Tag: National Hockey League

For Tampa Bay, a Win Over the Rangers Comes at an Opportune Time

But the Rangers withstood the Lightning’s onslaught thanks to Shesterkin, who stopped all 15 of the Lightning’s shots…

To Win Series, the Rangers Must Do What No Team Has Done

The Carolina Hurricanes have not lost a home game in this year’s N.H.L. playoffs, so naturally their success…

In N.H.L. Playoffs, a Canadian Divide Between Winners and Losers

TORONTO — Here, in the part of Canada that likes to think of itself as the center of…

Rangers Push the Penguins to Game 7 in New York With a 5-3 Win

“I think the playoffs sometimes can reveal who you are, the kind of character you have,” Kreider said.…

How the Rangers Got Back to the N.H.L. Playoffs

Mark Reiss has been a Rangers season-ticket holder since 2001, perched high in the blue seats with his…

Even on the Glamorous Canadiens, Guy Lafleur Was a Rock Star

Panache was the word for Guy Lafleur, a towering figure in Montreal hockey history who swooped down the…

Ice Skating at a Rink Is Fun. Gliding Through a Forest? Glorious.

OTTAWA — No matter how enjoyable at first, whooshing round and round the constrained oval of an ice…

Emile Francis Built the Rangers His Way

But that was Emile’s way, and it was always a team effort. He was obsessed with not having…