11:14 AM ET, Mon March 15, 2010

Rooting interest

Rangers Rants | Bergen Record — Hey Rangers’ fans, it’s OK to root for the Devils tonight. The Devils host the Bruins at 7 p.m. and the Rangers would love to see the Bruins held without a point as a game is crossed off their schedule. The Rangers moved within one point of the Bruins for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with yesterday’s 3-1 win over the Flyers. But the Bruins, going into tonight, have played two fewer games. It all sets up what should be an exciting - and influential - week of hockey for the Rangers, who host the surging seventh-place Canadiens on Tuesday and are at Boston on Sunday. 6. Flye...

2 hours ago

Rangers sparked by Sean Avery's return

New York Post — If the Rangers are going to make the playoffs, they need Sean Avery to be the player he was in each of the last three stretch drives to the playoffs when he wasn't a third-line afterthought but an essential ingredient in the club's success. Which is to say...

2 hours ago

Blueshirts must avoid looking 'too far ahead'

New York Post — It's the Bruins, Canadiens and Flyers that the Rangers are chasing, not Philadelphia wing Daniel Carcillo. "We are in such a spot here we have to concentrate on playing our game," said Rangers coach John Tortorella. "It's too important a game to do something stupid and cost your...

6 hours ago

Dubinsky shows fighting spirit

New York Post — These were Brandon Dubinsky's thoughts when Flyers' captain Mike Richards challenged him to drop his gloves with just under four minutes remaining and the Flyers down by two goals in yesterday's 3-1 Rangers' victory at the Garden: "He came up and asked it I wanted to fight," said...

6 hours ago

Avery lets play do the talking

Journal News — Sean Avery had little to say after leading the Rangers to a key 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers that gave their late-season playoff push a much-needed confidence boost.

8 hours ago

Solid ground

The Blueshirts Blog | New York Daily News — Sean Avery takes first-star honors for his two goals and overall pestering play in a 3-1 win over the Flyers, but all-in-all it was a solid team effort by the Rangers for the second game in a row, and effort John Tortorella said he was “very” pleased with. “We looked as a team,” the coach said. “It was probably one of our better team games, in the discipline part of it, in the neutral zone away from the puck as far as taking away their speed, and we played hard. Everybody pitched in and we found a way to play a pretty good hockey game tonight.” Avery - retur...

11 hours ago

After benching, Avery scores two goals in Rangers 3-1 win over Flyers

New York Post — If the Rangers are going to make the playoffs, they need Sean Avery to be the player he was in each of the last three stretch drives to the playoffs when he wasn't a third-line afterthought but an essential ingredient in the club's success. Which is to say...

13 hours ago

Rangers 3, Flyers 1: Postgame wrapup

Rangers Rants | Bergen Record — Two good games for the Rangers in a row and points now in five of the seven games since the Olympic break (3-2-2). As Henrik Lundqvist said after the game, this is the fun time of the year because one crucial victory just sets up another do-or-die scenario in the next game, which would be the Rangers hosting the Canadiens Tuesday (remember it’s 7:30 to accommodate Versus and Canadian television). “It’s a good sign,” Lundqvist said of the two-game winning streak. “We have to prepare now for games as if they are the playoffs, because it is. There were a lot of games this year that somehow we le...

14 hours ago

Sweet 16! (for real)

Rangers Report | Journal News — Hey all, Laurel filling in for post-game thread while poor Carp is digging out his cars, driveway and house, in the dark, with no food I assume, or water. Man, I feel so bad for him! And he traveled just to post here for you all! That’s why blogfather rules. I’m here in my warm, [...]

16 hours ago

Avery returns, scores twice in Rangers win

New York Daily News — Sean Avery returned from a one-game benching and scored twice to help the Rangers earn a key 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.

17 hours ago

Next game vs Montreal Canadiens on Tue, Mar 16 7:30 pm EDT

Opponent news and rumors snapshot:

  • Plekanec talks going well: agent via LeBrun Habs Inside/Out | Montreal Gazette
  • Canadiens on post-Olympic high Montreal Gazette
  • Back to practice, off to New York Habs Inside/Out | Montreal Gazette
More Montreal Canadiens rumors and news»
Sat 3/6 at Washington L 0 - 2
Sun 3/7 vs Buffalo OTL 1 - 2
Wed 3/10 at New Jersey L 3 - 6
Fri 3/12 at Atlanta W 5 - 2
Sun 3/14 vs Philadelphia W 3 - 1
Tue 3/16 vs Montreal 7:30 pm EDT
Thu 3/18 vs St. Louis 7:00 pm EDT
Sun 3/21 at Boston 12:30 pm EDT
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  • Help a reader out - 03-15-10 Empty Netters | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A reader writes: "I lived the first 8 years of my life in Pittsburgh before my family moved. I made it to one game at the Igloo before we left, but I was too young to really remember. I've been a Pens fan my whole life (never lived in another NHL market, even) and I'm going to be lucky enough to go to the Capitals game April 6 so I can see the Igloo before they knock it down. I'm very excited, have a ticket, all set to go.My question for you is this: what can I do to maximize my Pens/Igloo experience? Where should I visit on game day? Where should I eat before/after? Anything I c...
  • Devs' Martin re-arms New York Post On the verge of returning to the lineup after a maddening five-month injury, top Devils defenseman Paul Martin said the team's decisions in treating his broken arm won't play much role in his decision of where to play next season. "I don't think [it will matter] too...
  • Isles win one light on buzz New York Post The last time Scott Gordon and Ron Wilson coached in the same game, Gordon was Wilson's assistant for Team USA in last month's riveting Olympic gold-medal game against Canada. Yesterday's match between the Islanders and Maple Leafs didn't have quite the same excitement -- no dramatic...
  • Penguins: Crosby isn't seriously injured, but Malkin ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TAMPA, Fla. -- The Penguins lost a world-class center Sunday night. Precisely what's wrong with Evgeni Malkin -- and how long he might be out -- isn't known yet.
  • Penguins Notebook: Fleury still searching for shutout Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TAMPA, Fla. -- Marc-Andre Fleury turned in one of his better performances of the season Sunday night, stopping 21 of 22 shots in the Penguins' 2-1 victory against Tampa Bay at the St. Pete Times Forum.
  • Teixeira working to avoid another slow start Blogging the Bombers | New York Daily News If you paid any attention last spring, you know that Mark Teixeira has a history of being a slow starter. That was certainly the case in 2009, as he hit .200 through the end of April, hitting three homers while driving in 10 RBI. Some attributed it to the absence of Alex Rodriguez, who was rehabbing from hip surgery, while others blamed Teixeira’s adjustment period to life in New York. Teixeira doesn’t know why he started so poorly last year, and even though his career numbers in April are inferior to the other five months (his .249 average is nearly 30 points lower than his next-...
  • NY Yankees offer sneak peak of starting lineup Newark Star-Ledger Lineup for Tuesday's game should be an accurate reflection of Joe Girardi's plan (at least for now) going into the 2010 season.
  • Elias, Salvador on ice for Devils’ morning skate Fire & Ice | Bergen Record Devils defenseman Bryce Salvador and forwards Patrik Elias are on the ice for the team’s morning skate again today after getting Sunday’s practice. Defenseman Paul Martin also is out there again as he continues to work his way back from a fractured left forearm with a eye on possibly returning to the lineup Saturday against St. Louis. A total of 13 guys are skating. The breakdown: Forwards: Patrik Elias, Ilya Kovalchuk, David Clarkson, Jay Pandolfo, Rod Pelley, Vladimir Zharkov, Andrew Peters, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Lelbond. Defensemen: Bryce Salvador, Mark Fraser, Anssi Salmela, Paul Mart...
  • Down at the complex The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News With nothing going on at Steinbrenner Field, I stopped by the Yankees minor league complex this morning. I think this is what a lot of people imagine when they think of spring training: A bunch of players rotating between four different fields going through various drills, most of them primarily for the pitchers to learn [...]
  • The Maine approach Amazin' Stories | Bergen Record Dan Warthen is going to come hunting for me. Just when he’s got John Maine maturing, happy to see that he is recovered from his physical ailments and beginning to soften his tendency to beat himself up, I sat down with Maine this morning and made a suggestion. I joked, when he was struggling Sunday, why didn’t he try out his theory on pitching with a running start? Maine brightened up, noted that he’s got a live batting practice session scheduled for Wednesday and said he might break it out. I hope he’s kidding. In today’s Record, we discuss the new and improved (Mentally) Maine. He felt as ...
  • Q&A: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira on how he'd fix the world of sports, Part 2 Ledger on Yankees | Newark Star-Ledger Online exclusive: Teixeira on how baseball can take a page from the NFL and why he roots for the Dallas Cowboys.