Topic: New York Rangers

Rangers close gap on Penguins in Atlantic

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby continued his potent point-scoring run since returning from injury but the Penguins fell 4-3 to New York on Tuesday, allowing the Rangers to close the gap in the Atlantic division.James Neal put the Pens ahead 1-0 with ...

Rangers' Wolski needs surgery; will miss four weeks

(Reuters) - Former high-scoring winger Wojtek Wolski of the New York Rangers will undergo surgery this week for a sports hernia and is expected to be sidelined four weeks, the team said on Monday.Wolski, 25, has been experiencing groin problems since the ...

Fast starts lifts Rangers over Habs

(Reuters) - The New York Rangers scored three goals in a penalty-filled first period and hung on for a 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.Montreal took nine penalties against the Rangers' four in the first period, ...

Leafs ruin Rangers home opener

(Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs ruined the New York Rangers home opener rallying for a 4-2 victory, though the Rangers had two disallowed goals.The Maple Leafs (6-2-1) withstood an early charge by the Rangers (3-3-2), who were the last team in ...

Boogaard brother in plea deal

Aaron Boogaard, brother of former NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard, pleaded guilty on Thursday to the misdemeanor charge of destroying evidence in his brother's overdose death.Aaron Boogaard reached a plea deal that will allow him to avoid jail with a stay of his ...

Feel-good Jets offer NHL upbeat start to new season

TORONTO (Reuters) - The re-launch of the Winnipeg Jets offers a feel-good story to start the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) campaign and help push back dark clouds that hovered over the hockey world after a grim offseason.While the Jets are back ...

NHL player Sean Avery arrested, accused of pushing officer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery was arrested on Friday over accusations he shoved a police officer who tried to break up a party at a Hollywood Hills home, police said.The Canadian-born Avery made headlines this year when ...

Brother linked to Boogaard drugs death

The brother of Derek Boogaard was charged Friday providing the prescription drug that contributed to the former NHL enforcer's death by overdose in May.In a complaint filed Friday in Minneapolis, prosecutors say 24-year-old Aaron Boogaard gave his brother an oxycodone pill the ...

Rangers sign leading scorer Dubinsky to new deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Rangers avoided an arbitration hearing with Brandon Dubinsky by signing their top scorer to a new contract after his breakout season, the team said on Thursday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed but local media ...

Rangers sign coveted free agent Richards

Brad Richards, considered the most coveted National Hockey League free agent available this off season, signed a nine-year $60 million contract with the New York Rangers on Saturday.The 31-year-old Canadian will be reunited with coach John Tortorella, with whom he won the ...
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