John Tortorella

The New York Rangers have pieced together quite the surge as they vie for a postseason berth. Winners of three in a row and eight of its last 11 (8-2-1), New York could secure a playoff appearance depending on the result of Tuesday's road contest versus...

Rangers win, focus on making playoffs NEW YORK -- It was not about payback for the New York Rangers. It was about giving themselves a chance to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs. "We weren't thinking about last year. This is a totally different year and...

Rangers' five-goal flurry buries Sabres BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Behind a record-setting five-goal burst, the New York Rangers are one step closer to the playoffs. The Rangers scored five times in a span of 2:58 on their way to an 8-4 win over the Buffalo...

Pluses There might be playoff games in The Center of the Hockey Universe for the first time since 2004, with the Toronto Maple Leafs having won three straight games and earned points in eight straight. Nazem Kadri and linemate Joffrey Lupul have...

Like the NHL season, the annual deadline-day trading frenzy was late in starting. But a flurry of deals in the hour before Wednesday's noon Pacific time cutoff changed the complexion of several teams and added depth to others hoping for long playoff runs....

The Ducks acquired center Matthew Lombardi from the Phoenix Coyotes for left wing Brandon McMillan on Wednesday, a deal completed shortly before the NHL’s noon Pacific time trade deadline. The Kings made no trades on Wednesday. They made their big...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tomas Vokoun stopped 28 shots for his 49th NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored on the first shot of the first and third periods in a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.   Evgeni Malkin gave the...

The New York Rangers made a big push in trading for Rick Nash to improve their chances of winning a championship for the first time since 1994. "It's the right time for him to be here with us," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. On the opposite...

The New York Rangers made a big push in trading for Rick Nash to improve their chances of winning a championship for the first time since 1994. "It's the right time for him to be here with us," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. On the opposite side of...

As just about everyone with a passing interest in hockey has heard by now, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov fears no man, just bears in the forest. It's a good thing he threw in the "in the forest" part of that comment after practice on Monday....

Hard to blame Capitals forward Brooks Laich — or anyone who played in Washington’s three-overtime loss to the New York Rangers — for wanting to catch up on sleep. While dozing, Laich wound up having quite a nightmare. “I woke up,...

Brad Richards is getting ready for the Rangers’ latest Game 7 the same way the star forward did years ago when he was a kid with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Well, almost the same. “I’m probably a little more nervous the older I get...