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Panarin boosts MVP candidacy by shooting Rangers past Panthers into first overall

In a showdown between two playoff contenders, the Rangers came back to defeat the Panthers 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night at The Garden. Artemi Panarin’s goal in the second round stood up as the winner. The emerging Hart … Continue reading

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NHL Preview 2023-24: Hockey adventure begins

The seeds have been planted for a new season. Pumpkin picking is going on, too. What does 2023-24 have in store for hockey fans? It promises to be an excellent adventure. Party on, dude! On the first day of the … Continue reading

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2023-24 Season Focus: Florida Panthers

ATLANTIC DIVISION Florida Panthers (4th) 2022-23 Record: 42-32-8 92 Pts Lost to the Golden Knights for the Stanley Cup Key Subtractions: Anthony Duclair (traded to Sharks), Radko Gudas (signed with Ducks), Marc Staal (signed with Flyers), Alex Lyon (signed with … Continue reading

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Off-season Begins: Golden Knights crowned new champs, Bratt re-signs with Devils, NHL Draft, July 1 ahead

On Tuesday night in Vegas, the NHL crowned a new champion. In only their sixth year, the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup. They did it in convincing fashion by defeating the Panthers 9-3 in Game 5. The Knights defeated … Continue reading

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Stanley Cup could be awarded to Golden Knights tomorrow

It’s been a pretty easy ride for Vegas. The Golden Knights are one win away from winning their first Stanley Cup. They can wrap it up tomorrow night at the Fortess against the Panthers. Unlike recent years, the Knights flew … Continue reading

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Gritty veteran Marc Staal chases Cup with Panthers

Back in 2005, the Rangers selected defenseman Marc Staal out of Thunder Bay, Ontario, with the 12th pick. In a late NHL Draft due to the lockout finally ending, I didn’t even know where the Rangers selected. Jury duty called. … Continue reading

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Conference Finals are all set: Stars punch their ticket

Last night, the only Game 7 was played to conclude the second round. In what proved to be the best series, the Stars withstood the Kraken by hanging on for a 2-1 win at American Airlines Center. It wrapped up … Continue reading

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HARD HITS: Leafs’ latest playoff failure leaves more questions for Toronto

After finally exercising the demons by beating the Lightning in the first round, the Maple Leafs couldn’t follow up their first playoff series win in 19 years with a successful second round. Instead, they were hardly competitive in the first … Continue reading

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round Picks and Beyond

Tonight, it finally gets rolling. After a long 82-game schedule, the best time of year is finally here. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin with four games on Monday. The first round gets going later. It’ll start off with the defensive … 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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