Braden Holtby

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 Sports Xchange Rangers 5, Capitals 0 WASHINGTON -- Before his team caught a flight to the nation's capital ahead of Monday night's seventh and deciding game against the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella told reporters...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rangers 5, Capitals 0 Rangers 5, Capitals 0: Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 35 shots to post his second consecutive shutout and make fourth-liner Arron Asham's first-period goal stand up as New York recorded the franchise's first...

The Sports Xchange Rangers clobber Caps in Game 7 shutout WASHINGTON -- Maybe New York Rangers coach John Tortorella was simply being prophetic when he said Game 7 is when "you make your legacy as a player." Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist took another...

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...

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...

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 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...

Capitals 2, Rangers 1 (OT): Mike Ribeiro scored 9:24 into overtime as Washington won its fifth consecutive home postseason contest to take a 3-2 advantage in its Eastern Conference first-round series. Defenseman Karl Alzner's blast from the point caromed...

The New York Rangers scored their only goal in the first minute. Then the Washington Capitals made home-ice advantage work. And in this series, home ice has been critical. Nine minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, Mike Ribeiro was stationed by the...