Derick Brassard

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella did his best to divert attention away from the team's punchless power play by calling out Carl Hagelin, a player who doesn't even receive ice time in that situation. The reason for Tortorella's comments may be that...

The Sports Xchange Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Marchard's OT goal lifts Bruins in Game 1 BOSTON - Brad Marchand's hockey Thursday began with him leaving the morning skate in pain after pulling up at the end of a drill. His hockey Thursday ended...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Bruins 3, Rangers 2 (OT) BOSTON - Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the playoffs 15:40 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in the first playoff...

BOSTON — As each Bruins defenseman goes down, he seems to grow taller and taller. The program lists Zdeno Chara at 6-9. Yet when Claude Julien was forced to start the Eastern Conference semifinals with three rookie defensemen because of injury,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Bruins 3, Rangers 2 (OT) Bruins 3, Rangers 2 (OT): Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the postseason 15:40 into overtime as host Boston drew first blood in its Eastern Conference second-round series against its Original...

Henrik Lundqvist slammed his stick in disgust when an overtime loss in Washington put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination. Two days later, the star goalie pumped his arm and let out an emphatic yell when his shutout kept the Rangers alive...

The sixth-seeded New York Rangers and Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals are no strangers to facing off in a decisive Game 7. After the Rangers defeated the Capitals in last season's Eastern Conference second-round series with a 2-1 home...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rangers 1, Capitals 0 Rangers 1, Capitals 0: Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 shots for his seventh career playoff shutout and Derick Brassard scored midway through the second period to help host New York force Game 7 in its...

The Sports Xchange Denis Gorman, The Sports Xchange Rangers 1, Capitals 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Derick Brassard scored the only goal in the New York Rangers' 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series...

EditorsNote: Changed third graf Rangers blank Capitals to force Game 7 NEW YORK -- John Tortorella does not think Derick Brassard understands the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And the coach of the New York Rangers believes that is a positive. "Look at...

NEW YORK — They haven't met in the playoffs in 40 years. They haven't meant when it has really mattered since Emile Francis was coach and Glen Sather was one of his Rangers players. They haven't meant since Orr and Espo were in Boston and Don Cherry...

The host team has held serve in each of the five games of the Eastern Conference first-round series between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers. After winning for the third time in as many contests at the Verizon Center, the Southeast Division...