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  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Drop Lead, Los Angeles Kings Don’t Change

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Drop Lead, Los Angeles Kings Don’t Change

    The final twist and turn in the 2014 NHL playoffs, the Stanley Cup Finals, are exciting but oddly predictable, as once again the New York Rangers drop an early and promising lead to a devastating blitz by the Los Angeles Kings in the closing moments, winning 5-4 in second overtime thanks to a Dustin Brown goal, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.

  • NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 2 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 2 Predictions

    The Stanley Cup Finals continue with the New York Rangers trying to understand where thing went wrong for them in the series opener, losing a two goal lead and eventually the game to the Los Angeles Kings, who might be tired but are heading into game 2 with a 1-0 series lead.

  • NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Finish Strong, New York Rangers Aren’t Clutch

    NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Finish Strong, New York Rangers Aren’t Clutch

    Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup finals didn’t disappoint in terms of quality and the drama, as the Los Angeles Kings came back from being two goals down early to the New York Rangers, pulling off a 3-2 win in overtime thanks to none other than Justin Williams, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

  • NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 1 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 1 Predictions

    It’s been a long wait for the New York Rangers to finally get back on the ice again. Their wrapped up their series a bit quicker than the Los Angeles Kings, and got a bit more rest heading into the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, and have probably had a bit easier of a road getting there unlike their West Coast opponents, doing something no one has done before.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Finish the Job, Montreal Canadiens Begin Vacation

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Finish the Job, Montreal Canadiens Begin Vacation

    In Game 6 of their series with the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers put on their best and most dominant performance. The problem? The puck simply wouldn’t go in, but eventually Dustin Tokarski was beaten with a late second period goal from Dominic Moore, sending his team to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years, taking the series 4-2 with a 1-0 win.

  • NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Still Alive, New York Rangers Slightly Stunned

    NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Still Alive, New York Rangers Slightly Stunned

    Teams with their backs to the wall usually find something extra, and the Montreal Canadiens, constantly outplayed in the Eastern Conference Finals, found that special thing in the form of Rene Bourque, scoring a hat-trick including the two most important goals for his side as they beat the New York Rangers 7-4 to find themselves back in the series, still behind 3-2 but feeling completely different heading into game 6.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Very Close, Montreal Canadiens Out of Options

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Very Close, Montreal Canadiens Out of Options

    We’ve already seen in these NHL playoffs that initial home ice advantage means nothing, and the New York Rangers are close to proving that again as they take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern conference finals, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 with an overtime goal of non other than Martin St. Louis as they had back to Canada with a chance to finish off the series.

  • NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Getting Physical, New York Rangers Getting Testy

    NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Getting Physical, New York Rangers Getting Testy

    The Montreal Canadiens had nothing to lose as they went into the Madison Square Garden behind by two games. Despite using their replacement in goal, Dustin Tokarski, they did fine under the pressure from the New York Rangers, coming away with the 3-2 overtime win to get their first victory of the series, making it 2-1.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Take Promising Lead, Montreal Canadiens Look Clueless

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Take Promising Lead, Montreal Canadiens Look Clueless

    Home court advantage or taking an early lead isn’t helping the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern conference finals as the New York Rangers beat them 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead despite playing away from home and going down early to a Max Pacioretty. Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash and of course Martin St. Louis had no problem turning the tide, as the Bell Centre “curse” seems to be something in ancient history.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Beat Montreal Canadiens in Series Opener

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Beat Montreal Canadiens in Series Opener

    A knockout right out of the gate, as the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 on the road, taking a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Seven different players scored for the winners and goalie Henriq Lindqvist ended the talks about a cruse for him in the Bell Centre with an impressive effort that included 20 saves.