Rangers Still Under Pressure
There’s one thing for certain. The Rangers don’t want to be heading back to D.C. with a 3-1 series deficit, and so they face another must-win game on home ice tonight. The Capitals hiccupped a little in Game 3, destroying their own momentum by taking too many penalties. It seems highly unlikely that things will […]
Why They Never Met
It’s hard to imagine why the Bruins and Rangers have taken over 40 years to meet again in the playoffs. There was of course the 2004-05 season was lost to a lockout, and neither team made the playoffs in the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons, and the Bruins were also out of the post-season in 1996-97, […]
Multiple Changes Tonight?
The Rangers go into tonight’s Game 4 with Boston looking a little different than they have in the previous three games. Anton Stralman will be out with an injury suffered in a Milan Lucic hit during Game 3, and will likely be replaced by veteran Roman Hamrlik, who will be playing in his team leading 112th NHL […]
Injuries Shaping Both Teams
The Rangers go into tonight’s game once again missing the services of Marc Staal, Ryane Clowe and Darroll Powe. The trio played in just a one, two and three games respectively in the Capitals series, with all three missing the final two wins. For Boston, things are a little more unsettled. Brad Marchand will play after injuring himself in […]
14,645
The last time the Rangers and Bruins met in the playoffs was April 10th, 1973, or to put it another way, it will have been 14,645 days. Richard Nixon was in the whitehouse, and the Sears Tower wouldn’t be completed within the month. Not a single current Ranger was born when the two teams last […]
An Historic Performance
Last night the Rangers did something the franchise had never done since coming into the league in 1926 – win on the road in Game 7. Four previous attempts had ended in losses, including a triple OT and double OT loss in the early years to Boston (1939) and Detroit (1950) respectively, as well as […]
Game 7 Experience
The Rangers go into tonight’s deciding Game 7 in D.C. with a 1-10 record in the last 11 games played in the Capitals’ home building. That solitary victory was the triple OT game last year, which was finally ended by Marian Gaborik. If the Blueshirts are to advance, they’re going to have to overcome that record, […]
Marc Staal Back – Kind Of
After playing in Game 3, Marc Staal was a surprising scratch in Game 4. The only news we had was Ryan McDonagh saying that he felt Staal’s decision to take himself out of the line-up for the good of the team was a brave one. Staal further missed the optional skate yesterday, but did return to the ice today, […]
Unusual Suspects
Before the 2013 playoffs, Derek Stepan and Carl Hagelin had one goal between them in 42 combined playoff games. After four games with the Washington Capitals, the pair have emerged as offensive leaders with two goals each, including both Game Winners by Derek Stepan. Derick Brassard meanwhile had never played a playoff game before joining the Rangers, missing out on the only […]
Could Clowe Be Close To Playing?
There was plenty to highlight in last night’s loss, but it ultimately came down to another sub-par night from special teams, a defensive lapse and a poor goal by Henrik Lundqvist, all in the second period. Back on the ice today, the Rangers will now look towards evening the series tomorrow afternoon, when they face off […]