Peter Laviolette has been around a few of these things before.
This is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
Whether the extra rest will serve as a benefit or detriment is yet to be seen, but the Rangers were scheduled to be off on Monday and Tuesday before they return to practice on Wednesday.
The Blueshirts scored less than a minute into the opening period when Kaapo Kakko took advantage of a Capitals miscue.
The Washington Capitals are set to meet the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Game 1 of the first-round series is Sunday afternoon.
The Rangers probably deserved a medal for maintaining their interest during long stretches of nothingness as much as for maintaining their discipline and mindset as they did as the game evolved and the Caps were looking to stir things up.
Spring has sprung. The sun’s shining, your space heater has relinquished its spot under your desk, you’re likely itching to spend more time outside—and perhaps to work on your physical and mental health. It’s time to lace up for that annual inquiry: Is this the year that I really start running? Whether you were once a high school track star, more of the sporadic family turkey-trot type, or have never moved faster than a brisk shuffle, there are lots of reasons to build a consistent running...
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a save during the first period against the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series,
Earth Day was still in its infancy when I first arrived in Boulder way back when, as was the Running Boom.
WASHINGTON — A lot of the series was ugly — really, it was — and it is a compliment of the highest order to the Rangers that they were able to grind it through, one period after another, one game after another, to complete a first-round sweep of the Caps while penned into tight spaces
The Olympic flame set sail on Saturday on its voyage to France on board the Belem, the Torch Relay reaching its climax at the revolutionary Paris Games opening ceremony along the river Seine on July 26.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates with teammates after a goal during the first period against the New York Rangers in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley