by Angie Carducci | Apr 24, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Much like this opening-round playoff series, Game 5 between the Penguins and Rangers started off looking like it would be competitive. But this Penguins team was too fast and too skilled for the Rangers to keep pace. Their special teams dominated. Even their...
by Diana Driscoll | Apr 22, 2016 | New York Rangers, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
This was supposed to be a pretty even series. On paper it looked as if the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins would battle it out, fight for every inch of open space in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. That has not been the case. The...
by Neal McHale | Apr 21, 2016 | New York Rangers
Despite ending a 166 minute goalless drought at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers dropped game three of their series to Pittsburgh 3-1 on Tuesday night. Now trailing two games to one, New York faces a critical test on Thursday. After splitting both games in...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 16, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
For most of Game 2 against the New York Rangers Saturday, the Penguins weren’t unhappy with their play. But they also seemed a little off, getting away from the aggressive forecheck and puck possession that have brought them success. During a five-minute span in the...
by Joe Soccoa | Apr 8, 2016 | Homepage, NHL
NEW YORK – If you were a New York Rangers fan rooting for them to lose, well then you win. The New York Islanders defeated the Rangers 4-1 and swept the season series by winning all four games; a first time it has ever happened in this historic rivalry. The Rangers...