In a nationally televised Sunday night playoff elimination game against the Capitals, the Rangers did just enough at the right moments to leave Washington with a victory and arrange for tee times for the Capitals. The Rangers will now move on, at some point, to a second round matchup against the CAR/NYI winner. This was the first sweep of a playoff series by the Rangers since 2007 (Thrashers). [If you want to watch a short video condensed game/highlights, see end of post, about 10m long] The game could not have started any better for the Rangers, who got on the sheet at just 00:57 with an unas ..read more

NY Rangers Lead 3-0 28 Apr 2024 8:00 PM EDT at Capital None Area, W. DC TV MSG, MSGSN, MNMT, MAX, truTV, TBS The NY Rangers lead this Eastern conference first round series 3-0 after beating the Caps in DC on Friday, 3-1. Tonight they go for the sweep! Game 3 was still a very competitve event, though ultimately the Caps were outclassed. Tonight the Caps will be fighting for their playoff survival so the Rangers need to bring at least the same level of intensity to the ice. This one could get ugly too if the NYR go up early; Terrible Tom is certain to be out head hunting if it appears the Caps w ..read more

On a mild spring evening in our nation’s capitol, the Rangers encountered a Capitals team that looked as if some of the players were ranking members in the House and Senate. After trailing very briefly at the start of the game, the Rangers never looked back. Carlson (1) got the Caps their only goal at 05:34 of the first period on a long distance shot below the blue line and above the slot. It did not look deflected and Shesterkin made no move on it, doing his best Statue of Liberty. Between periods commentators claimed that Phil Niekro was resurrected and slapped a knuckler towards the goal ..read more

NY Rangers Lead 2-0 26 Apr 2024 7:00 PM EDT at Capital None Area, W. DC TV MSG, MSGSN, MNMT, SN360, TVAS, MAX, truTV, TNT The NY Rangers lead this Eastern conference first round series 2-0 after beating the Caps at MSG on Tuesday, 4-3. Tonight they go down to DC to try to make that 3-0 and take a commanding series lead. The sooner Ovechkin is in tears, the better! Game 2 was a very competitve event and it is not unreasonable to expect the same tonight. The Caps absolutely have to bring everything they’ve got as very few teams ever come back from down 3-0. The Rangers also have to recognize the ..read more

The Rangers and Caps played an entertaining hockey game that embodies what most fans would call “playoff hockey”. There was something for everyone here – skillful snipes, dirty goals from in front, physicality not just in the corners but all over the ice. Even the officiating, shoddy as it was, gave both teams things to complain about. But the Rangers emerged victorious over a Washington squad that was determined to do whatever it could, and more, to not go down 2-0 in the series. Yet, that is where the Caps find themselves after playing as good a game as they likely can muster against a NYR t ..read more

NY Rangers Lead 1-0 23 Apr 2024 7:00 PM EDT at MSG TV MSG, MSGSN, MNMT, SN, TVAS, ESPN The NY Rangers lead this Eastern conference first round series 1-0 after beating the Caps at MSG on Sunday, 4-1. Tonight they will try to make that 2-0 before the series moves to DC on Friday night. Game 1 broke about as well as it could for the Rangers so don’t look for many changes in their game play and the lineup is expected to be the same. However, there may well be a few fights in this one based upon late game shenanigans by Washington. Terrible Tom also had a few questionable hits on Zibanejad that ma ..read more

Capitals at Rangers Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1 3 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, MNMT, MSG The New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals are meeting in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 10th time, but this is the first time since 2015. The Rangers had won the past three series against the Capitals, each in seven games (in 2012, 2013, and 2015), and they are entering the playoffs as the winners of the Presidents’ Trophy, setting team records for wins and points (114) in a single season. New York has had playoff success twice before when they won the Presidents’ Trophy, in the years 2014 ..read more

Game #1 Sunday 3 PM Per your requests, a new post for chatter about the upcoming first round series against the Capitals. If anyone lives in the DC area and would like to submit some hopefully informed comment on that team, please let us know in the comments. Brooks reports that everyone is participating in drills today; Mollie said that the d-pairs are the same as last game. Though Chytil appears to be involved, AFAIK he has not yet been removed from LTIR. Probable NYR lineup ForwardsTop line ⊳ Chris Kreider ⋄ Mika Zibanejad ⋄ Jack RoslovicSecond line ⊳ Artemi Panarin ⋄ Vincent Trocheck ..read more

The Rangers needed two points to secure first place in the Metro division and two points they got, beating Ottawa at the Garden on Fan Appreciation night. Those two points also locked in first in the Eastern conference and the President’s trophy for most points in the entire league. Congrats to the men in blue and please do not touch that trophy! Scoring started early in the first period at 05:55 when Kreider and Roslovic took off on a 2-1 break away, Kreider down the left, Roslovic to the right. As he reached the circle, Kreider (35) passed cross ice to the wide open Roslovic (9) who beat Ko ..read more

NY Rangers (54-23-4) vs Ottawa Senators (36-40-4) 15 Apr 2024 7:30 PM EDT at MSG TV MSG, RDS2, TSN5 The NY Rangers lead, by one point, the Metro division, the Eastern conference and the entire NHL with one game left on the schedule. Carolina trails in the Metro/East and Dallas in the West. This will no doubt be a nervous nellie game given how much is at stake. Viewers may want to remove breakables from the TV room and use cans, not bottles or glasses which are easily knocked over or dropped. Just remember – even if they go down a goal or two early, even if it is in the first minute, this team ..read more