In 1994, Times writer Joe Lapointe decreed, "Twenty years from now, hockey fans around the region will reminisce about the Rangers-Devils playoff round of 1994. Either they will recall the stress and strain the Rangers endured before finally eliminating a stubborn rival and reaching the Stanley Cup finals or they will remember the tortoise-and-the-hare approach of the Devils, who never got the respect and attention of the local public, even when they overtook the Rangers and upset them before moving on to the championship round." more ›

The Rangers and Devils are now tied at two games apiece in the Eastern Conference Finals, but one Rangers fan is still miserable over Game 3. Stephanie Gorman says that in the wake of the Rangers' victory, three Devils fans attacked her: "The one guy spit at me, all over my face and jersey. Another guy pushed me and right after that, a third guy grabbed me around the neck and pushed me, very hard." more ›

After a group of teens attacked five people following a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert two weeks ago ("leaving one man with a fractured eye socket, another unconscious and a boy with multiple facial fractures"), the Newark police have decided to increase security at the Prudential Center for tomorrow afternoon's Game 3 between the Devils and Rangers. more ›

After a 3-2 loss to the Devils, the Rangers still have not won a 2012 playoff game while leading in a series. more ›

With a 3-1 win over the Flyers in Philadelphia, the Devils won the series four games to one and did their part to set up a Devils-Rangers Eastern Conference finals. After losing Game 1, the Devils reeled off four straight wins and will are two rounds from the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2003. The Rangers can join them in the conference finals if they beat the Capitals on Wednesday. more ›

Down two games to none in their playoff series and without Amar'e Stoudemire, the Knicks needed a better performance at home in Game 3 against the Miami Heat. For three quarters, they put forth a better effort than the first two games (not saying much), but they fell apart in the fourth quarter of an 87-70 loss. The Knicks led by four at the half but scored only 30 points after intermission. Despite the belief he might benefit from Stoudemire's absence, Carmelo Anthony laid an egg. He shot 7-of-23 for 22 points, and had almost as many turnovers (five) as made baskets. The Knicks were outscored by 25 points with him on the floor. The Knicks have now lost an NBA-record 13 straight playoff games. They'll play for their season Sunday. more ›

You won't find their names in tonight's scoring summary and they each missed significant time in this series, but the Rangers wouldn't have prevailed over Ottawa without the contributions of Carl Hagelin and Chris Kreider. New York beat Ottawa 2-1 Thursday to survive Game 7. more ›

A season ago, the Rangers sneaked into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed and were dismissed in the first round by Washington. This time around, they have led the Eastern Conference since Dec. 31 and will be sorely disappointed if they don't make a serious run at the Stanley Cup. Despite dominating the season series against powerhouses like the Bruins and Flyers, the Rangers lost three of four to the Senators, their first-round opponent. That said, they should not have any trouble advancing. more ›

No Jeremy Lin, no Amare Stoudemire, no problem! At least not against the Cleveland Cavs. Despite missing two of their best players for yet another game, the were able to beat the Cavs 91-75. It was announced before the game that Lin would be out six weeks because of knee surgery and Stoudemire is still out with a bulging disk in his back. Saturday night, it was JR Smith who stepped up the scoring, leading the team with 20 points off the bench. Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and Tyson Chandler scored 14 and had 12 rebounds. For now, New York is holding onto the final playoff spot, 2.5 games ahead of Milwaukee. more ›

If the Rangers do in fact wrap up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, they'll owe the Islanders a thank you. For the second time in three nights, the Rangers' rivals took care of their closest competitors, this time by a 5-3 score. The Rangers now lead the Penguins by five points with five games each to play. Marty Reasoner, Kyle Okposo (twice) and Josh Bailey (twice, including an empty-netter) scored for the Islanders, who started the night in 13th place in the conference. more ›

It was a strange night of hockey for Rangers' fans as they found themselves rooting not only for the Blueshirts, but also pulling for the Islanders. The reason of course was that the Islanders were facing Pittsburgh, the team that entered the night only a point behind the Rangers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. more ›

With their 5-2 loss to the Penguins, the Devils let Pittsburgh within one point of the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers. Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk had the goals. The Devils are 1-3-1 in their last five games. more ›

A zone defense hurt the Knicks in a 96-79 loss at Toronto. That means a five-game winning streak is history. The Knicks shot just 38 percent, and no one had more than six field goals. Amare Stoudemire had 17 and Carmelo Anthony had 12 in the loss. more ›

The Rangers can punch their tickets to the playoffs. While it was almost guaranteed that the Blueshirts would be playing for the Stanley Cup, their 4-2 win against the Devils guarantees that. As they continue to fight back the Penguins for the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Rangers became the first team in the East to clinch a playoff spot. Brandon Dubinsky started the scoring for New York, with Dan Girardi, Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan adding goals of their own. Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora scored for the Devils. With the win, the Rangers are now 3 points ahead of Pittsburgh while the devils are in fifth place in the East. more ›

Sidney Crosby returned, Henrik Lundqvist didn't and the Penguins beat the Rangers 5-2. Pittsburgh had a 3-1 lead in the second, but Marian Gaborik netted his 35th of the year to bring the Rangers within one. Stu Bickel was assessed with a four-minute double minor and Pittsburgh scored just as it expired to take a 4-2 lead. They added a goal later in the third and now trail the Rangers by only four points for the Eastern Conference lead. more ›

The Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Carolina before eventually winning 4-2. The Hurricanes scored two second-period goals to pull within one, but New York was able to add another goal in the third to secure the game. Marian Gaborik got the Rangers started, scoring his 34th goal of the season, Brad Richards scored the next two goals (he now has four goals in two games) and Carl Hagelin scored the team's final goal. Martin Biron, in for a sick Henrik Lundqvist, had 27 saves in the win. Next up for the Rangers are the Penguins in a showdown atop the Eastern Conference. more ›

What started as a boring game had quite the exciting finish. John Tavares scored his 27th goal of the season six minutes, 46 seconds into the third period. That looked like it would be enough until the Devils scored twice -- and 14 seconds apart -- in the game's final two minutes for a 2-1 win. That hurts. David Clarkson (No. 28 at 18:21) and then Marek Zidlicky (No. 1 at 18:35). That goal came on a power play that resulted from a P.A. Parenteau boarding penalty. This was the third time the two teams played in a week, and the Devils won the last two. more ›

The Rangers don't lose two straight games too often. In fact, they had not dropped consecutive games since Dec. 13-15. But they fell, 4-1, in Ottawa, on Thursday despite scoring first. Ryan Callahan put them in front with a first-period goal. Then Martin Biron let in three before Ottawa put the game away with an empty-netter. The Rangers have three games in four days, so Henrik Lundqvist got the day off. He'll play Friday. more ›

The Knicks turned a blowout into a contest with a 15-0 run to start the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, that was all they had in them as they fell to Dallas 95-85. Amar'e led New York with 26 points, but the Knicks are now 18-20 with 28 games left in the shortened NBA season. more ›

The Rangers displayed their characteristic grit in a thrilling game with Boston that they won 4-3. The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, despite being outplayed, thank to goals from Ruslan Fedotenko and Carl Hagelin. Boston tied things up before the end of the second period as they blitzed Henrik Lundqvist with 24 shots. With the game tied at 3, the Derek Stepan scored his 14th goal of the year to give New York the win. The Rangers now have 91 points, good for a ten-point lead in the Eastern Conference. more ›

The Rangers seemed to think that Henrik Lundqvist's 30th birthday was an occasion to let him do all the work. Lundqvist faced 31 shots, many of them from very difficult angles, but he couldn't stop them all and the Rangers fell to Tampa 4-3 in OT. more ›

The Rangers' mini slump is behind them. A 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes gives them 88 points this season. That is tied for the best in the NHL (the Canucks also have 88) and is nine points better than anyone in the Eastern Conference. Marian Gaborik had a goal (his 30th this season) and an assist to back Martin Biron, who made 21 saves. Artem Anisimov opened the scoring and Brandon Prust scored the third goal, a strike that would prove critical when Carolina scored in the game's final minute. Captain Ryan Callahan did not play. He has a bruised foot. more ›