Dan Girardi

Rangers stay alive with OT win NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers are on life support. They'll take it over the alternative. Chris Kreider's goal 7:03 into overtime gave the Rangers a 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Bruins at Rangers The New York Rangers are no strangers to losing the first two games of a series. After all, one needs only to remember their Eastern Conference first-round set versus Washington. The Rangers held serve at...

The Sports Xchange By Matthew Carroll, The Sports Xchange Rookie defenseman helps Bruins to 2-0 series lead BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins' young defenseman has yet to panic through his first two playoff games. The New York Rangers' stalwart goaltender,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Bruins 5, Rangers 2 Bruins 5, Rangers 2: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored to snap a tie in the second period and Tuukka Rask turned aside 35 shots as host Boston seized a 2-0 advantage in its Eastern Conference second-round...

— The Rangers have been down two games to none before. Heck, the last time it happened was only two weeks ago. Before Game 3 of the opening series against the Washington Capitals, coach John Tortorella jabbed reporters for having their heads buried...

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins' young defenseman has yet to panic through his first two playoff games. The New York Rangers' stalwart goaltender, meanwhile, has reason for concern. Rookie Torey Krug and Brad Marchand each tallied a goal and an assist,...

Bruins 5, Rangers 2: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored to snap a tie in the second period and Tuukka Rask turned aside 35 shots as host Boston seized a 2-0 advantage in its Eastern Conference second-round series with sixth-seeded New York. Defenseman...

To the north is the team that was the Hartford Whalers' most heated rival. To the south is the franchise that houses its minor league affiliate in Hartford. So for a certain faction of Greater Hartford hockey fans — those who lament the loss of the...

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...

The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals have held serve at home over the first four games of their Eastern Conference first-round series. After dropping a pair of contests at Madison Square Garden, Washington will look to regain the advantage when...

Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-seven playoff series with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Girardi...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rangers 4, Capitals 3 Rangers 4, Capitals 3: Defenseman Dan Girardi scored a power-play goal to snap a tie 59 seconds into the third period as sixth-seeded New York evened its Eastern Conference first-round series at two games...