Anton Stralman

Rangers 4, Bruins 3 (OT): Chris Kreider scored 7:03 into overtime as host New York extended its Eastern Conference second-round series by preventing a sweep at the hands of its Original Six rival. The Rangers won a defensive-zone faceoff before Kreider...

NEW YORK — Sometimes the King wins. And sometimes the serfs win. The Yankees' Andy Pettitte might be the king of Game 2 in New York postseason lore, but Henrik Lundqvist had developed into the lord of Game 3. Entering this third game of the...

NEW YORK After the Rangers slipped to the brink of elimination Tuesday with a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at the Garden, a win that gave the Bruins a commanding 3-0 in the series, the talk was about...

It was as close as predicted, the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between two similar teams, the Rangers and Bruins, with the score tied at 2 after regulation. But then came overtime, which has not been kind to the Rangers in the...

Bruins fans, be forewarned: You will probably be watching some very frustrating hockey over the next week or two. During the Eastern Conference semifinal series that opens tonight at the Garden, dozens of promising B's shots aimed at the Rangers net...

Boston and New York are natural geographical rivals, and that has always extended to the cities' sports teams. There are the Red Sox and Yankees, of course. The Celtics and Knicks have had their battles through the decades. And the Patriots have been...

The line of Milan Lucic, David Krejci and Nathan Horton combined for 29 points in the Bruins' seven-game series victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The guess here is that the New York Rangers' coaching staff took notice of that. So it's a good bet...

Ribeiro scores in OT to lift Capitals to 2-1 win WASHINGTON -- If there was no glass around the dasher boards, Mike Ribeiro might have run all the way into the stands. The Capitals veteran center slid a Karl Alzner rebound into an unguarded net 9:24...

Defenseman Marc Staal, struggling with vision problems, did not dress for Game 5 Friday night and could not say when he might rejoin the Rangers lineup. Staal, who played 17 minutes in Game 3, then pulled himself out of Game 4 after the morning skate...

With two quick-strike goals early in the third period last night, the Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals, 4-3, to tie the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals at two games apiece. Game 5 is at Verizon Center tomorrow night. Each side has...

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...

Puck over glass. The New York Rangers don’t score. Puck over glass. “Casual Mike” does. The NHL’s black-and-white delay-of-game rule found a gray area late in regulation, then tipped the balance of the game twice in overtime. The...