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| Rangers welcome Panthers for home-and-home finale |
NHL Hockey |
11/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they host the Florida Panthers this afternoon at Madison Square Garden in the finale of a home-and-home series. The Rangers, who lead the Atlantic Division and are tied with Boston for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with 36 points, will try today for their longest winning streak since also posting four straight victories from October 24-30. This afternoon's test is also the final game of the month for the Blueshirts, |
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| Crosby's second career hat trick lifts Pens over Devils |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| s brief but notable career. "It's something in the back of your mind. It's nice to do it at home. That's something I don't know if it will happen again, so it's nice." Game Notes It was Crosby's second career hat trick, and the first since a three-goal game in an 8-2 win in Philadelphia on October 28, 2006...The Devils had won six of the previous seven games in Pittsburgh prior to Saturday...Pittsburgh faces the New York Rangers in Manhattan on Wednesday, while New Jersey is off until Thursday at Philadelphia. |
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| Sens try for third straight win in road test vs. Isles |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| work) - The Ottawa Senators will attempt to win three straight games for the first time this season when they visit the New York Islanders for tonight's battle at Nassau Coliseum. The Senators ended a six-game losing streak last Saturday against the New York Rangers and weren't in action again until posting a shootout decision over Toronto on Thursday. Both victories came at home as Ottawa won back-to-back outings for the first time since defeating Washington and Philadelphia on November 4 and 6. On Thursday, J |
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| Zherdev helps Rangers top Panthers in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Henrik Lundqvist recorded 38 saves, including two in the shootout, and Nikolai Zherdev had the game-winner in the New York Rangers' 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers in the first portion of a home-and- home series. Zherdev, Aaron Voros and Dan Fritsche each scored in regulation for the Rangers, who have won three straight and six of eight. It was the second straight game in which Zherdev found shootout success, as he scored the game- clincher in New York's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay |
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| Rangers, Panthers begin home-and-home in Sunrise |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers begin the first portion of their home-and-home series with a test tonight in Sunrise at the BankAtlantic Center. The Rangers enter this game having won two in a row and five of their last seven after Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over Tampa Bay. Markus Naslund posted two goals and also lit the lamp in the extra session to pace New York. Nikolai Zherdev scored in the shootout as well and had two assists to give him six helpers over his last three games |
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| Tocchet's Lightning hope to strike Wild in Minnesota |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| acing the fired Barry Melrose behind the Tampa bench, but three of his four losses have come in shootouts. The Lightning's most recent setback came in a shootout, as Markus Naslund scored the winning goal of the deciding segment to lift the visiting New York Rangers to a 3-2 decision at St. Pete Times Forum. Naslund also tallied twice in regulation for the Rangers. On the Rangers' first chance, Naslund beat Bolts netminder Mike Smith with a backhander through the five-hole. Henrik Lundqvist stopped Tampa Bay's |
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| Bruins aim to rebound in matinee with Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| is afternoon in a Black Friday matinee at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins are 9-1-1 in November after having a four-game winning streak halted Wednesday night in Buffalo. Boston's last setback before that came in a road shootout decision against the New York Rangers on November 15. Derek Roy scored twice and Ryan Miller made 27 saves, leading the Sabres to the 3-2 win over the Bruins. Phil Kessel and Matt Hunwick scored for Boston as each player extended personal point-scoring streaks. Kessel has registered a p |
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| Leafs, Sens renew rivalry in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
11/27/2008 |
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| is next job would be with the Leafs began immediately. Cliff Fletcher has been serving as Toronto's interim GM since John Ferguson Jr. was fired last January. The Sens broke back into the win column on Saturday, posting an easy win over the visiting New York Rangers. Jesse Winchester and Daniel Alfredsson scored goals just over one minute apart in the second period, as Ottawa snapped its slide with the 4-1 decision over the Blueshirts. Alfredsson extended his point streak to five games and has two tallies and t |
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| Naslund lifts Rangers to shootout win over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Markus Naslund scored the game-winner in the shootout as the New York Rangers clipped Tampa Bay, 3-2, at St. Pete Times Forum. On the Rangers' first chance, Naslund beat Bolts netminder Mike Smith with a backhander through the five-hole. Henrik Lundqvist stopped Tampa Bay's Jussi Jokinen and Nikolai Zherdev clinched the win with a wrister through the pads. Naslund tallied twice in regulation for the Rangers, who have won two in a row and five of seven. Lundqvist made 27 stops for t |
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| Pens rally past Isles behind Malkin's third-period hat trick |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2008 |
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| hrough a maze of sticks, but the puck deflected off the skate of Weight in front and went through MacDonald's legs with just 18.7 seconds remaining. Game Notes Malkin leads the NHL with 35 points. His last hat trick came January 14, 2008 against the New York Rangers...Weight has a seven-game point streak with two goals and seven assists in that span...Bailey finished with two assists and has five in his first eight NHL games...Mark Streit also notched a pair of assists in defeat...The Penguins posted a 4-3 shoo |
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