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• Rangers power play still not an advantage

  first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in seven games despite scoring only two goals on 28 power plays against the Washington Capitals .They're not sure they can advance to the conference finals if they repeat that performance against the Boston Bruins   Read more »

• Rangers gain momentum with Game 7 victory

  , a defensive clampdown on Alex Ovechkin and offensive contributions from unexpected sources in Game 7 against the Washington Capitals , the Rangers enter the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in Boston Thursday night with some confidence and   Read more »

• Rangers shut down Alex Ovechkin

  touch against the Rangers, Alex Ovechkin turned to asserting his physical presence, hoping to wake up the slumbering Washington Capitals offense in Game 7 of their first-round NHL playoff series.It didn't work. In fact, not much seemed to work for the Capitals   Read more »

• Rangers shutout Capitals in Game 7 to advance

  struggling on offense most of the series, the Rangers found the back of the net plenty as they beat the Washington Capitals , 5-0, in Game 7 to advance to the next round. Arron Asham scored the Rangers' first goal at 13:19 in the first period with an assist   Read more »

• Maple Leafs edge Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7

  to Boston for Game 7.Game 7 is Monday night in Boston. The winner will play the winner of the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals series. That series is also tied 3-3 with Game 7 on Monday night.The Maple Leafs, making their return to the postseason   Read more »

Around the web

• Flyers not playing? Watch Royals battle for Kelly Cup (5/18/13)

  7 on May 28 and May 29. Both would be 7:05 p.m. face-offs. It has been a magical season for the Royals, a farm team for the Washington Capitals. After losing six of their first seven games in October, the team went on a hot streak that saw them go 22-2-1 the   from Reading Eagle Read more »

• Crosby puts on a show in Penguins win over Senators

  18,645 throats in Consol Energy Center. ”M-V-P! “M-V-P! “M-V-P!” The 2013 Hart Trophy finalist – along with Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and John Tavares of the New York Islanders – scored a natural hat trick in the first and second period of his   from Globe and Mail Read more »

• John Tortorella Needs To Keep Quiet And Coach

  bad blood in the aftermath of the first-round series between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals just won’t let up and now it’s the winners who can’t keep quiet. Ranger head coach John Tortorella stepped into the fray saying “”We’ve got everybody   from The Puck Doctors Read more »

• Rangers' PP turning into advantage for their opponent

  been this whole playoffs." The Rangers managed to get through the conference quarterfinals in seven games against the Washington Capitals in spite of a 2-for-28 power play because their discipline in Games 6 and 7 allowed for less of an emphasis to be put   from National Hockey league | NHL.com Read more »

• Jerry Sloan Smart to Pass On Milwaukee Bucks Coaching Job

  the way the Washington Capitals took off in the second half of the season, one would have to imagine that they’ll head into the 2013-14 campaign with some pretty serious expectations. That’s assuming, of course, that they can keep their current team together.   from Rant Sports Read more »