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Rangers star ended team's power-play drought at perfect time

Highlights from the Rangers' 5-3 Game 6 win over the Hurricanes on Friday night to advance to the Easter Conference Final.

Chris Kreider adds another signature playoff moment to storied Rangers career

The narrative was threatening to overwhelm the Rangers. But the narrative was never really about this team and its Game 4 and Game 5 defeats. 

Rangers have new version of the guarantee with star's third-period promise

Chris Kreider told teammates within earshot that he was going to score before they took the ice Thursday for the third period of Game 6.

Hurricanes coach accuses Rangers star of selling crucial penalty: 'Lot of extra'

Minutes after his team’s season ended, Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour expressed his displeasure with the call that led to the Rangers’ tying goal in their comeback victory Thursday night. 

Rangers star Chris Kreider did his best Mark Messier impression in ridiculous Game 6 win

Kreider scored three goals in nine minutes, joining only Wayne Gretzky and Messier among Rangers who have scored a hat trick in any period of a playoff game. 

Igor Shesterkin's stone-cold third-period stop preserved the Rangers' wild comeback

Chris Kreider's natural hat trick put the Rangers in front. Igor Shesterkin made sure they stayed there.

Rangers' status as NHL's comeback kings furthered in wild Game 6 win

You can never count out the Rangers.

Chris Kreider hat trick completes Rangers insane rally to eliminate Hurricanes

The Rangers forward notched a natural hat trick in the third period to lead the Rangers to a 5-3 comeback win in Game 6 over the Hurricanes, sending New York...

Hurricanes winger robs Rangers of goal with incredible game-saving stop in net

It was the save of the night and it wasn’t even the Hurricanes goaltender that kept what looked like a sure Rangers goal out of the net. 

Rangers can change their closeout narrative

The series is not only played on the ice, it is also played between every player’s ears.

Islanders land rising Russian forward ahead of critical offseason

Tsyplakov, 25, scored a career-high 31 goals for Spartak Moscow this season.

Take the Rangers as road 'dogs Thursday in Game 6 against the Hurricanes

After dropping back-to-back elimination games, the Rangers have a third attempt to erase the Hurricanes on Thursday.

How fixing their long-suffering special teams may be the key to unlocking a brighter Islanders' future

The lowest-hanging fruit for the Islanders in terms year-over-year improvement is — by far — special teams.

Rangers revert to old defensive pairings in practice ahead of Game 6

Since the Blueshirts dropped their first two games in a row since mid-April, however, lineup changes were anticipated and such appeared to be the case during practice Wednesday. 

Rangers aren't giving their Game 6 lineup away just yet

They are throwing curveballs in terms of what they are showing at practices versus games themselves.

Rangers can't let power play problems continue to fester

When it has gotten going, the power play has given the Rangers a decisive advantage in these playoffs.

Rangers know just what to expect in return to Raleigh for Game 6

The Rangers haul back down south, where they’ll have to brave the road conditions as they try to close out this series for a third time.

Igor Shesterkin is raising his game when the Rangers need it most

We talk all the time about the need for the marquee guys to elevate their respective games in the playoffs. Shesterkin has done that.

Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut beats NHL playoffs head-to-head in TV viewership

Caitlin Clark continues to be a ratings dynamo.

Why the Rangers are unlikely to shake up their lineup in the face of their first playoff test

Game 5 of the Rangers’ second-round series against the Hurricanes Monday night had an eerily similar feel to Game 5 of their first-round series against the Devils last year. A...