Monthly Archives: January 2023

Miller’s goal with a second left and Fox’s overtime winner allows Rangers to steal two points from Oettinger, Stars, Gauthier exits again due to collision with Blais, late heroics provide miraculous win

THE RANGERS TIED IT WITH 0.2 SECONDS LEFT AND THEN WON IN OT 😱 pic.twitter.com/HaioZ1ZniV — ESPN (@espn) January 13, 2023 Time was winding down. The desperate Blueshirts were running out of time. In search of the equalizer against the … Continue reading

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Fox sparks comeback win for Rangers in shootout over Zuccarello and Wild, Panarin gets winner for two big points, Gauthier and Kreider leave game with injuries

At this point, every game matters. In what amounted to an entertaining game between two good teams, it was the Rangers who persevered enough to come back and edge the Wild 4-3 in the shootout at a lively MSG. Considering … Continue reading

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Can Lafreniere rebound in the second half to save his season?

When they somehow lucked into winning the two-part 2020 NHL Lottery after getting eliminated by the Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Qualifier, the Rangers knew Alexis Lafreniere would be the number one pick in the Draft. Even after former GM … Continue reading

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Rangers blow game to determined Devils in bad fashion, Hudson rival turn tables in overtime comeback win in final meeting, Goodrow’s brutal giveaway proves costly in loss, Turk’s Buddy System

There are games that a team loses and they’re just shrugged aside. Then, there are bad losses like the one the Rangers had in Newark earlier this afternoon. They blew a two-goal lead after two periods to lose in brutal … Continue reading

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Devils rally to win another wild Battle of the Hudson game in OT

Finally, our long state nightmare is over…the Devils’ home losing streak ends at eight after a roller-coaster 4-3 come-from-behind win in OT over the Rangers this afternoon. I was tempted to just let Derek do the game recap and I’m … Continue reading

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Devils’ jekyll and hyde nature leaves them stuck in limbo

If there was a more perfect prism to view the last month of Devils hockey, these last two games provided it. Considering the Devils are 14-2-1 on the road and 10-10-2 at home with eight straight losses at the Rock, … Continue reading

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Chytil, Blueshirts take care of Canadiens, Canada repeats in unbelievable conclusion edging Czechia in sudden death to win gold st WJC

Last night was a hockey night. Anytime you can get the marquee event at the World Junior Championships in a great gold medal match while there’s a good slate of NHL games, that’s about as good as it gets for … Continue reading

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Rangers two for two in New Year: Back up victory over messy Cats with good third period comeback over Hurricanes, Canada versus Czechia for WJC gold, goalie interference reversal mars USA in ugly loss to Canada

So far in ’23, a lot has happened. So far, so good for the Rangers. After taking care of the messy Cats in a mind-numbing game on New Year’s Day during football Sunday, they had their best win of the … Continue reading

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Devils ring in the new year with goals, and mixed results

First, for the good news…the Devils are still five points up on a playoff spot with a game in hand as we move from 2022 to 2023. And though yesterday’s shootout loss to the Hurricanes wasn’t ideal (especially as it … Continue reading

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