus Ullmark. Continue reading

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2015 Mets were the 2014 Rangers

Watching the way it ended up, I couldn’t help but feel this way. The parallels were haunting. The Mets were the Rangers. Seeing the excruciating ways in which the 2015 Mets lost to the Royals in the World Series was … Continue reading

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