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Battle of New York: Rangers open the season at the Sabres

The new season has arrived. There’s already been several games played over the last 48 hours. That included Blackhawks’ top pick Connor Bedard scoring his first NHL goal last night in a loss to the Bruins. It also featured a … Continue reading

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2023-24 Season Focus: Buffalo Sabres

ATLANTIC DIVISION Buffalo Sabres (5th) 2022-23 Record: 42-33-7 91 Pts Missed the playoffs Key Subtractions: Craig Anderson (retirement), Ilya Lyubushkin (traded to Ducks) Key Additions: Erik Johnson, Connor Clifton Overview: The Sabres nearly ended their playoff drought with a strong … Continue reading

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Devils eliminate Sabres, clinch home ice as Rangers wait for first round opponent

On an off night for the Rangers, they now know they can’t finish higher than third in the Metro Division. That was guaranteed when the Devils eliminated the Sabres by virtue of a 6-2 win on home ice before a … Continue reading

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Rangers earn point to pull within one of Devils, Sabres take shootout in goalie duel, Lindgren wins Steven McDonald Award

This one had drama. In an exciting game where it was mostly about the goalies, the Rangers earned a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres at MSG. The win kept their slim playoff hopes alive. On an … Continue reading

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First period no-show unacceptable for slow starting Rangers in overtime loss to Sabres’ rookie Devon Levi in NHL debut

Look. Nobody is going to say playing a back-to-back is easy. At this point of a long season, thanks to the NHL schedule makers, it isn’t. However, that’s part of the job requirement for the Rangers. They’re locked into at … Continue reading

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Successful weekend for Rangers didn’t come without some level of concern

How do you measure success? If you’re supposed to be a serious playoff contender like the Rangers are, you expect to play a more consistent brand of hockey. Instead, there are still more questions than answers after a successful weekend … 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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Miller’s overtime goal wins it for Rangers over improved Sabres, Lafreniere two points, Vatrano two goals, Strome leaves game with injury, Fox Iso Cam a nightmare

A win is a win. It sure wasn’t a Picasso or Renoir. The Rangers will take the two points and move on. In what can best be summarized as an inconsistent effort, K’Andre Miller rescued them with an overtime goal … Continue reading

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Blueshirts blitz Pens early in bounce back win, Kreider gets numbers 43 and 44, Zibanejad goes over 500 points

From the drop of the puck, they were ready to go. Coming off a bad 7-4 loss at the Devils, the Rangers bounced back in a big way by blitzing past the Penguins 5-1 at MSG. The domination moved them … Continue reading

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Did the Rangers catch a break?

A day later, there’s still conversation about whether the Sabres were offside on a Victor Olofsson goal that would’ve tied the score late in regulation. The scoring play in question was negated due to the NHL Situation Room calling down … Continue reading

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