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How Sweep It Is: Rangers finish off the Capitals to advance to Second Round

How sweep it is. The Rangers took care of business by defeating the Capitals 4-2 to advance to the second round. They swept the best of seven series. Now, they’ll await the winner between the Hurricanes and Islanders. The Canes … Continue reading

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Shesterkin slams the door shut to put Rangers within a game of Second Round

The Rangers are one win away from reaching the second round. In stifling the Capitals to take Game 3 by a score of 3-1 at Capital One Arena, they silenced the crowd who rocked the red. On Sunday night, they’ll … Continue reading

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Rangers go two up on Capitals: Dig deep to take Game 2

It didn’t come easy. Two days later, the Rangers held off the Capitals in a hard fought game. They dug deep for a 4-3 win to take Game 2 at a loud Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. They now … Continue reading

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Fourth line stars in Rangers’ Game 1 win over Capitals

For a period, nothing happened. Aside from some penalties taken and power plays killed off, there wasn’t much to get excited about. Unless you like watching paint dry. After a flat start, the Rangers sprang to life in an inspired … Continue reading

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Series Preview: Rangers battle Capitals in First Round

This is it. All the wins and points the Rangers racked up during a record-breaking season come down to the playoffs. They won the President’s Trophy to warn home ice for as long as they play this spring. The 55 … Continue reading

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Rangers to face Capitals in First Round

On Tuesday night, the Rangers learned who their opponent would be in the first round of the playoffs. They’ll face the Capitals. The best of seven series begins on Sunday afternoon at 3 EST at Madison Square Garden. How the … Continue reading

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Rangers conclude preseason 1-5 after loss to Bruins, Kakko boosts case for top line, Cuylle draws praise from Panger, makes roster, Brodzinski and Harpur on waivers

Last night, the Rangers played their final game of the preseason. It was seen on TNT. They were defeated 3-1 by the Bruins at MSG. If you think Preseason Mattahs (an inside joke that Marc will find amusing), then the … Continue reading

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Rangers make it official by hiring Laviolette as the new coach, pressure on Drury

It’s official. The Rangers have hired Peter Laviolette as the new coach. He becomes the 37th coach in franchise history. He takes over for Gerard Gallant, who had success by posting a 99-46-19 record for the second best winning percentage … Continue reading

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Pieces falling into place for surging Blueshirts

This past week was a good one for the Rangers. They took seven out of eight points against a pair of division rivals. In doing so, they pulled within five points of the second place, Devils who lost 4-2 yesterday. … Continue reading

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Happy Mika Zibanejad Day, remembering the virtuoso five-goal game in Rangers’ thrilling overtime win over Ovechkin Caps on March 5, 2020

It was three years ago today, on March 5th, 2020, that the Rangers got a special performance from Mika Zibanejad. Facing the Capitals, it was an exciting back and forth game played at the World’s Most Famous Arena. On a … Continue reading

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