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King Henrik Lundqvist did a Q&A with a meet and greet at iPlay America in Freehold , NJ this past December. This sold out event was nothing short of incredible! As Henrik made his way to center stage around 3:30 pm all that could be seen was a sea of red, white, and blue Rangers jerseys and all that was heard was “HENRIK, HENRIK, HENRIK”! Henrik was very humble and answered questions from the audience for over an hour. Discussing everything from pregame routine, how to move on from bad…

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Rangers Blow Past Carolina In 6-2 Rout

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Andrew Chodes0 comment

“We’re going to keep working in any fashion that we can whether it be film, talking…we’re going to get after it.” Coach David Quinn’s words certainly resonated with his team on Pride night at Madison Square Garden, as the Rangers defeated the Hurricanes 6-2 in a game that was dominated by the Blueshirtsfrom the first drop of the puck until the final buzzer. Hurricane’s coach Rod Brind’Amour became the latestCarolina head coach to lose at Madison Square Garden; as the Rangers’ notched their 16th consecutive win at home. Hurricanes netminder Curtis McElhinney was chased early and often and only stopped 22…

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Ryan Lindgren Debuts Against Carolina

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Matthew Segal0 comment

The Carolina Hurricanes visit Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers in a Metropolitan Division match up (7:00 P.M. ET, MSG). The Rangers offense came to life Sunday evening in Columbus scoring five goals. However, the Rangers would fall to their divisional foe 7-5. Alex Georgiev made a second consecutive start and he finished the game with 33 saves. Head coach David Quinn elected to give Georgiev both games of a back-to-back to give starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist a break. However, after the final horn, Quinn let…

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Rick Nash Returns Prior to Rangers vs Blue Jackets

January 13, 2019January 14, 2019 Matthew Segal0 comment

The Rangers travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets in a Metropolitan Division match up (6:00 P.M. ET, MSG). Saturday afternoon, the Blueshirts broke their Brooklyn curse winning for the first time in eight games at the Barclay’s Center. The Rangers got goals from Filip Chytil and Mats Zuccarello to defeat the Islanders 2-1. Alex Georgiev made 24 saves in a winning effort. “I still thought there were plenty of times we could have shot more pucks to create more chances for ourselves… I thought we did a…

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Rangers Reverse The Brooklyn Curse In 2-1 Victory Against Islanders

January 12, 2019January 13, 2019 Andrew Chodes0 comment

Finally–after seven consecutive losses in Brooklyn–the Blueshirts defeated the Islanders for the first time at the Barclays center. The game was the latter tilt of the home-and-home between the two teams. The Isles took the first matchup Thursday at Madison Square Garden. It also marked the final meeting between the Big Apple rivals this season, with each team winning two games. Saturday’s victory was an important one for the Rangers, who had yet to win in 2019. The Rangers had been 0-5-0 since the start of January, but Mats Zuccarello’s…

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Rangers Fall Apart Late in 4-3 Loss Vs Rival Islanders

January 11, 2019January 13, 2019 Andrew Chodes0 comment

The Rangers dropped their fifth consecutive loss Thursday night in a 4-3 loss against the streaking Islanders. The game itself was quite an entertaining one with both teams leading at different points, a fight, big hits, and the tilt eventually coming down to the wire. Interestingly, the majority of play was in favor of the Blueshirts, but Robin Lehner’s 27 saves propelled the team from Brooklyn(and Long Island) to the win. “It’s too bad. I thought we played really well,” said Lundqvist after the game and head coach David QUinn…