Carl Hagelin

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...

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...

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella did his best to divert attention away from the team's punchless power play by calling out Carl Hagelin, a player who doesn't even receive ice time in that situation. The reason for Tortorella's comments may be that...

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...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Bruins 3, Rangers 2 (OT) BOSTON - Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the playoffs 15:40 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in the first playoff...

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...

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...

On the heels of a world-class goaltending exhibition from Henrik Lundqvist, a defensive clampdown on Alex Ovechkin and offensive contributions from unexpected sources in Game 7 against the Washington Capitals, the Rangers enter the Eastern Conference...

Veteran Ryane Clowe gets it. He knows that each NHL playoff series is a mini-season unto itself, with its own characteristics. Maybe like snowflakes. Or fingerprints. No two are identical. But Clowe, who has played in 70 career playoff games and has...

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...

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...