New York won for the fifth time in seven games and went 26-7-1 in their last 34 games ..read more

New York Rangers clinch first place in the Metropolitan Division by beating the Ottawa Senators as Hurricanes will finish second and Isles in third place ..read more

The Blueshirts will head into the NHL playoffs with the best record in the league and a Metro Division title ..read more

The Blueshirts have a chance to stamp themselves as the NHL's best regular-season team ..read more

In today's NHL rumors rundown, Jakob Silfverberg is signing in Sweden. Who will all take a swing at signing Steven Stamkos is he shakes loose from the Tampa Bay Lightning? The Toronto Maple Leafs are a bit banged up at forward. Connor McDavid took a full practice with the Edmonton Oilers ..read more

The New York Rangers were about four minutes away from another misstep on Saturday and losing control of their destiny in the Eastern Conference postseason race while possibly losing the top spot in the Metropolitan Division for the first time in over five months. Thanks to key plays by Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin and Vincent Trocheck, the Rangers can clinch the division title Monday night when they host the Ottawa Senators in their regular-season finale. The Rangers are closing in on their first division title since beating the Washington Capitals by 12 points in 2014-15 ..read more

Tarasenko has produced 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his 18 games with the Panthers ..read more

It was supposed to be a better season for the Ottawa Senators — one full of promise and optimism around playoff contention. At least, that's what folks in Ottawa said. It's their longest playoff drought in team history and while they do have a lot to look forward to, here's a look at what went wrong for the Senators this season. Simply put, the Senators had zero reliable goaltending this season ..read more

The New York Rangers were about four minutes away from another misstep on Saturday and losing control of their destiny in the Eastern Conference postseason race while possibly losing the top spot in the Metropolitan Division for the first time in over five months. Thanks to key plays by Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin and Vincent Trocheck, the Rangers can clinch the division title Monday night when they host the Ottawa Senators in their regular-season finale. The Rangers are closing in on their first division title since beating the Washington Capitals by 12 points in 2014-15 ..read more

Two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the first-place New York Rangers (54-23-4) host the 14th-place Ottawa Senators (36-40-4) at Madison Square Garden on Monday at 7:30 PM ET. New York earned a shootout victory at home its last time out on April 13 against the New York Islanders 3-2, taking the shootout 2-0 to clinch the win. Ottawa's last game was a shootout victory at home on April 13 against the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 (1-0 ..read more