Christopher Higgins News

Hopefully the New York Rangers and Chris Drury know what theya re doing. Concussions are a very serious issue in not only hockey, but sports in general, and ita s never good for a player to rush back after sustaining such a dangerous blow to the head.

Almost midway into the first period Monday night, it looked like another dismal night for the Rangers .

New York Rangers' Sean Avery lands on top of Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun, who makes 32 saves in the win.

Forgive the New York Rangers for their frustrations, but they really don't feel that they are playing as bad as their record suggests over the last month.

Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich scores a goal in the second period as the New York Rangers fall, 4-2. The main difference between this season's Rangers and the ones who blew that playoff series to the Capitals last April is plain to see: they have Marian Gaborik , a superstar so skilled that he can trade blows with the best player in the ...

Chris Drury might not be anyone's idea of a classic shutdown center, but the captain did give John Tortorella a legitimate, defensively aware pivot around whom the head coach could build a checking unit to go against the opposition's top line when he wanted to give the Rangers' own first line a break from that assignment.

Who are the New York Rangers? Through 20 games in this young 2009-10 season, the Rangers seem to be barely hanging on in the Atlantic Division with 23 points and are slowly dropping in the Eastern Conference Standings with an 11-8-1 record.

Recent callup Pierre Parenteau scored the deciding goal in a shootout Saturday and Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 triumph over the Ottawa Senators.

After having accompanied the Rangers on a four-hour-plus flight home Sunday, Drury rode the stationary bike yesterday, signs so good coach John Tortorella would not rule out his top center playing Thursday night against the Thrashers at the Garden.

Five games on Tuesday night, with five of the so-called Original Six in action. Late last summer, this season was being touted in some quarters as being all about the Original Six teams.

Daymond Langkow notched a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames continued their home dominance of the New York Rangers with a 3-1 win at Pengrowth Saddledome.

The puck flies between Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, left, from Russia, and New York Rangers left wing Christopher Higgins during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov.

Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers halted a four-game, road-losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Henrik Lundqvist allows a goal in the New York Rangers' 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

Henrik Lundqvist has never before beaten the Canucks, but given how he delivered last time out, that inaugural victory might be coming Tuesday night.

It's not just goals that Marian Gaborik brings to the Rangers, it's a swagger. "I think everybody feels a little more confident having a guy like that in the lineup," goalie Henrik Lundqvist said.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. a ' Marian Gaborik, Christopher Higgins and Sean Avery all are expected to be on the ice today.

The window of opportunity could close fast on the Blackhawks. With young star forwards Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews and stalwart defenceman Duncan Keith set to become restricted free agents in the off-season, Chicago GM Stan Bowman might have to make a couple of deals by the NHL trade deadline in March to ensure the club has some money in the ...

Minnesota Wild celebrate Petr Sykora's goal in the first period. ST. PAUL - It was bad weather in Minneapolis that caused Dane Byers to arrive hours off schedule for the Rangers ' game Friday night against the Minnesota Wild .

For the first eight games of the season , the Rangers seemed to be doing everything right and on the rare occasions when they didn't, Henrik Lundqvist was there.