New York Rangers: 1st in Metropolitan Division, 114 points Washington Capitals: 2nd Eastern Conference Wild Card, 92 points Game 1: Sunday, April 21, 3:00 p.m.
Matt Rempe raised a few eyebrows by telling reporters Thursday he has “a lot of respect” for New York Rangers nemesis Tom Wilson. The rookie’s comments came just three days before the Rangers face off with Wilson’s Washington Capitals in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Don’t expect Peter Laviolette to wax poetically about how much this first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals means to him.
The New York Rangers’ 2023-24 regular season was one for the ages, with the club winning the Presidents’ Trophy for the first time since 2014-15. With career years from Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere, and fantastic goaltending from both Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick, the Blueshirts looked impressive throughout the season.
Artemi Panarin completed a season for the ages in 2023-24, finishing with 120 points, second-most in New York Rangers history. He is one of only seven players to reach the 100-point milestone when wearing a Rangers sweater.
As the Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway this weekend, the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals are set to square off for their 10th all-time postseason meeting.
Kenny Albert knows there are no guarantees in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But all things being equal, he likes the New York Rangers chances this spring to make a postseason run.
Today, we honor the 18 past and present NHL players who celebrate their birthdays on Apr. 18, including a 40-goal scorer, two Stanley Cup champions, and a player who spent over 1,800 minutes in the penalty box.
The quest to win their first Stanley Cup championship in 30 years begins Sunday when the New York Rangers host the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference First Round series at Madison Square Garden.
The New York Rangers prospect pipeline isn’t stacked as it once was in the early stages of the rebuild started in 2018. That’s mostly because players like Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo, Kakko, Filip Chytil, K’Andre Miller, and Braden Schneider are all NHL regulars.
When it comes to the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals taking on each other in the Stanley Cup playoffs, their bouts seem to go the distance.
Since K’Andre Miller’s rookie season in 2020-21, he has played alongside New York Rangers’ captain Jacob Trouba as a top-four defenseman. For the most
After losing in seven games to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there were many questions surrounding the New York Rangers heading into 2023-24 season.
In hockey, the best team in the regular season does not necessarily mean that team will be the one lifting the Stanley Cup. On Monday night, the New York
For the first time in nine seasons, the New York Rangers have clinched the somewhat infamous Presidents’ Trophy. The last time the Blueshirts won it was back during the 2014-15 season when they fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals.
Artemi Panarin scored in the third period and added an assist, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers clinched the Metropolitan Division title and Presidents' Trophy with a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
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.
Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck scored in the shootout as the host New York Rangers rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon.
We had no luck on our Friday prop looks, but we're on to a new day with a few looks in particular quickly catching the eye. Let's have a day in the NHL as we head into the final regular season Saturday of the year.
The New York Rangers have relied heavily on their top six forwards, now it is time for unlikely postseason heroes to emerge. After falling to the struggling Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday, New York now has their back temporarily against the wall.
USA Hockey has announced the remainder of the management group that will complement Wild GM Bill Guerin for next season’s 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Rangers center Filip Chytil is skating with the Rangers at Friday morning’s practice in a non-contact jersey.
With just three games left in the season, the potential first-round matchups for the New York Rangers seem endless. The wild card race in the Eastern Conference has not been this close in a long time.
Fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden knew once New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe and New Jersey Devils forward Kurtis MacDermid were in the starting lineup, the gloves were going to drop right from the jump.
We're drawn a bit more to the goals side of things this evening in the NHL, and a few of these Eastern Conference clashes in particular should offer us the scoring we need to cash some bets.
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