Tag Archives: Alex Ovechkin

Rangers Find Plenty of Positives in Shutout Loss to Capitals

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Derek

Sometimes, your best effort isn’t good enough. To quote play-by-play announcer John Forslund, “That’s hockey.” The New York Rangers ran into a hot goalie last night. Despite playing their best game of the young season, they were shut out 1-0 … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers | Tagged Adam Edstrom, Adam Fox, Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Anthony Beauvillier, Artemi Panarin, Braden Schneider, Capitals, Charlie Lindgren, Column, Conor Sheary, Igor Shesterkin, J.T. Miller, Jakob Chychrun, Jonathan Quick, Jonny Brodzinski, Matt Rempe, Matt Roy, Matthew Robertson, Mika Zibanejad, Noah Laba, Rangers, Sam Carrick, Taylor Raddysh, Tom Wilson, Urho Vaakanainen, Vladislav Gavrikov, Will Borgen, Will Cuylle | Leave a comment

Finally, the Rangers’ season is over

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Derek

This team was very hard to write about. As difficult as they were to watch, I found it much more challenging to put my thoughts together. The 2024-25 New York Rangers will go down as one of the biggest failures … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Barclay Goodrow, Brennan Othmann, Calvin de Haan, Carson Soucy, Chris Drury, Chris Kreider, Column, Gabriel Perreault, Igor Shesterkin, J.T. Miller, Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko, K’Andre Miller, Kenny Albert, Mika Zibanejad, MSG, Peter Laviolette, Rangers, Sam Rosen, Urho Vaakanainen, Vincent Trocheck, Will Borgen, Zac Jones | Leave a comment

Conservative Strategy Costs Rangers a Point in Loss to Capitals

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Derek

For two periods, the better team donned the navy Blueshirt jerseys. Indeed, the Rangers were the scrappier bunch who frustrated the first place Capitals into taking undisciplined penalties. Sam Carrick had given them the lead by parking himself in front … Continue reading →

Posted in NYRangers | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Artemi Panarin, Blue Jackets, Braden Schneider, Brandon Duhaime, Brennan Othmann, Brett Berard, Calvin de Haan, Capitals, Charlie Lindgren, Dylan Strome, Igor Shesterkin, J.T. Miller, Jonny Brodzinski, Juuso Parssinen, K'Andre Miller, Lars Eller, Matt Rempe, Matt Roy, Mika Zibanejad, Peter Laviolette, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Rangers, Sam Carrick, Senators, Spencer Carberry, Tom Wilson, Urho Vaakanainen, Vincent Trocheck, Will Borgen, Will Cuylle, Zac Jones | Leave a comment

Challenge System Needs To be Changed after Cuylle’s goal gets overturned in Rangers’ loss

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Derek

On Saturday, Jan. 4, the New York Rangers lost to the Washington Capitals 7-4 at Capital One Arena in DC. It was their fifth loss over the last six. However, that isn’t the story of the game. Instead, it’s what … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers | Tagged ABC, Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Brett Berard, Capitals, Chris Kreider, Connor McMichael, Dave Jackson, Filip Chytil, Jonathan Quick, Logan Thompson, Mika Zibanejad, Rangers, Ray Ferraro, Sam Carrick, Spencer Carberry, Steve Levy, Urho Vaakanainen, Wes McCauley, Will Borgen, Will Cuylle | Leave a comment

Rangers Listless in Loss to Capitals

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Derek

If one were to summarize the Rangers’ performance against the Capitals, it would be listless. They got beat repeatedly to every loose puck and lost countless battles. They also were outplayed severely. The end result was a well-deserved 5-3 loss … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers | Tagged Adam Fox, Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Aliaksei Protas, Artemi Panarin, Braden Schneider, Capitals, Chris Kreider, Connor McMichael, Dylan McIlrath, Dylan Strome, Filip Chytil, Igor Shesterkin, K'Andre Miller, Kaapo Kakko, Logan Thompson, Matt Rempe, Mika Zibanejad, Nic Dowd, Peter Laviolette, Rangers, Rasmus Sandin, Reilly Smith, Ryan Lindgren, Spencer Carberry, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Victor Mancini, Vincent Trocheck, Will Cuylle, Zac Jones | Leave a comment

NHL Preview: Cup Winner Hard To Predict

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Derek

Entering the start of a new season, with the Devils and Sabres having already completed a two-game series over in Prague for reasons only known to the league, there isn’t a consensus pick to win the Stanley Cup. At least … Continue reading →

Posted in NHL Preview | Tagged 2024-25, Alex Ovechkin, Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Cutter Gauthier, Devils, Evan Bouchard, Hockey, Igor Shesterkin, Islanders, Kirill Kaprizov, Lane Hutson, Matvei Michkov, NHL, NHL Predictions, NHL Preview, Nikita Kucherov, Oilers, Rangers, Steven Stamkos | Leave a comment

Rangers Get Boost From Miller in Win Over Capitals

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Derek

The Rangers got off to a good start after the Christmas break. Following a methodical first period in which there was no scoring, the Rangers used a three-goal second period to defeat the Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night at Madison … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers | Tagged Adam Fox, Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Anthony Mantha, Artemi Panarin, Barclay Goodrow, Blake Wheeler, Braden Schneider, Capitals, Chris Kreider, Column, Darcy Kuemper, Dylan Strome, Igor Shesterkin, Jacob Trouba, Jimmy Vesey, Jonny Brodzinski, K’Andre Miller, Mika Zibanejad, Nick Bonino, Rangers, Ryan Lindgren, Tom Wilson, Tyler Pitlick, Vincent Trocheck, Will Cuylle | Leave a comment

Devils’ rolller-coaster week showcases their talent and flaws

Posted on October 28, 2023 by hasan4978

It was a roller-coaster ride for the Devils in three games this week that highlighted the good, the bad, and ugly. Jack Hughes continues his torrid start. Continue reading →

Posted in Devils | Tagged Akira Schmid, Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Holtz, Connor Clifton, Dylan Cozens, Erik Haula, Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, Lindy Ruff, Mike McLeod, Nico Hischier, Ondrej Palat, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, Timo Meier, Tyler Toffoli, Vitek Vanecek | Leave a comment

HARD HITS: Retirements of Bergeron, Krejci impact Bruins, The Metro Division continues to improve, Pens’ addition of Karlsson should make it tougher

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Derek

In the dog days of summer, news isn’t as busy for hockey. However, with the recent retirements of Bruins’ legends Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, there’s a big opportunity for some teams who missed the playoffs last season. Boston subtracted … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Hits | Tagged 2024 first round pick, Adam Pelech, Alex Belzile, Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Anders Lee, Atlantic, Barclay Goodrow, Blake Wheeler, Blue Jackets, Bo Horvat, Brad Marchand, Brennan Othmann, Brock Nelson, Bruins, Bryan Rust, Cam Atkinson, Cam York, Canadiens, Capitals, Casey DeSmith, Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy, Column, Darcy Kuemper, David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Devils, Dmitry Orlov, Erik Gustafsson, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Flyers, Garnet Hathaway, Hampus Lindholm, Hard Hits, Hurricanes, Ilya Sorokin, Islanders, Jake Debrusk, Jake Guentzel, Jan Rutta, Jeff Petry, Jeremy Swayman, John Carlson, Kaapo Kakko, K’Andre Miller, Kris Letang, Kyle Dubas, Lars Eller, Lightning, Linus Ullmark, Mat Barzal, Metro Division, Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Nick Bonino, Nick Foligno, Nicklas Backstrom, Noel Acciari, Oliver Wahlstrom, Owen Tippett, Patrice Bergeron, Pavel Zacha, Pens, Peter Laviolette, Phil Housley', Rangers, Red Wings, Reilly Smith, retirements, Rickard Rakell, Sabres, Sean Couturier, Senators, Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Taylor Hall, Tomas Nosek, Travis Konecny, Tristan Jarry, Tyler Bertuzzi, Tyler Pitlick, Vincent Trocheck, Will Cuylle, Zac Jones | Leave a comment

Panarin’s remarkable shot that defied logic, A truthful quote on these Blueshirts, Second Round set to begin tomorrow

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Derek

Artemi Panarin and the #NYR take the back page of today’s @nypost pic.twitter.com/tLxQ1bI9q4 — Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) May 16, 2022 A night later, let’s get to why I couldn’t believe the overtime winner Artemi Panarin scored to beat the Penguins … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers | Tagged 1991 Playoffs, 2014, 2015, 2022 Postseason, 3-1 comeback, Adam Fox, Alex Ovechkin, analytics, Artemi Panarin, Avalanche, Battle Of Alberta, Battle Of Florida, Blues, Braden Holtby, Brayden Point, Capitals, Chris Kreider, Column, Connor McDavid, Derek Stepan, Elias Lindholm, Esa Tikkanen, Evander Kane, Flames, Game Five, Game Seven, Gerard Gallant, Henrik Lundqvist, John Marino, Johnny Gaudreau, Kris Letang, Larry Brooks, Leon Draisaitl, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Matthew Tkachuk, MSG, Oilers, overtime hero, Panthers, Penguins, Rangers, Ryan McDonagh, Second Round, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Theo Fleury, Tristan Jarry | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: Alex Ovechkin

Rangers Find Plenty of Positives in Shutout Loss to Capitals

Finally, the Rangers’ season is over

Conservative Strategy Costs Rangers a Point in Loss to Capitals

Challenge System Needs To be Changed after Cuylle’s goal gets overturned in Rangers’ loss

Rangers Listless in Loss to Capitals

NHL Preview: Cup Winner Hard To Predict

Rangers Get Boost From Miller in Win Over Capitals

Devils’ rolller-coaster week showcases their talent and flaws

HARD HITS: Retirements of Bergeron, Krejci impact Bruins, The Metro Division continues to improve, Pens’ addition of Karlsson should make it tougher

Panarin’s remarkable shot that defied logic, A truthful quote on these Blueshirts, Second Round set to begin tomorrow

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