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Artemi Panarin has hat trick as Rangers beat Lightning

31Dec

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Artemi Panarin has hat trick as Rangers beat Lightning

Artemi Panarin scored three goals, Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves on his 28th birthday, and the NHL-leading New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and three assists, and Chris Kreider also scored for the New York. Alexis Lafrenière had two assists, and Mika Zibanejad had an assist for a career-high 10-game point streak. The Rangers are the first team to reach 50 points for the first time since winning their last Stanley Cup in 1993-94. New York, which lost 4-3 at Florida on Friday night, is 6-0 in the second of back-to-back games this season. Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 16 shots and NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov scored his 25th goal. The Lightning’s 39 points through 37 games is one behind their total after the same n...

At 51, Donald Brashear is still fighting, and we can’t look away

22Dec

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At 51, Donald Brashear is still fighting, and we can’t look away

WENDAKE, Quebec — The line reaches across the lobby to the glass door entrance 15 minutes before warmups for a hockey game in a low-level pro league just north of Quebec City. We pay $12 a ticket at a table next to the Wendake Sports Complex pro shop, where a game-worn Black Jack No. 87 jersey carries the name of the league’s most famous player: BRASHEAR.He played in 1,025 NHL games and amassed 2,635 penalty minutes during his 17-year career. He earned more than $16 million as one of the league’s most feared enforcers for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers.He is now almost 52 years old and we are here to see the famous fighter go another round.Donald Brashear is the marquee attraction. He is the Wendake Black Jack capta...

Sampling the New York restaurant where Russian NHL stars find a taste of home

13Dec

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Sampling the New York restaurant where Russian NHL stars find a taste of home

NEW YORK — Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was at the rink one day in November and Russian superstar Kirill Kaprizov surprised him with a question.“You ever have Russian food?” Kaprizov asked.“No,” Middleton replied.“You want to go in New York?” Kaprizov said.“Absolutely,” Middleton said.Middleton, 27, is from small-town Alberta and had no idea what to expect. He thought maybe it’d be something extravagant, perhaps even some raw fish dishes. What Middleton was introduced to on a mid-November night was a treasure trove for Russian-born NHLers looking for an authentic taste of home.Kaprizov brought Middleton and captain Jared Spurgeon to Mari Vanna.The restaurant is nestled in a quiet part of 20th Street in Manhattan. From the outside, it looks like an apartment. You could easily walk past t...

Jaromir Jagr, the Hockey Hall of Fame and an impasse with no end in sight

15Nov

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Jaromir Jagr, the Hockey Hall of Fame and an impasse with no end in sight

TORONTO — Standing in the shadows of plaques honoring the greatest players in hockey history, a pair of this year’s Hockey Hall of Fame inductees took a moment to reflect on the greatness of a former teammate who can’t yet be found among those represented in a room called the Great Hall.“As a rookie to come into the league and get that experience to play with Jaromir Jagr, that was a very cool experience,” said Henrik Lundqvist, the legendary New York Rangers goaltender. “I was probably 10 or 11 years old when he was dominating the league, and then you get that opportunity to play with a legend like that. It was great.”“He’s truly one of the elite players to ever put on skates,” added Tom Barrasso, who twice won the Stanley Cup alongside Jagr with the Pittsburgh Penguins. “He’s incredible...

Matt Boldy’s fortunate bounce gives Wild shootout win over Rangers

5Nov

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Matt Boldy’s fortunate bounce gives Wild shootout win over Rangers

By BRIAN HALL ST. PAUL — Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 5-4 after coming back from a three-goal deficit on Saturday night. Zuccarello and New York’s Artemi Panarin traded goals to open the shootout before Boldy got a fortunate bounce for the winner. Boldy’s shot went off the pipe and hit Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick in the back and deflected into the net. Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco Rossi also scored in regulation for the Wild, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced after replacing Filip Gustavsson in the first period. Gustavsson allowed three goals on four shots over the first 6:53 as Minnesota trailed 3-0...

Mika Zibanejad scores in overtime as Rangers beat Jets

31Oct

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Mika Zibanejad scores in overtime as Rangers beat Jets

Mika Zibanejad scored 4:34 into overtime, and the New York Rangers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday night for their fifth straight win. Rangers forward Artemi Panarin celebrated his 32nd birthday with a goal and two assists, stretching his season-opening point streak to nine games. Chris Kreider scored his sixth goal for New York, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots. The Rangers closed out a 5-0 road trip. It was the first time in franchise history that the team had a perfect trip of at least five games. David Gustaffson and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets in front of 11,898 fans at Canada Life Centre, the second-highest attendance of the season. Cole Perfetti had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for Winnipeg, which is riding a five-game point streak (3-0-2). The te...