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Rangers remain underdogs in Conference Finals

The Rangers are making their second appearance in three years in the Conference Finals. Despite winning the Presidents’ Trophy, they remain underdogs in the Final Four. It’s a role they’re accustomed to. The Vegas odds makers had them behind the … Continue reading

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Chytil optimistic about returning for Conference Finals

In the second round, Filip Chytil returned to the Rangers for Game 3 against the Hurricanes. After voicing his excitement about finally being back, he wasn’t available for the remainder of the series. Apparently, the flu was going around. Chytil … Continue reading

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Laviolette’s trust paid off to get Rangers here

When they broke camp last September, the Rangers had a different mindset going into the season. A big reason for that is head coach Peter Laviolette. His experience behind the bench has made a big difference. Unlike his predecessor, who … Continue reading

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Pastrnak’s overtime winner is the latest cruel ending for Leafs

It was do or die last night in Boston. The Maple Leafs had battled back by taking Games 5 and 6 to force a deciding seventh game against the Bruins. There was a lot riding on the line. If Boston … Continue reading

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Inside the First Round: The East

On Saturday, April 20, the Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway. There are two games featured on TBS and TNT. Both are in the Eastern Conference. First up is the Islanders taking on the Hurricanes. That’ll be followed by the Maple … Continue reading

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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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What Hurricanes’ trade for Guentzel signals for Rangers with deadline looming

For the last day, the rumors were rampant that the Rangers were involved in a deal for Jake Guentzel. Despite the asking price, they were focused on trying to acquire the proven scoring forward for the home stretch. With several … Continue reading

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Rangers clawed by relentless Panthers

For over two periods, nothing separated the Rangers and Panthers. A pair of power-play goals sandwiched around two goals from leading Florida goal scorer Sam Reinhart had the Rangers even on the scoreboard in the third period at home. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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The love affair with Rempe continues at Garden

On a night, they honored Pride at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers were battling the Panthers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. After grabbing a 1-0 lead on a rare power-play goal by rookie Will Cuylle, the Rangers … Continue reading

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Rangers Clawed by Panthers in Good Game

All it took was a bad bounce to decide a good game. At least for the Rangers, they came up short due to a loose puck that went off of Barclay Goodrow right to Carter Verhaeghe, who scored the game-winner … Continue reading

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