Rangers

The New York Rangers best young players are really starting to make an impact and it is a game changer for the short term and long term for them.

The first is that it is giving the Rangers a chance to win it all this season. They have shown flashes of the potential that made them such high picks, but it has not always come together at the same time. At the time, I wrote that it made players like Lafrenière and Kappo (and especially Lafrenière) major X-factors for the Rangers this season. If your team is to have any chance of winning a Stanley Cup it is going to need three or four lines that can all score. It is starting to click for them. Not every top pick immediately enters the NHL and becomes a superstar from the first day. But when you consider what the rest of the Rangers’ lines have looked liked during 5-on-5 play you get a sense for just how important they have been for the team. That means it can come down to whose third and fourth lines can make a difference. So far this postseason that trio has spent 115 minutes of 5-on-5 hockey together as a line, and it has been one of the Rangers’ best. When The Kid Line is sitting on the bench, the Rangers’ expected goal share at 5-on-5 drops down to just 37 percent, while their shot attempt and scoring chance share all sit in the 30-38 percent range. They were the Rangers’ best line in the First Round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and have progressively gotten better each game. But there is another factor at play, and it is perhaps the most encouraging for the Rangers’ long-term outlook.

Dans le premier match de la série gagnée 6 à 2 par les Blueshirts mercredi, Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko et le Québécois Alexis Lafrenière ont eu droit aux ...

Tout le monde parle de l’expérience, mais ça ne semble pas les déranger. Ils se présentent dans les gros moments et obtiennent des buts importants.» Ils sont allés dans les zones difficiles, ont marqué de beaux buts et effectué des jeux. Ils attaquent et forment un groupe de jeunes en confiance. «Les trois gars, nous pouvons jouer avec la rondelle. Aussi, le troisième trio du club lui insuffle la dose d’énergie nécessaire quand les choses ne tournent pas rond. Les Rangers de New York ont rapidement signifié au Lightning de Tampa Bay qu’ils ne constitueront pas une proie facile en finale de l’Association de l’Est et leur trio des jeunes affiche d’ailleurs une forme impressionnante.

A group of seven Canadian Rangers from five First Nations across Northern Ontario participated in a national celebration of the 75th anniversary of the…

“I just got off a helicopter flying around an island. “I finally got on a horse for the first time. It’s really beautiful out here. Kamenawatamin said, “I’m really enjoying myself. A group of seven Canadian Rangers from five First Nations across Northern Ontario participated in a national celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Rangers in 1947. A group of seven Canadian Rangers from five First Nations across Northern Ontario participated in a national celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Rangers in 1947.

A two point game for Artemi Panarin in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final is a great sign for the New York Rangers and their Cup hopes.

Brendan Azoff is a THW contributor and podcast host dedicated to covering the New York Rangers. His passion for hockey started when he first laced up the skates at three, growing into his love for writing and talking about the greatest sport in the world. The increase in Panarin’s production of late is directly correlated to Zibanejad’s surge, and the Rangers’ power play scored for the sixth consecutive game. Panarin could outperform one of the best playoff performers in recent memory, which bodes well for the Rangers. Over the last three games, he has looked more like himself, and if Game 1 of this series can propel him to his usual form, the Rangers will become even harder to play against. This postseason has seen an incredible run for Mika Zibanejad and the emergence of the ‘Kid Line,’ with Filip Chytil, Alexis Lafreniere, and Kaapo Kakko all performing well in crucial moments. It took just 30 minutes for the Rangers to match the goal total the Tampa Bay Lightning allowed all series against the Florida Panthers (3), and by the final horn, the Blueshirts had doubled that total, all in Game 1.

The New York Rangers' third line has been making valuable contributions all season, and the trio's success in Game 1 against Tampa Bay is a big reason the ...

The youngsters have helped the Rangers move ahead in a series for the first time. “You don’t win two Stanley Cups and not be ready to play at this time of year. Tampa Bay came out a little sluggish to start the series after having last played nine days earlier when they finished their second-round sweep of Florida on May 23. "He can shoot, so for me it’s just try to find him on the ice and give him the puck in good spots. I think he really stepped up his game in the last couple of weeks so it’s really good to see." “We take it one game at a time,” Gallant said. In the last three games — all Rangers wins — Chytil has five goals, and Lafrenière and Kakko each have two assists. Lafrenière, the No. 1 overall selection in 2020, had 19 goals and 12 assists this season. He is the third-longest tenured player on the team behind Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad. Kakko, the second overall pick in the 2019 draft, had seven goals and three assists during the season. I think we’re playing as a unit and using our skills.” “They’ve had a huge impact since the playoffs started,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said Thursday. “We broke them up a few times because of different matchups but overall they’ve been outstanding. Now they'll look to keep it going when the Rangers host the Lightning in Game 2 on Friday night (8 p.m. EDT, ESPN).

The Rangers have just skated passed this commentary as they have skated passed the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes. They have taken everything in ...

They were to be competitive in their first playoff action, check. The Rangers have just skated passed this commentary as they have skated passed the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes. They have taken everything in stride, learned, adapted and overcome. They were to make the playoffs as a bubble team, check.

The Carolina Hurricanes had their season ended shorter than they had hope. What went wrong? And how should the fans react to this disappointing end?

There were a lot of positives to this season, but the team must be better in the playoffs. It would not be a big deal for a $1 million defenseman usually but considering who he was brought in to replace, yeah that is unacceptable. Why did the Hurricanes lose 4 of 5 against a team who is behind them in their development curve? Antti Raanta is the only reason the team stayed in game 1 and a late goal by Sebastian Aho set up Ian Cole’s overtime goal which was easily the best moment of the series for Carolina. Beating Boston in the first round ultimately felt good but there was no reason for that series to go on as long as it did. Let me start this by saying that as bitter as the end to this season feels, it is a thousand times better than missing the playoffs for nine consecutive seasons.

The Tampa Bay Lightning opened the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday by falling behind in just 71 seconds, then spent the latter part of the game watching ...

The Rangers head into Friday’s game on a seven-game home winning streak since their triple-overtime loss in the series opener to Pittsburgh on May 3. Chytil has five of his seven postseason goals in the past three games, and his two goals on one-timers helped the Rangers pull away. “We’ve been on the other end of it. We’ve won series when we’ve lost the first game and won series when we won the first game.” They finished off the Maple Leafs with consecutive one-goal victories and then outscored the Florida Panthers by a 13-3 margin in the second round during an impressive four-game sweep. While the cause of Tampa Bay’s subpar defensive performance might be traced back to a nine-day layoff, the Lightning are not making excuses.

Lors des trois derniers matchs — trois victoires des Rangers — Chytil a inscrit cinq buts alors que Lafrenière et Kakko ont tous deux préparé deux buts. «Je ...

Ils ont tiré de l’arrière 1-0 et 3-1 contre les Penguins de Pittsburgh ainsi que 2-0 et 3-2 face aux Hurricanes de la Caroline. Tu passes à autre chose et tu disputes la prochaine partie.» Ce sont trois jeunes en confiance en ce moment et nous avons besoin que ça se poursuive.» Nous jouons en équipe et nous utilisons nos habiletés.» «Ils ont eu un impact énorme depuis le début des séries, a exprimé l’entraîneur-chef des Rangers, Gerard Gallant. Nous les avons séparés quelques fois en raison des différentes confrontations, mais dans l’ensemble, ils ont été excellents. Il a vraiment élevé son jeu d’un cran depuis quelques semaines et c’est très beau à voir.»