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Devils’ dramatic 3-2 OT win over Carolina provides a reprieve and ray of hope

As someone who’s been down on this team for months and really the better part of two years, I have to agree with the coach here…last night was nothing short of a heroic display of grit and determination at home. … Continue reading

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Rangers Come Back to Stun Hurricanes: Kreider’s natural hat trick in third period sends Blueshirts to Eastern Conference Finals

It didn’t look good after two periods. Facing the prospect of a Game 7 after leading the series three games to none, the Rangers stood up to the pressure by rallying for a stirring 5-3 comeback win to stun the … Continue reading

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Trouba’s struggles are only part of the problem

It was only one loss. In truth, the Rangers weren’t going to go undefeated in the playoffs. At some point, a good opponent was gonna  respond. On Saturday night, the Hurricanes got their first win of the second round series. … Continue reading

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Skjei’s power-play goal forces Game 5: Hurricanes edge Rangers to stay alive

They had battled back from a two-goal deficit. Alexis Lafreniere banked in the tying goal early in the third period. But with a chance to end this second round series, the Rangers weren’t good enough. They only totaled five shots … Continue reading

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Panarin Is The Overtime Hero! Rangers stun Hurricanes 3-2 to take Game 3

It happened again. For the second straight game, the Rangers needed overtime to beat the Hurricanes. After allowing Andrei Svechnikov to tie the game with 1:36 left in regulation, there was no panic. Instead, Artemi Panarin won the game when … Continue reading

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Zibanejad leads the Rangers in Game 1 win over Hurricanes

It got a little dicey late. But the Rangers skated past the Hurricanes 4-3 to take Game 1 of the best of seven series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. They started the second round off on the right … Continue reading

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Second Round Series Preview: Rangers face true test against Hurricanes

Two years ago, the same teams met in the second round. Until the conclusion, home ice meant plenty. Then, the Rangers flipped the script and stormed the Hurricanes 6-2 to win the deciding seventh game in Raleigh. It’s a second … 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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Canes’ overtime hero Fast reminds Rangers what they’re missing in series win over Devils

There was a moment earlier in last night’s game where Jesper Fast had a sure goal on his stick. With the Hurricanes trailing the Devils 1-0 on a Dawson Mercer goal perfectly set up by Timo Meier, they nearly tied … Continue reading

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