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SOFT FOES UP AHEAD FOR DEVS

New York Post — After Devils practice yesterday, head coach Brent Sutter warned not to go overboard regarding Saturday's skid-stopping win over the Capitals. "It's always nice to win," he said. "And yet at the same time, I think it was important this week that we...
New Jersey Devils1 hour ago

STINGY BLUESHIRTS GETTING BY WITH D

New York Post — Roberto Luongo will be at the Garden tonight, but don't expect Henrik Lundqvist to change his game just because he will share the ice with one of the two top goaltenders in the NHL this season. After all, he's the other one. And Lundqvist knows...
New York Rangers2 hours ago

Islanders' Jackman gives big lift in limited time

New York Newsday — With 10 minutes, 25 seconds of playing time, fourth-line right wing Tim Jackman had the least ice time of any Islander in their 2-1 shootout win over Vancouver on Monday night at the Coliseum. But Jackman might have made the biggest impact of anyone except for goaltender Joey MacDonald.
New York Islanders4 hours ago

PlayStation line needs to turn on power

New York Newsday — Last month, the Rangers' PlayStation line was deserving of its nickname.
New York Rangers4 hours ago

Markus' Garden trick a treat

New York Daily News — It's not often that an athlete comes to New York City to get out of the limelight. But that's exactly what Markus Naslund has done, and the sight of Wednesday's opponent may serve as a reminder.
New York Rangers4 hours ago

RECOVERING HOLIK TAKING IT SLOW

New York Post — Bobby Holik's broken pinkie finger couldn't have handled anything more. The injured Devils center had a positive development yesterday, when the pins and cast were removed from his pinkie. But Holik, who's been out since Oct. 18, also revealed the...
New Jersey Devils19 hours ago

'MAC' SAVES ISLES' WIN STREAK

New York Post — No one is ready to anoint Joey MacDonald as the Islanders' goalie of the future, but he is making the team miss the oft-injured Rick DiPietro as little as possible. Last night, MacDonald was excellent again, as the Islanders won their third...
New York Islanders1 day ago

THIRD PERIOD STILL THE CHARM FOR RANGERS

New York Post — They were trailing and scoreless through two periods. Again. They tied the match in the third. Again. They won a 1-0 shootout competition. Again. Introducing your Eastern Conference-leading Rangers, now 14-5-2 after last night's 2-1 Garden victory...
New York Rangers1 day ago

RANGERS' GOMEZ LIKELY OUT UNTIL SATURDAY, AT LEAST

New York Post — Day-to-day has become many days for Rangers center Scott Gomez, who missed last night's Garden match against the Senators with an ankle injury that's kept him out of three straight games and likely will prevent him from playing in tomorrow night's...
New York Rangers1 day ago

Rangers rally again, beat Senators in a shootout

New York Newsday — Tom Renney may be getting a little weary of his Knute Rockne speeches between the second and third periods. His Rangers continued their wacky trend last night, playing fair-to-poor for 40-plus minutes, getting huge saves from Henrik Lundqvist, rallying to tie and force a shootout, then grabbing an extra point.
New York Rangers1 day ago

MacDonald leads Isles past Canucks in shootout

New York Newsday — It was a game for goaltenders and grinders, and in a matchup such as that pitting Vancouver All-Star Roberto Luongo against Islanders backup Joey MacDonald, you'd have to make Luongo the odds-on favorite. But 65 minutes after it began, MacDonald and the Islanders were clinging to a 1-1 draw with Luongo and heading to a shootout.
New York Islanders1 day ago

Islanders a distant memory to hot goalie Luongo

New York Newsday — To Roberto Luongo, the mental distance he has put between himself and Long Island is as great as the physical distance between Nassau Coliseum and GM Place on the opposite side of the continent in Vancouver. He was the Islanders' goaltender of the future when he was drafted fourth overall in 1997, but the "future" consisted of just 24 games during the 1999-2000 season.
New York Islanders1 day ago

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