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 NHLā€™s opening weekend slate features several intriguing mšŸ™ˆatchups

Jonathan Davis, an NHL analyst for VSiN, joins New York Post Sports anchor Brandon London to preview the most intriguing matchups taking place around the leaguešŸ’™ over the first weekend...

Former NHL enforcer who feared he had CTE dead at 44 after 'tragic accident'

The former enforcer and his fš’ŠŽather feared that he was suffering the effects from CTE.

Todayā€™s Iconic Moment in New York Sports: ź¦ŗDerek Stepan lifts Rangers over Capitals

May 13, 2015: Derek Stepan scores the series-winning goal in overtime of the Rangersā€™ Game 7 against thź¦æe Capitals to send the Blueshirts to the Eastern Conference Finals for the...

Todayā€™s Iconic Moment in New York Sports: Rangers beat Capitals in 3OTšŸŒ„ thriller

May 2, 2012: MariĆ”n GĆ”borĆ­k scored the overtime winner as the New York Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals in Gameź¦œ 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Alex Ovechkin questionšŸ…˜ hangs over Capitals future after point-less Rangers flop

Ovechkin did not have a shot on goal during the Game 4 loss to the Rangers that eliminated the Capitals from ā™“the playoffs.

Rangers' gritty sweep of Capitals was six months in the making

A lot of the series was ugly ā€” really, it was ā€” and it is a compliment of the highest order to the Rangers tš’hat they werāœ¤e able to grind...

Rangers sweep Capitals as star's goal delivers Game 4 win

Tź§‚hatā€™s šŸ²just how this season has gone for the Rangers, who were always supposed to have this series in the bag and went on to pack it up quickly. 

RangersšŸ¦¹ jump out to fast Game 4 start with help from horrendous Capitals blunder ā™

The Blueshirts scored less than a minute into the opening period when Kaapo Kakko took advantage of a Capitals mš“°iscue.Ā 

Capitals' notorious enforcer bizarrely goes at Rangers star during goal celebration

ź§‹ Tom Wź¦“ilson was back to his worst behavior.

Bet on Rangers to take cašŸŒ„re of business ošŸŒ¼n Sunday

Letā€™s call a spade a šŸ’™spade: the Capitals are not a plaź§’yoff-equipped team.

šŸŽ€ How Rangers are approaching chanšŸ—¹ce for first four-game sweep in 17 years

The Rangers will go for the Capitalsā€™ jugular Sunday nigāœ±ht, when they will have their first opportunity to close out the first round and complete their first four-game sš•“weep in...

šŸƒ What Peter Laviolette thought about officiating in Game 3 against Captials

Despite thešŸø power-play disparity, with the Capitals earning six and tą¼ŗhe Rangers earning four, the visitors have won the special teams battle this series.

Rangers' dominant play in this area was difference in Game 3

The Rangers penalty šŸ’›kill has turned into an offensive weapon. That was especially true in their Game 3 win over the Capitals.

Red-ā™›hot center has another big night for Rangers in Game 3 win

Highlights from the Rangers' Game 3 win over the Capitals, which gave them a commandšŸ„€ing 3-0 series lead: 

šŸŒ³ Igor Shesterkin answers call in brillianšŸ‘t Game 3 performance for Rangers

Friday was the nighą“œt and thšŸ‘is was the game ā€” Game 3 of the first round ā€” where the Blueshirts needed Igor Shesterkin to make the difference. And he did.

Rangers clip Capitals to grab commanding 3-0 series lead ź¦Æ

 ź¦« The Rangers finally got it.Ā 

Matt Rempe knocks Capitals dšŸŒøefenseman out of Game 3 with brutal hit in wišŸ’Žn

ą·“ The Rempire State Building is making his mark on our nation'šŸ’Ÿs capital.

Rangers,ą½§ Capitals have plenty of thrilling playoff history in nationā€™s capital šŸ’–

Rangers-š”CašŸ”“pitals was a rite of spring passage from 2009-15, the clubs hooking up five times in seven years and four times in five years from 2011-15.

Rangers not thinking about past 2-0 series lead disasters going into Game 3: 'Different feel'

So here are the Rangers just over a yšŸ¼ear later, carrying the same 2-0 series lead into Game 3 of the first round.Ā 

How the Rangers took the first ą¹„two games ā€” and what they need to do next

 ā™‘ The Rangers are just too good for the Capitals.