stanley cup playoffs

La Magnificant King Henry. Or in English Magnificent Henrik Lundqvist records his 2nd straight shutout, this time on the road in game 7 of the eastern conference quarterfinals,5-0, leading the Rangers to a 5-0 win and a series victory! Lundqvist was terrific when needed the most...

To win a Stanley Cup you need your goaltender to steal some games along the way. Not sure the Rangers have the ability to go all the way, but Sunday their brilliant goaltender  Henrik Lundqvist led the Rangers to a 1-0 win at the Garden and extended their season at least 1 more day...

With the exception of 1 season, 1993-94, when they hoisted the Stanley Cup, Ranger fans know the feeling of a season ending too soon. After dropping a heart breaking 2-1 overtime decision in Washington on Friday night, that sinking feeling is bubbling to the surface again...

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a switch in goal before game 5 of their eastern conference quarterfinal match with the New York Islanders. It worked out. Now the question is will the islanders make a switch in their net for game 6? Led by veteran netminder Tomas Vakoun, and a sweet goal by star Sid Crosby, the Penguins blanked the Isles 4-0 in Pittsburgh and now lead this best of 7 series 3 games to

The Rangers are charging hard after two wins to even the series with Washington.  The Penguins are talented but getting everything they can handle from the upstart Islanders.  The Sharks are moving on.  The Red Wings are in trouble.  The Blackhawks look like possible champs again...

For some reason-read that as TV makes the schedules, there are no NBA playoff games for the 1st time since the post season began. The Knicks-Pacers series as well as the Grizzlies-Thunder series in fact takes off until Saturday when the venues change...

When my time comes and I shall pass on I am thinking my death certificate will list cause of death "Watching Ranger Playoff Hockey." And so that pretty much sums up game 4 at Madison Square Garden. We Ranger fans pine for a 2 goal lead in games, such is the system they play...

I guess the Pittsburgh Penguins didn't learn their lesson from last year when goaltender Andre-Marc Fleury got bombed by the Philadelphia Flyers, or the year before that when they were also ousted in the 1st round. On Tuesday night Fleury stopped only 18 shots...

Ok Ranger fans you can breathe now. Wow what a heart stopper game 3 of the eastern conference quarter finals was. The Rangers held on, or perhaps better yet, the clock ran out on the Washington Capitals who ended the game with a power play chance that became a 2 man advantage when they pulled net minder Bradan Holtby but the clock ran out and the Rangers held on-barely beating the Caps 4-3 and pul

Perhaps the NY Islanders forgot what playoff hockey is all about. It has been 7 years since the Isles played beyond the final regular season game so you can't blame them. 16 players played in their 1st playoff game of their careers. It showed as the Islanders were pounded by the Penguins 5-0 and it wasn't that close...

Oh for us hockey fans it is Christmas time. The presents can be found every night. For some coal is to be had. For others glory. The Blackhawks and Blues tasted glory. For Jonathan Quick and the LA Kings Not so much. The Chicago Blackhawks are the overwhelming favorite to get out of the west...

The New York Rangers, after scraping and clawing through inconsistent hockey during the months of March and April, are in the NHL playoffs.  They would do themselves a favor, however, by not getting the 8-seed and avoid the Penguins in the first round.  Here are five reasons why the Rangers will be dangerous in the playoffs no matter what: