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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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Laviolette should consider making a change for Game 3

The Rangers were fortunate to take Game 2 against the Hurricanes last night. Despite being outshot 57-39, they came out victorious thanks to hero Vincent Trocheck’s power-play goal at 87:24 of the second overtime. Igor Shesterkin made 54 saves to … Continue reading

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Trocheck Wins it in Double Overtime! Shesterkin makes 54 saves in Rangers’ 4-3 win over Hurricanes

For over 87 minutes, nothing separated the Rangers and the Hurricanes on the scoreboard. It took until 7:24 of the fifth period for a hard fought Game 2 to be decided. Vincent Trocheck’s power-play goal at 87:24 gave the Rangers … 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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Blueshirts did what was expected in first round sweep

When you’re the number one overall seed, a lot of pressure comes with it. That’s precisely what the Rangers are playing for this spring. In sweeping the Capitals out of the first round, they did exactly what was expected.  There … Continue reading

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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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