Blowouts are rare this time of year in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Still, it only counts as one win.The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens lead their series 3-1 with every game decided by one goal.One more win tonight, and it’s on to Round 2 for the Presidents’ Trophy-winning ...
Associated PressPITTSBURGH — Kevin Hayes and the New York Rangers put the Pittsburgh Penguins on the brink of elimination.Hayes scored at 3:14 of overtime to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series.“It will be ...
PITTSBURGH – There is nothing poetic or necessarily pretty about the way the New York Rangers play, particularly on the road.The Rangers grind. They play defense. They block shots.They make opponents pay for mistakes. It’s a formula that led New York to the league’s best record, one they ...
PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby is shooting the puck. Even more importantly for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s going in. Funny how success seems to follow when that happens.The Penguins evened their series against the New York Rangers with a momentum-shifting 4-3 victory Saturday night. Crosby ...
NEW YORK – Sidney Crosby woke up, and so did the Pittsburgh Penguins.Crosby scored twice and the Penguins evened their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers with a 4-3 win Saturday night.The Rangers won Game 1 by making Crosby virtually invisible and keeping Evgeni Malkin out ...
They are megawatt talents so universally known in NHL towns, saying their names is not required, only their jersey numbers.In Pittsburgh, there’s 87 and 71. In Chicago, 88 and 19. In Washington, 8 and 19. In Vancouver, 22 and 33.Their task over the next two months is to somehow navigate ...
