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A pair of Original Six rivals will battle in the playoffs for the first time in 40 years on Thursday, as the Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.Although the Rangers and Bruins have met nine times in the playoffs this is the first encounter since the 1973 quarterfinals, when New York downed Boston in five games.Both clubs enter this series after being pushed to the limit in the opening round. The Rangers beat Washington in seven games, closing out the series with Monday's 5-0 win in D.C., but Boston's Game 7 was much more dramatic.Thanks to a ferocious comeback in the closing minutes on Monday, the fourth- seeded Bruins are still alive in the playoffs. Boston nearly blew a 3-1 series lead to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1, losing Games 5 and 6 before falling behind 4-1 in the third period of the decisive contest in Boston.Boston was down 4-1 after Nazem Kadri tallied 5:29 into the third period, but the Bruins scored three unanswere...
Derek Stepan's go-ahead goal with 6:25 remaining in Game 3 gave the New York Rangers a 4-3 victory, their first of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with ...
The Washington Capitals will shoot for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals when they host the New York Rangers in Saturday's Game 2 enco...
Alex Ovechkin's franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 second...
Braden Holtby made 35 saves to help the Washington Capitals grab a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.A...
A year ago, the Washington Capitals played a defense-first brand of hockey under coach Dale Hunter.Nearly all of their playoff games were decided by one goal.Alex Ov...
TAMPA -- A quick glance at the fourth-line grinders of the Pittsburgh Penguins reveals a couple of tenacious hit artists in Arron Asham and Michael Rupp and one unfl...
The New York Rangers have struggled as the road team this season, but a meeting with the sinking Philadelphia Flyers could get their upcoming swing off on the right ...
Nicklas Backstrom and the Washington Capitals earned a third straight road victory to enhance their chances of making the playoffs.Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin scored...
Nicklas Backstrom scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.Backstr...
Rick Nash came up big when the New York Rangers needed him the most.Nash had a goal and assist and also scored in the shootout to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-2 ...
The Winnipeg Jets are showing the Eastern Conference that they are a playoff threat and tough to beat on the road.Now the former Atlanta Thrashers need to do the sam...
The Winnipeg Jets will try to close out an already successful road trip with another victory, as they visit the sliding New York Rangers for Tuesday's clash at Madis...
The New York Rangers agreed to terms with forward Arron Asham on Sunday.The deal was for two years and $2 million, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The Ra...
Thanks to a ferocious comeback in the closing minutes of a classic Game 7, the Boston Bruins are still alive in the playoffs.The Bruins nearly blew a 3-1 series lead...
Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while sm...
The home team had won every game in this series, except for the last one.Backed by Henrik Lundqvist's second straight shutout and an offense that finally came alive ...
Led by Henrik Lundqvist's 35 saves in a second consecutive shutout, and goals from some unlikely sources, the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5-0 in Ga...
The New York Rangers broke through with a win in their first home game of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals and hope to even the best-of-seven set when they host ...
The New York Rangers got just the offensive lift they were looking for when they pulled off a big trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets.No, not the deal that brought ...