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NY Rangers Producing at Elite Level in Key Defensive Metric

The New York Rangers’ road trip has not gone well, starting with an embarrassing loss to the New Jersey Devils, 7-1. They played better in the second game of the trip, paying a visit to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Dylan Garand is living an NHL goalie's dream ... but will it last?

The 24-year-old has stepped into the spotlight due to injuries to Igor Shesterkin and Joonas Korpisalo. How long will his success last?

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 18

Rangers seek power-play improvement as Ducks visit

The New York Rangers hope they can effectively convert their power-play chances, avoid a third straight loss and stay unbeaten at home Monday night when they play host to the Anaheim Ducks.

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / October 18

Thoughts on the Rangers goaltending situation

The Rangers goaltending situation isn’t going to disappear from headlines any time soon. No matter how Dylan Garand plays, there will always be questions about whether the Rangers can improve.

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The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz

How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

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New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / October 18

Rangers report card: 1 clunker not enough to hurt grades in first 10 games

Considering how they started off a year ago, the New York Rangers should be pleased with where they’re at through the first 10 games of the 2026-27 season.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / October 18

Rangers Week Ahead: A pit stop at home before heading to Canada

The New York Rangers are glad to be back home, even if it’s just for one game. They take a perfect 5-0-0 record at Madison Square Garden into their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / October 18

Rangers Daily: Chmelar scores for Hartford; Hellebuyck situation gets messy

In seven games with the New York Rangers this season, Jaroslav Chmelar not only didn’t produce a point, he recorded just three shots on goal in a very limited role on the fourth line.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / October 18

NY Rangers Veterans Unsurprisingly Named Trade Candidates

The New York Rangers have gotten off to a strong start this season with a 6-3-0 record. That performance is even better when taking into account some of the injuries the team is dealing with.

NHL News / Forever Blueshirts / October 17

Rangers answer bell among takeaways from bitter 1-0 OT loss to Blue Jackets

Yes, Dylan Garand was sensational and deserved a better fate than the one he got when the New York Rangers lost 1-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime Saturday at Nationwide Arena.

NHL News / New York Rangers On SI / October 17

NY Rangers' Offense Struggles in Overtime Loss to Blue Jackets

Coming off a bad loss to the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers were back in action on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Despite having a strong start to the season, the Rangers had their first really poor outing of the year against the Devils on Thursday.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Pavel Dorofeyev News / The Hockey Writers / October 17

Rangers Should Expect a Strong Season for Dorofeyev Despite Slow Start

The New York Rangers made a big move this offseason, acquiring Pavel Dorofeyev from the Vegas Golden Knights and signing him to a seven-season, $77 million contract.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / October 17

NY Rangers Could Use More From This Key Duo Going Forward

The New York Rangers are now nine games through the season, and there have been a lot of positives so far. However, with some injuries piling up, there is a reason to be concerned as well. Following the season-ending injury to Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers knew that their season was going to be impacted.

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New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / October 16

NY Rangers Wrongly Plummet in NHL Power Rankings

Given all of the challenges that the New York Rangers have faced thus far this season, having a 6-3-0 record is something everyone would have signed up for.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 16

Blue Jackets, Rangers look to regroup after humbling losses

The New York Rangers are coming off their most humbling defeat of a promising season start while the Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off their ugliest showing of the opening weeks and a continuation of their rough start on penalty kills.

Filip Chytil News / Forever Blueshirts / October 16

Oft-injured Rangers star ‘changes dynamic’ of Canucks in lineup return

Filip Chytil is used to this returning to the lineup thing. Of course, that’s both good and bad for the former New York Rangers center. It’s bad because because it means Chytil’s sustained more than his fair share of injuries in the NHL.

New York Rangers News / Viral Sports News / October 15

New York Rangers Acquire New Goalie in Sudden Move

The New York Rangers’ goaltending situation has been tested early in the 2026-27 season, prompting the organization to add experienced depth at the American Hockey League level.

Alexis Lafreniere News / The Hockey Writers / October 15

Alexis Lafreniere’s Breakout Is Contributing to the Rangers’ Impressive Start

The New York Rangers have been one of the more surprising teams in the NHL to start this season. After finishing last in the Eastern Conference a season ago, they have gotten off to a 6-2-0 start and are one point back of the Carolina Hurricanes for first in the Metropolitan Division and first in the entire league.

Dylan Garand News / Daily Faceoff / October 15

Can Dylan Garand become the Rangers’ savior?

The New York Rangers were dealt one of the biggest blows possible last week, losing goaltender Igor Shesterkin for the rest of the season. As if that weren’t enough, Joonas Korpisalo – the team’s veteran backup – was also ruled out for 3-4 weeks.

NHL News / Yardbarker / October 14

Alexis Lafreniere may be having breakout at perfect time for Rangers

When the New York Rangers won the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery and landed forward Alexis Lafreniere, the expectation, as it is with any No. 1 overall pick, was that he would become a franchise cornerstone and star-level player.

Alex Tuch scores twice as Capitals bounce back to defeat Canadiens

Alex DeBrincat signing comes as a surprise amid Red Wings chaos

Red Wings interim GM says there's 'zero interest' in trading Simon Edvinsson

Location continues to be the sticking point for a Dylan Larkin trade

The NHL's early-season breakout players in 2026-27

Connor Hellebuyck News / The Lead / October 14

The New York Rangers Should Trade for Connor Hellebuyck

The New York Rangers entered the season with fairly low expectations. The team is three seasons removed from winning the Presidents’ Trophy and their last playoff appearance.

NHL News / Yardbarker / October 14

The NHL's early-season breakout players in 2026-27

While established superstars continue to dominate the headlines, a handful of former first-round picks are beginning to take significant steps forward in their development.

The 'Most 5-point NHL games' quiz

New York Rangers News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 14

Rangers Recall Justin Dowling; Reassign Cole Beaudoin

The New York Rangers are swapping centers for their fourth line. According to a team announcement, the Rangers recalled Justin Dowling from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack.

Jonathan Quick News / Daily Faceoff / October 10

Report: Jonathan Quick coming out of retirement ‘a possibility’ to help Rangers goaltending

In a weird turn of events, the Blueshirts on Broadway might get a surprise act. According to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, former NHL goaltender Jonathan Quick could return from retirement to help the New York Rangers, who are dealing with a mess of injuries between the pipes.

NHL News / Yardbarker / October 10

Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury is brutal blow to Rangers' playoff chances

The New York Rangers knew there was a chance the injury to starting goalie Igor Shesterkin was going to be serious.

Jonathan Quick could come out of retirement to help Rangers

Chris Tanev leaves game against Avalanche with upper-body injury

Flyers’ Nikita Grebenkin to miss four months after back surgery

Kraken’s Jacob Melanson out indefinitely after vascular aneurysm

Former NHLer Bobby Gould dies at 69

NHL News / Yardbarker / October 9

Rangers have to nervously wait after Igor Shesterkin exits game

Rangers nervously wait for updates after Igor Shesterkin exits game with injury

After winning four of their first five games things were looking really good for the New York Rangers to start the 2026-27 HL season. As is usually the case when they win, starting goalie Igor Shesterkin has been at the center of a lot of that initial success.

Panthers avoid worst-case scenario with injured Brad Marchand

Senators forward William Eklund out indefinitely with ankle injury

Matt Dumba announces retirement from NHL after 13 seasons

Father Time rears its ugly head in Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby rivalry

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