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When you make the playoffs, Twitter is quick. From the official Rangers Instagram:

CAPTAIN CLUTCH: Ryan Callahan celebrates his overtime winner which clinched the playoffs.Copyright Getty Images/Gerry Broome Leave it to the Ranger captain to save his team. With so much riding on the line, Ryan Callahan delivered again. Captain Cally’s overtime winner … Continue reading →

For the Blueshirts, Marc Staal isn’t returning for tomorrow’s big match at Carolina. However, it’ll be a Staal Fest in Raleigh when the Rangers aim to clinch a playoff berth against the Hurricanes. That’s because the Canes have recalled brother … Continue reading →

If ever there was a game which typified this bipolar group, it was a disgraceful 3-2 loss to the last overall Panthers. Playing for a chance at the playoffs, the Rangers failed miserably against a joke of a team. So, … Continue reading →

With a point in a shootout loss to Carolina combined with Winnipeg’s 5-3 regulation defeat to Washington, the Islanders clinched the playoffs. John Tavares tied the game with over a minute left to earn the Isles a point. It was … Continue reading →

In the final week of the regular season, John Tavares is hoping to get the Islanders into the playoffs. A win tonight and a Jets defeat would wrap it up for one of the league’s hottest teams. Before the lockout … Continue reading →

Tonight, both the Islanders and Rangers can clinch playoff berths. The Islanders take on the Hurricanes in Raleigh and the Rangers visit the Panthers. Here’s how they can wrap it up: Islanders clinch ‘if’: -they win any way against Carolina … Continue reading →

Zach Smith exchanges fists with Robert Potuzzo.The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand  The Rangers haven’t gotten much help down the stretch. However, they received an assist from the Pens, who defeated the slumping Sens 3-1 at Scotia Bank. It was Ottawa’s second … Continue reading →

Barely three months after the Devils’ season began in 2013, it ended unceremoniously (in meaning, if not in fact) when they were officially eliminated from the playoffs with three games still to play in their 48-game season.  With the Devils … Continue reading →

Copyright Getty Images/by Marcio Jose Sanchez Ryan Johansen’s goal with 1:37 remaining in regulation gave the Blue Jackets a 4-3 win over the Sharks at the Shark Tank. Columbus entered the contest a point up on idle Detroit with one … Continue reading →