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The New York Rangers entered Thursday night’s home game at Madison Square Garden with a seemingly golden opportunity to get back on track following a previous loss to the Minnesota Wild. Instead, New York became the first victim in the 2025-26 NHL season of Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks, who started […]

The New York Rangers lost to the Minnesota Wild 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Monday. It is their fourth home loss in as many games to start a 2025-26 season with high expectations. Artemi Panarin scored early in the game to avoid setting the record for minutes without scoring at home to start a […]

JT Miller didn’t think he would be facing questions about the New York Rangers’ struggles so early in his tenure as the team’s captain. New head coach Mike Sullivan gave Miller the honor of being the Original Six organization’s leader, and many believed it was going to be a bounce-back season for the proud franchise. […]

The New York Rangers are reeling after a historically bad start to the season on home ice — and general manager Chris Drury could already be considering making some changes. As Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman reported on Thursday, the Blueshirts could be looking to move top prospect Brennan Othmann. “It’s early and most teams […]

One of the more interesting storylines surrounding the New York Rangers as they embark on their first season under the leadership of new head coach Mike Sullivan is the future of forward Artemi Panarin. He signed a seven-year contract with the club back in the 2019 offseason. Panarin is now playing the final season of […]

The New York Rangers are 2-2-0 on the young NHL season, but there are reasons for concern. They have not scored at Madison Square Garden yet this year, nearing an all-time NHL record to start a season. With the NHL Trade Deadline far away and the Mike Sullivan era in its infancy, the Rangers can […]

It’s been a tale of two New York Rangers teams early on in the 2025-26 National Hockey League season. The road version is 2-0, with 10 goals for and just one against. But the home version has been incompetent to a historic degree, failing to score a single time over three regulation losses to the […]

The New York Rangers dropped to 2-3-0 on the year. In the process, the Rangers made NHL history for a brutal reason, as they continue to fail to score at home. Now, Mika Zibanejad has spoken about the home struggles. “I don’t know if I should laugh or cry,” Zibanejad told the media after the […]

The New York Rangers have high expectations for the 2025-26 season under new head coach Mike Sullivan. They missed the playoffs last season, a precipitous fall from their Presidents’ Trophy win the year before. But four games into the new era, things are not going well on Broadway. After two periods against the Oilers on […]

New York Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan returned to PPG Paints Arena for the first time since parting ways with the Pittsburgh Penguins this offseason. While the Rangers grabbed a 6-1 victory, Penguins fans were sure to show their appreciation for everything Sullivan had accomplished with the franchise. Pittsburgh displayed a tribute video for Sullivan […]

After dropping their season opener at home, the New York Rangers have won back-to-back games and are starting to resemble the team head coach Mike Sullivan hoped they would be when he took over this offseason. Following the Rangers’ 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sullivan strongly praised New York defenseman Adam Fox, whose three-point […]

Mike Sullivan was hired by the New York Rangers because management thought he was the right man to get a consistent and maximum effort out of his players. His track record indicated that he was able to put together a team that could win the big games and stay motivated. The bulk of that record […]

Following a disappointing 2024-25 season, and with Mike Sullivan now serving as head coach, there is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the New York Rangers right now. One thing fans can usually count on, though, is seeing Vincent Trocheck on the ice night in, night out. Well, as people should know by now, it is risky […]

The New York Rangers had a big bounce-back shutout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, but an injury update for Vincent Trocheck after the game left fans with a negative takeaway. Trocheck is an integral part of the Rangers both at even strength and on special teams, and any extended absence will leave […]

In new head coach Mike Sullivan’s debut, the New York Rangers lost their opening night matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0. For almost a decade, Sullivan was the bench boss in Pittsburgh. After parting ways with the Penguins in April, Sullivan was hired as the Rangers coach. After the loss, Sullivan was asked about facing […]

The New York Rangers open their season on Tuesday night. Head coach Mike Sullivan will lead his Rangers against his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Speaking to the media after the morning skate, Sullivan teased an experiment using Braden Schneider at the point on a powerplay unit. “We think that in trying him there, we […]

Mike Sullivan bid farewell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in April 2025 as the franchise’s all-time leader in regular-season wins and Stanley Cup Playoffs. He led the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, and now finds himself hoping to achieve something similar with the New York Rangers. In what is undoubtedly a brutal […]

If one chooses to look at the New York Rangers from the perspective of championships won, it is a rather sad story. The Rangers started doing business in 1926, and they have won just four Stanley Cups since then. When they famously won the title by beating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games in 1994, […]

The New York Rangers received a positive update on captain JT Miller after he sustained an injury during the team’s practice on Monday. Miller went lunging to save a puck during a drill at practice and came up favoring his leg. He left practice early and headed straight to the locker room, per The Athletic’s […]

There is excitement in the air as the New York Rangers look to make the playoffs and bounce back from a disastrous season. Now, they hope to have a good 2025-26 NHL season and make some waves in the Eastern Conference. Artemi Panarin has been a Rangers’ key player for several seasons. Yet, he is […]

The New York Rangers fell apart during the 2024-25 season and did not even make the playoffs. Head coach Peter Laviolette was fired because the team seemed to coast much of the year and they rarely played with the kind of effort that would have been needed to take them on a significant run in […]

The New York Rangers have started training camp, but unfortunately, one of their key players suffered an injury in practice, according to Colin Stephenson of Newsday Sports. “Artemi Panarin left practice with a lower body injury, the Rangers say. He won’t return today,” Stephenson wrote on X, formerly Twitter. On the bright side, it doesn’t […]

The New York Rangers will enter the upcoming season with questions regarding their ceiling, but goaltender Igor Shesterkin has already made his expectations crystal clear. “What are Igor Shesterkin’s expectations for #NYR this season?” Mollie Walker of the New York Post tweeted. “Stanley Cup,” Shesterkin said. When healthy, Shesterkin is one of the game’s best […]

The 2024-25 NHL season was a volatile one for the New York Rangers, who failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs only a year after having won the President’s Trophy. Not only did they trade away team captain Jacob Trouba after reportedly threatening to waive him, but they also traded away forward Filip Chytil […]

The New York Rangers began training camp for the upcoming 2025-2026 season on Thursday, with players hitting the ice. One such player is superstar Artemi Panarin, who is entering the final year of his seven-year, $81.5 million contract he signed back in 2019. The 33-year-old left winger is still playing at a high level, hence […]

The New York Rangers were a team that did not come close to fulfilling its potential last season. They did not even make the playoffs even though many observers expected them to have a deep playoff run that could have propelled them to the Stanley Cup Finals. Here's how JT Miller explained the slogan: "It's […]

The New York Rangers are entering the NHL preseason with a fresh wave of excitement as JT Miller was officially named captain. The moment represents the culmination of years of growth and perseverance. Speaking for the first time since the announcement, Miller admitted he never envisioned himself in this position during his early days in […]

The New York Rangers needed a new team captain heading into the 2025-26 season. Jacob Trouba was traded to the Anaheim Ducks during the 2024-25 campaign, leaving the captaincy open in New York. On Tuesday, the Rangers announced that J.T. Miller will be the new on-ice leader for the team. General manager Chris Drury explained […]

The New York Rangers missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. Their season went much worse than that, however. New York was a fractured team throughout the season. Team legends noticed it, management noticed, and the players did as well. As a result, the team never had a chance despite a fantastic start to the […]

The New York Rangers did not have the best on-ice performance in 2024-25. Through the first 20 or so games, they seemed like Stanley Cup contenders. However, once the season went along, the team crumbled. Drama filled the air on and off the ice on Broadway. And it led to a number of changes to […]

The New York Rangers missed the postseason in 2024-25, a disappointing finish after a Presidents’ Trophy win the year before. While the Stanley Cup Final has evaded this core on Broadway, they have talented players to put together another strong regular season. But if things go awry again, Chris Drury should be looking to rebuild […]

The New York Rangers can’t wait for the 2025-26 season to begin. That’s because they are ready to put the nightmare they went through last year behind them. Much was expected of the Rangers when they started the season and several observers expected them to become a prime Stanley Cup contender. However, the Rangers did […]

The New York Rangers came into the 2024-25 season as one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. They would fall well short of expectations, missing the playoffs altogether. New head coach Mike Sullivan believes the team has the talent to compete this year. There is a difference between remarks made at an introductory […]

The Anaheim Ducks made some major changes this offseason, including picking up Chris Kreider in a trade. They hired Joel Quenneville as the head coach, sent out Trevor Zegras and John Gibson, and signed Mikael Granlund. Jon Lane of NHL.com caught up with Kreider at a charity event and asked him about being a member […]

The New York Rangers were one of the most disappointing teams of the 2024-25 season. From the Presidents’ Trophy to missing the playoffs, they fired Peter Laviolette and hired Mike Sullivan. They made other changes as well, sending franchise legend Chris Kreider out and signing Vladislav Gavrikov. The Rangers should finish their offseason by sending […]

It has been a busy summer for the New York Rangers and general manager Chris Drury. The Rangers made multiple free agent signings and trades, but were without their first-round pick as part of the trade for J.T. Miller.  They would still own eight draft picks, including three in the first 100 picks of the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are still reeling from their second consecutive loss in the Stanley Cup Final, both of them coming against the Florida Panthers. As it stands, the core of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl still has not won a Stanley Cup, and the franchise will be set on changing that in the very near […]

The New York Rangers had a tumultuous season in 2024-25 as they shockingly missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. New York entered the season as a potential Stanley Cup favorite out of the Eastern Conference. In the end, they didn’t come close to making the postseason. And they had a lot of questions to answer once […]

The NHL offseason is winding down, and most goaltending rooms are filled up. That means the end of a great run for one of the league’s long-standing backups. Jaroslav Halak announced his retirement on Friday after a 17-year career with seven teams, including the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, and New York Rangers. After 581 NHL […]