John Tortorella

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...

Exuberant Bruins fans are advised to cool their jets just a bit. Yes, the Bruins had an overall edge in play in their second-round series opener against the New York Rangers -- won by the B's on Brad Marchand's overtime goal. Yes, they were able to do...

It's about time the Bruins and Rangers got off the schneid and contributed something meaningful to the sports Border War between Boston and New York that has been going on for more than 100 years. Maybe, and we can only hope, this Eastern Conference...

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...

The Sports Xchange NHL roundup: Three finalists for coach of year announced Three finalists are vying for the Jack Adams Award, the NHL's version of the coach of the year award. Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators...

The Rangers got through the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in seven games despite going 2-for-28 on the power play against the Washington Capitals. After one game in their conference semifinal series with Boston, make it 2-for-31....

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...