Coach Todd Richards signed a two-year contract extension through 2016-17 on Tuesday after leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to the most successful season in franchise history. The Jackets won a team-record 43 games this past season and reached the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in history, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games during the opening round. In 171 games as Columbus coach,...
(Reuters) - Injured goaltender Carey Price skated in full gear before team practice on Tuesday but the Canadiens resisted the temptation to bring him back for their crucial Game Five against the New York Rangers in Montreal later in the day. The Canadiens, who trail the Rangers 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, have been without their top goalie since he appeared to injure his right...
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Injured goaltender Casey Price was on the ice in full pads Tuesday morning an hour before a full team morning skate, but the Montreal Canadiens are not expecting their starter to play in Game 5. Price suffered a leg injury in the series-opening loss to the New York Rangers and was expected to be out for the duration of the Eastern Conference Finals. According to the Canadiens, that is still the expectation....
BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) -- Injured Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has skated for a second straight day - this time in full equipment....
A glimmer of hope for a team facing elimination: Their injured starting goalie, sidelined for the series, practicing in his full gear again. We’re of course talking about Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning last month, whose appearance on the ice before Game 4 was meant to inspire the Bolts to extend their series as long as they could so that he might back it back. Alas, the Montreal Canadiens finished...
By popular demand, Puck Daddy takes its Conn Smythe Watch from the evening Three Stars to every morning of the postseason. Keep in mind that we factor in the probability of a long playoff run into these choices. Who are the current favorites for playoff MVP? Glad you asked. 1. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers Lundqvist leads the playoffs with a 1.98 GAA and a .931 save percentage, helping the Rangers...
Henrik Lundqvist earned his 41st career playoff victory and his first postseason point with an assist. The only number that mattered late Sunday night was the one win the New York Rangers need to reach the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 20 years. You don't change anything,'' Lundqvist said after the Rangers' 3-2 overtime victory gave them a 3-1 lead against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern...
By popular demand, Puck Daddy takes its Conn Smythe Watch from the evening Three Stars to every morning of the postseason. Keep in mind that we factor in the probability of a long playoff run into these choices. Who are the current favorites for playoff MVP? Glad you asked. 1. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers Lundqvist leads the playoffs with a 1.98 GAA and a .931 save percentage, helping the Rangers...
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BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) -- Injured Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price took a light skate before the team's optional practice Monday....
New York Rangers center Derek Stepan, recovering from a broken jaw suffered in Game 3, will not play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden....
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault is angry his team has been portrayed as ''dishonorable and dishonest'' by the Montreal Canadiens and coach Michel Therrien. Just hours before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Vigneault responded Sunday to questions regarding assistant coach Ulf Samuelsson watching the Canadiens practice Saturday....
Game 4 between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night was one with its share of odd bounces, whether it was the puck refusing to settle for players like Danny Briere and Marty St. Louis or other freaky happenings caused by the notorious MSG ice. Perhaps the freakiest: Alex Galchenyuk of the Canadiens late in the third period with the score tied, taking a David Desharnais pass,...
Martin St. Louis found another way to lift up his New York Rangers teammates. What St. Louis lacks in physical size, he compensates with heart. Since he rejoined the club one day after the unexpected death of his mother, without missing a game, St. Louis has provided inspiration on and off the ice. St. Louis scored his sixth goal of the playoffs 6:02 into overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory...
* St. Louis scores overtime winner for Rangers * Rangers lead best-of-seven series 3-1 (Adds quotes) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in an overtime thriller on Sunday to move within one victory of a first Stanley Cup appearance in two decades. Roared on by a boisterous Madison Square Garden crowd, the Rangers gave their long suffering...
NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers are one game away from reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 20 years after turning back the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday. Martin St. Louis scored 6:02 into the extra session to give the Rangers a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series that moves to Montreal for Game 5 on Tuesday. St....
By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in an overtime thriller on Sunday to move within one victory of a first Stanley Cup appearance in two decades. Roared on by a boisterous Madison Square Garden crowd, the Rangers gave their long suffering fans cause for optimism that an overdue NHL title could be close when Martin St. Louis scored the Game Four...
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