Dominant in nearly every facet of hockey, the New York Rangers outmatched the Washington Capitals to move on to the second round of the NHL playoffs in sweeping fashion.
And so it begins. Call it May Madness. One of the toughest sports playoffs anywhere — the Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs — begin on Friday. Corona High, which finished the regular season 25-3, was awarded the No. 1 seed on Monday. As proven by history, favorites sometimes have a difficult time winning the Division 1 championship. There are so many obstacles to overcome, such as top pitchers and road games, even though you're the higher seed. "This is the mecca of baseball....
RALEIGH, NC. \- The Carolina Hurricanes will have Frederik Andersen defend their net on Saturday as they begin their Round 1 series against the New York Islanders. Andersen has been lights out since returning from a blood clotting issue in early March, going 9-1 with a league-best .951 save percentage (min. 10 GP). On the regular season as a whole, he went 13-2 with a 1.84 goals against average and a .932 SV%. Last year during the postseason, "Zilla" allowed a total of just 18 goals...
Orange Lutheran High, the Trinity League champion armed with the best pitcher in Southern California in Brianne Weiss, has been seeded No. 1 for the 16-team Southern Section Division 1 softball playoffs released Saturday. Weiss, a Notre Dame commit, is 16-1 with a 0.51 ERA. Division 1 teams have wild-card games on Thursday and first-round games on May 7. Orange Lutheran will face the winner of the wild-card game between Marina and Capistrano Valley. Defending champion Garden Grove Pacifica is...
DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 26 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all three attempts in the shootout as the Central Division champion Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in
Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist, Artemi Panarin also scored, and the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Philippe Clement's Rangers suffered another. One win in last five Premiership games puts them three points behind Celtic. Harry Kane's trophy curse continues.. Will he EVER win a trophy after Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga glory? Listen to the
VANCOUVER \-\- Thatcher Demko made 39 saves in his first game back from a knee injury, and the Vancouver Canucks clinched first place in the Pacific Division with a 4-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena on Tuesday.Demko missed 14 games after sustaining the injury on March 9. “I felt pretty good,” Demko said. “Definitely some stuff I want to clean up, but the important thing is getting back, seeing some game action, and obviously getting the win was great, fan appreciation night...
The Rangers became the sixth Presidents’ Trophy winner (first awarded in the 1985-86 season) to sweep their opening-round playoff series.
What does it take? How much does playing at home matter for the Vancouver Canucks who found some success in the bubble?
For the regular season, the Rangers were ranked 21st in the NHL in expected goals percentage in five-on-five at 49.27 percent. Their 166 goals in five-on-five ranked as the 13th-most in the league.
New York are a talented but messy team. Instead it could be the Dallas Stars who come out on top in the Stanley Cup finalIn clinching the Presidents’ Trophy – awarded to the team with the best regular season record – the New York Rangers now hope to break the curse that purportedly jinxes its holders to playoff failure. It’s been a decade since a Presidents’ Trophy-winning team, the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks, went on to win that year’s Stanley Cup. Are the Rangers that kind of team? Continue...