10 Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the New York Rangers. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyr http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12ao2kv2n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/devils-cup-finals-3-2-081016335--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by his teammates. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:14:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,2165e89f-e83f-3678-a6db-575307c1fd10-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=14rd57b4j/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--martin-brodeur-turns-in-classic-performance-in-eliminating-rival-rangers-and-leading-devils-to-stanley-cup-final.html New Jersey's goalie great beat back the haunting memories of 1994, dispatched the blueblood Blueshirts, and wrote another special chapter in his storybook career. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:24:01 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,76755382-fd7c-3518-bc2c-53c92452927c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=133qm2iv3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/overtime-win-puts-devils-nhl-stanley-cup-final-040914091--nhl.html Adam Henrique's overtime goal lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers and into the NHL Stanley Cup Final. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:40:43 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7956d39a-6da5-3f92-b382-cb08231a3825-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12pdtnk0p/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/brodeur-wins-rangers-revenge-18-wait-052844630--nhl.html NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Martin Brodeur has had a remarkable career, winning more games than any National Hockey League goaltender ever and earning three Stanley Cup rings along the way, and on Friday he put another memorable notch on his belt. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:44 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,834974b2-dc61-39f0-8b0d-755ac1e34964-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12mqc8t04/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-season-ends-another-rally-043037393--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Rangers were at their best for two straight games after falling into dangerously deep holes against the New Jersey Devils. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:19:59 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f8cf4b08-6ee8-3ab5-b1fd-1596a1c6d163-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=138ri8do0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/jersey-devils-beat-ny-rangers-overtime-move-stanley-033250019--nhl.html NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils reached the Stanley Cup Finals by eliminating cross-river rival New York Rangers with a 3-2 sudden-death victory on Friday as rookie center Adam Henrique produced more overtime magic. Henrique, whose overtime goal clinched New Jersey's seven-game playoff series against the Florida Panthers, did it again when he scored 63 seconds into the extra time to set off a wild celebration in the packed Prudential Center. ... Fri, 25 May 2012 21:46:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,10825556-525c-3479-9194-e5f4296b5f1d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12n7b0lim/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/quick-overtime-winner-sends-devils-043028495--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. -- A year ago, the New Jersey Devils failed to make the NHL playoffs for the first time in 14 years. It was a down time for the proud and storied franchise, one that had captured three Stanley Cup championships since 1995. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,dbc548e1-c084-3ac2-9f1a-c1e76e11bf87-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13mg9hmk3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/friday-three-stars-devils-head-final-brodeur-kovalchuk-041630253.html No. 1 Star: Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey Devils This time last year, Kovalchuk was a punchline, a cautionary tale of what happens when you spend an untold fortune on one guy. Now, he looks like he's worth it. Kovalchuk had a game-high 6 shots, he scored a beautiful powerplay goal, and he picked up an assist on Adam Henrique's game-winner in a 3-2 Game 6 victory over the New York Rangers, sending the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final. No. 2 Star: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils Brodeaur kicked it old-school Friday night, looking like the difference-maker he once was in the Devils' victory. He made 33 saves in the win. This one was my favourite: No. 3 Star: Adam Henrique, New Jersey Devils Henrique scored his second series winner of these playoffs, banging home a rebound just 1:03 into overtime. He also added 3 blocked shots. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:16:30 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,93d01df5-d734-3781-b7bb-aa12a039905f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13g9b8jal/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/devils-eliminate-rangers-game-6-ending-fear-past-034558389.html It was all so familiar. The New Jersey Devils' 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Rangers was like watching a clip show. The entire affair looked stitched together from old memories. First, there was that 2-goal cushion, as the Devils took a commanding lead in the first period of Game 6, just as they had in Games 4 and 5. Ryan Carter opened the scoring, continuing the strong play of the Devils' fourth line by banging home a rebound on a 3-on-1 at the 10-minute mark. Then, 4 minutes later, Ilya Kovalchuk finished off one of the smoothest, sexiest power-play passing plays you're ever going to see to make it 2-0. (Seriously, the goal was a sultry sax riff away from being something you can't show during primetime. When it was done, everybody spooned.) But any fans with a recollection of 1994 were holding their breath. The Devils led 2-0 in Game 6 then too, people said. This one was retracing the tracks of the past far too eerily for anyone's comfort. [ Nicholas J. Cotsonika: New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur writes another special chapter in storybook career ] Sure enough, just as they had in 1994, the Rangers turned the game around and clawed their way back. The second period was a mirror image of the first, with New York matching New Jersey's two first period goals, almost right down to the time they were scored. Ruslan Fedotenko cut the lead in half at the 10-minute mark; Ryan Callahan eradicated the lead 4 minutes later. And the Rangers kept coming. They controlled the final 40 minutes of this game, outshooting the Devils 21 to 12. It seemed as though it was only a matter of time before they broke through and scored that third goal. But Martin Brodeur could not be stopped. He looked like the best goaltender in the world. It was all so familiar. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:45:58 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,fc78e35d-1896-3688-8c2d-c7d308fa3605-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=130a24ahr/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ranger-destiny-miraculously-denied-fan-view-034500048--nhl.html Do you think Martin Brodeur enjoyed this moment? Do you think, as the Devils' Adam Henrique found the puck under a mass of humanity in the goal crease and poked it into the net behind Henrik Lundqvist in overtime, Marty peeked back in time 18 years to the one enormous disappointment in his Hall of Fame career? Fri, 25 May 2012 20:45:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1c6bed3c-4922-3cb2-bcb2-a8d96500af91-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13jka08ga/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/adam-henrique-sends-jersey-devils-stanley-cup-final-031552193.html Fri, 25 May 2012 20:15:52 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bb292e63-defd-3bf6-877d-303a8156e4f1-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12ac6hap0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/devils-3-rangers-2-ot-031048254--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. -- Adam Henrique snapped a 2-2 tie 63 seconds into overtime Friday, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that finished the NHL Eastern Conference championship. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:10:48 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3757d78a-5aea-3805-af6f-818727247e9b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1394fuh5c/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/watch-ilya-kovalchuk-game-6-goal-devils-k-010002074.html Fri, 25 May 2012 18:00:02 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a31a2efd-803b-3a1d-a92f-ab4f3fdc33a8-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13dkjf774/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/devils-look-eliminate-rangers-game-6-hal-gill-224506056.html Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:06 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3f21bdeb-6986-3814-b039-59dce25a8426-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13faahtqh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/los-angeles-kings-does-rest-become-rust-stanley-203150221.html It's late May. You've played three rounds of hockey. The bumps and bruises are there, but you're playing for the Stanley Cup, man. The three teams left in the race for the Cup are all feeling the effects of playing an extra month and a half of hockey. And while the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers will be playing their 18th and 20th games of the playoffs (respectively) tonight, the Los Angeles Kings have breezed their way through three rounds with a meager 14. The Rangers played that many through the opening two rounds and according to STATS, LLC., no Cup-winning team has ever played more than 18 games to get to the Final. By eliminating the Vancouver Canucks in five games and the St. Louis Blues in four, the Kings are used to having time off between series. With eight days between Game 5 against the Phoenix Coyotes and Game 1 of the Final, is that too much rest for the Kings? Fri, 25 May 2012 13:31:50 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,db9d2c2b-0002-3b8b-8e33-5be492ea9017-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12gkutc03/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/steve-eminger-likely-play-friday-183057869.html Update: Eminger is expected to play in Friday's Game 6 against the Devils, Steve Zipay of the New York Newsday reports. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:30:57 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6fec8ead-d5c2-3aaf-ab3c-69dd4265fdf0-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=131fem5am/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/forget-guarantees-rangers-richards-lundqvist-161500466--nhl.html Who cares about empty promises. The only thing that should matter in Manhattan is whether Brad Richards and Henrik Lundqvist can make a difference when it counts Fri, 25 May 2012 09:15:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8b3ae82d-1a01-356c-a405-83c56757149a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12sa6o312/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/john-tortorella-origin-story-143931886.html Think about the most cynical cynic in your life, or the curmudgeonliest curmudgeon. What percentage of their personality is an act? What percentage is authentic? Where does this worldview develop? When you watch New York Rangers Coach John Tortorella and his natural comportment — short, intimidating answers with the media, screaming down the bench at players or opposing coaches — you can't help but wonder what influenced it. Did Tortorella emerge from the womb complaining about the doctors' treatment, sneering at an orderly who looked like Larry Brooks? Craig Wolff of the Star-Ledger attempted to answer this with an origin story on John Tortorella that's rather terrific — speaking with his father, his former coaches and teammates back in high school and college. On authenticity, Wolfe writes: Posturing is not his thing, old coaches, friends, family and former teammates say. The fiery coach with darts for eyes, especially on display in the storm of the Stanley Cup playoff season in news conferences and behind the bench, is not contrived, they say. But it was Tortorella's behavior in baseball and hockey as a young athlete that really gives you a sense of how demanding he is as an NHL coach. Fri, 25 May 2012 07:39:31 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,01a2a4a0-60d0-3c1e-a911-423841e86db4-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12kohl96m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/torts-expects-best-rangers-must-091313419--nhl.html NEW YORK (AP) Whether the New York Rangers truly believed they could overcome a 3-2 playoff series deficit earlier this year doesn't matter now. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:13:13 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e6fac77f-0354-3359-b65b-6075dd29b975-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12hn6j0hd/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/no-panic-rangers-coach-ahead-021926848--nhl.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Rangers coach John Tortorella is drawing confidence from a loss to the New Jersey Devils that pushed his top-seeded team to the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Rangers trail the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 3-2 after Wednesday's home loss to the Devils, setting the stage for a must-win Game Six on Friday in New Jersey to have any shot at reaching the Stanley Cup Final. "The most important thing that happened last night after a pretty screwy start is that ... ... Thu, 24 May 2012 19:19:26 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f43b24b3-2b4e-3497-8b35-808e71835ccf-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12bigh2kf/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-devils-preview-232940847--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Eighteen years ago, Mark Messier set the stage for one of sports' most dramatic moments. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:29:40 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c9dc180d-236c-310e-bf36-77b7b42fbaf8-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12i7ib15b/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-no-guarantee-ecf-game-230354306--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Eighteen years ago, Mark Messier set the stage for one of sports' most dramatic moments. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:27:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a949744b-0c42-375d-9d07-ac265c0a7269-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13g5ts27g/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--the-rangers-aren-t-making-any-mark-messier-guarantees-ahead-of-game-6.html New York is focused on prolonging the East final against New Jersey, not rehashing old hockey history. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:41:34 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,22602943-0c5a-3e02-b75b-bcf1e18fdd2e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ajbd57e/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-playoff-beard-watch-blood-sweat-beards-223548339.html (Ed. Note: We're proud to welcome two of our favorite bloggers, Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? , to the Puck Daddy fold as they author our weekly NHL Playoff Beard Watch every Thursday.) By Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? The stage is nearly set for the ultimate NHL showdown. The Devils and Rangers battle it out at center stage while the Kings wait in the offing for their opponent to be named. It's a long, hard fight to be among the last teams standing. Every one inch is earned. This week, we salute the beards of some Unsung Unshaven Heroes. Marquee name or rookie sensation, it doesn't matter what their contracts say now. They fight on - and the proof of is all over their faces. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:35:48 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e68e1f07-a84a-34a3-b06c-655a7477189f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13om1s12n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/devils-guarantee-ll-downplay-1994-conference-finals-game-210739897.html Thu, 24 May 2012 14:07:39 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7f27fc4b-c168-3886-9105-d6357547191a-l:1 Sat, 26 May 2012 01:14:28 PDT