Ryan Callahan grew up in Rochester, just down the road from Buffalo. Wednesday he celebrated his homecoming with the winning goal in the shootout to propel the Rangers to a 1-0 win over the Sabres. Callahan's heroics might not have mattered if not for an outstanding night in the pipes by Henrik Lundqvist. Lundqvist stopped all 34 shots he faced and made two amazing saves with time running out in regulation and overtime. The win gives the Rangers three points in four nights and keeps them atop the Eastern Conference. more ›

The Rangers pulled into a tie for first in the Atlantic with a 4-2 win over Philadelphia. Derek Stepan and Ruslan Fedotenko scored in the second period to put New York up 2-0 and Marian Gaborik added a huge goal early in the third to give the Rangers an insurmountable lead. Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves, including 11 in the third period to earn the win. more ›

Henrik Lundqvist will never be mistaken for Billy Smith. But, every goalie has their boiling point and Joe Vitale's antics in front of Lundqvist caused Henrik to reach his. Lundqvist took his stick and slashed at Vitale and also threw a punch. His efforts earned him a two-minute minor, one of eleven penalties called in the first period. more ›

Credit Henrik Lundqvist with the Rangers first win of the year, a 4-0 victory in Vancouver. Lundqvist was dominant, stopping 40 shots and keeping New York in the game while they were out-shot 28-9 through the first two periods. The offense finally woke up in the third with Mike Rupp scoring his first goal as a Ranger two minutes in. Ryan McDonagh, Brian Boyle and Marian Gaborik followed with goals and New York has its first win of the season. more ›

Rangers 2 Carolina 1 (OT) Mats Zuccarello scored his first NHL goal to win the game, but Brandon Dubinsky deserves most of the credit. Dubinsky deftly carried the puck into the offensive zone and got his own shot on goal before Zuccarello beat Cam Ward on the short side. The goal made a winner of Henrik Lundqvist who stopped 31-of-32 shots. more ›

Islanders 2 Devils 0: In a battle between two of the worst teams in hockey, the Islanders emerged with their first win since October. Rick DiPietro stopped 29 shots, 13 in the third period to snap the Islanders 14-game streak without a win. Jesse Joensuu and Rob Schremp scored for New York. more ›

Knicks 99 Charlotte 95: Thanks to a five-game winning streak, the Knicks are back at .500 for the first time since the season started. Wednesday they completed a home-and-home sweep of the Bobcats. Amar’e Stoudemire had 20 points and a huge block down the stretch. Raymond Felton added 23 points, 13 assists and a big steal in the closing minutes. more ›

Rangers 3, Blackhawks 2: New York knocked off the defending champs by surviving a final 6-on-4 for the final 26 seconds. Brandon Dubinsky had two goals, his sixth and seventh of the season. Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves and the Rangers now have a modest winning streak. more ›

Flyers 2 Rangers 1 (Shootout): Henrik Lundqvist did absolutely everything he could, but he couldn’t help the Rangers’ offense and that made all the difference. Lundqvist made an amazing 46 saves in the game as the Rangers were outshot 47-25. And it looked like Lundqvist would carry the Rangers into the playoffs. Jody Shelley scored three minutes into the game to give New York the lead and that held up into the third period. But, Matt Carle scored to tie the game and Philadelphia managed to slip two by Lundqvist in the shootout to earn the playoff spot. more ›

With a victory today the Rangers can cap off an impressive stretch of hockey with their fifth-straight playoff spot. It’s a wonderful accomplishment considering where the Rangers were on March 21st. But, it also obscures the truth- the Rangers are a team that is not built to win it all. Yes, the Rangers have some very good pieces but these pieces are not enough to overcome the overall lack of talent on the roster. more ›

Nets 93 Sacramento Kings 79: While a win would be good news for any other team, it's remarkable news for the New Jersey Nets. For those keeping track, this means that if the Nets can win one more game in their remaining 11, they'll tie the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers' for the most losses in a season (the Nets have lost 63 so far). more ›

St. Louis 4 Rangers 3: Most the season, Henrik Lundqvist has carried the Rangers when they couldn’t put the puck in the net. Thursday night, he was the problem, allowing four goals against sixteen shots as the Rangers dropped their second-straight. The Rangers took a 2-1 lead on Marian Gaborik’s 37th of the year, but the Blues jumped ahead with two goals in the second period. Wade Redden tied the game in the third, but Paul Kariya put the Blues up for good just over a minute later. more ›

Nashville 2 Rangers 1: You could pretty much predict the result of this game when word came out that Marian Gaborik wouldn’t be able to play for New York. But, New York’s offense generated plenty of shots, 38 in total, they just couldn’t get them past Dan Ellis. Henrik Lundqvist played very well, but the two goals he allowed were one two many for the offensively-challenged Rangers more ›

With 41 saves, Henrik Lundqvist was able to stop the Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk, who played in his second game with this new team. Lundqvist stopped Kovalchuk eight times in the game, which was only the second win for New York in its last nine games. The Rangers did all its scoring in the 2nd period, when Marian Gaborik, Ryan Callahan and Chris Drury each lit the lamp in under three minutes. The win put the Rangers in a tie with the Flyers for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. more ›

Rangers 8 Tampa Bay 2: Granted Montreal and Tampa are hardly powerhouses in the NHL, but this offensive explosion from the Rangers is impressive. Following Sunday’s six-goal effort, New York netted eight goals on Tuesday. Sixteen different Rangers recorded at least a point with Marian Gaborik getting four, all assists. A different Ranger scored each of the goals and five players had two points each. It was an easy night for Henrik Lundqvist who stopped 21-of-23 shots. more ›

Devils 1, Rangers 0 (shootout): For 65 minutes both goaltenders put on clinics. Martin Brodeur stopped an amazing 51 shots while Henrik Lundqvist stopped an impressive 45. Both goaltenders dominance led to a shootout and through three rounds, neither goaltender cracked. That brought on sudden-death and Patrik Elias beat Lundqvist for the only goal of the night and a Devils’ victory. more ›

• Jets 24, Bengals 14: An early touchdown deficit and a road atmosphere didn't stop Mark Sanchez and the Jets in their wild-card playoff win against the Bengals. Shonn Greene and Thomas Jones had rushing touchdowns and Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a long passing score to set up a date in Indianapolis or San Diego next weekend. Darrelle Revis did his job on Chad Ochocinco -- except for a few dubious penalties -- and the Jets defense took advantage of an erratic Carson Palmer. Two missed Bengals field goals also helped. But head coach Rex Ryan said his team should be the favorite for the duration of the playoffs, and the Jets looked like the better team on Sunday.
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Rangers 5 Dallas 2: You know Sean Avery had this one circled on the calendar. Ever since some of his Dallas teammates took shots at him on his way out the door, Avery had to want a chance at revenge. He got it Wednesday, playing with the passion and grittiness that has been missing far too often from his game this year. Avery ended up with four points, having a hand in every Rangers’ goal except the empty-netter at the end and he spent 12 minutes in the sin bin. Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves, some of them very tough ones to earn the victory. The Rangers can only hope that this sparks Avery to return to his old ways. more ›

• Rangers 4 Los Angeles 2: The biggest difference between this year’s hot start and last year’s is scoring. In 2008, the Rangers got out to a 6-1 start, but only scored 17 goals. This year they have 28 and Marian Gaborik is a big part of that. Gaborik scored his sixth goal of the season on a beautiful play in the third period and Vinny Propsal added two goals of his own. Henrik Lundqvist did the rest, making 34 saves.

The 2009-2010 NHL season started last night, but our three local squads begin play tonight and tomorrow. How will the teams fare this season? Each team — the Devils, Rangers and Islanders — have very different expectations heading into the season. more ›

Happy Anniversary Rangers’ fans! It was on this very day 15 years ago that 54 years of misery ended and the team captured its first Stanley Cup since 1940. As our spiritual leader, Sam Rosen, exclaimed that night, “This one will last a lifetime.” And it seems like it had better because the Rangers have spent these intervening 15 years never doing the serious work of rebuilding another championship contender. more ›

• Indians 22, Yankees 4: That's the most runs allowed by the Yankees at home. Cleveland's MLB 14-run second was the biggest inning against the Yankees in terms of runs and hits (13). Chien-Ming Wang is starting to be a point of concern. He has an ERA of 34.50 through three starts and has gotten a combined seven outs in his last two outings. Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer to give the Yankees an early lead, but things got ugly quickly. Carl Pavano faces his former team in Sunday's series finale.
• Mets 1, Brewers 0: The only runs Johan Santana has allowed in his last start resulted from an an error from Daniel Murphy. He is sporting a 0.46 ERA, or roughly 1/70 of Wang's. Jose Reyes' RBI on a fielder's choice in the 7th inning gave the Mets their only run.
• Rangers 1, Capitals 0: The Rangers won this game for one reason, and his name is Henrik Lunqvist. He made 35 saves to help make Ryan Callahan's goal stand up. The Rangers lead this series two games to none as they head back to New York. This is an upset brewing.
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On offense, Brandon Dubinsky got things started for New York and Dan Girardi and Ryan Callahan added the remaining goals. The win gives New York 89 points, good for seventh place, four ahead of ninth place Buffalo. It marked the fifth-straight loss for New Jersey and leaves the Devils six points ahead of Philadelphia for the Atlantic Division lead. more ›

The Rangers moved into sixth place with a 2-1 win over Minnesota Tuesday night. Nikolai Zherdev had a goal and an assist while the New York defense kept Minnesota under wraps, allowing only 19 shots. Henrik Lundqvist stopped all but one of them, looking very strong in net. The Rangers now have a day off before facing Atlanta on Thursday. more ›

• Rangers 5 Buffalo 3: The end of the season is in sight and the playoff push is in full swing, luckily the Rangers seem aware of that. New York put together another solid effort and gained two big points on a team behind them in the standings. Ryan Callahan scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves. New York now has a four-point lead on the last playoff spot with ten games left in the season.
• Orlando 110 Knicks 103: Time is running out on the Knicks’ season. After disappointing losses to New Jersey and Sacramento, New York did much better against a very good team, but they fell short again. They have 13 games left and would have to win them all to have a .500 record. Worse, making the playoffs, will probably require somewhere around ten more wins at minimum.
• Ottawa 5 Islanders 2: New York is getting closer to clinching the worst record in the NHL, an achievement which would give them the top selection in the next draft.
• Walt Poddubny passes away at the age of 49 of unknown causes. #8 had a great two-year run on Broadway and will be remembered by Rangers’ fans.

Everything is perfectly setup. Sean Avery is back on the ice in Hartford, mixing it up from the moment he stepped on the ice last night. It seems inevitable that he will be back on Broadway soon, trying to revive the Rangers’ season. more ›

Both team failed to score on their first three attempts, but Richard Zednik broke through for Florida in the fourth round and that proved to be the difference. more ›