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NY Rangers forward Brian Boyle scored a power play goal in the third period of Game 4. The New York Rangers will continue their 2013 NHL playoffs series against the Boston Bruins with Game 5 at TD Garden.

So much has been so predictable in these playoffs. A sloppy, scoreless first period in Thursday night's Game 4 between the Rangers and Bruins seemed to be more of the same from what the Blueshirts had shown in this series.

Chris Kreider's goal at the 7:03 mark of overtime kept the New York Rangers alive thanks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of this Eastern Conference semifinal from Madison Square Garden.

Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.

Which, when it comes right down to it, is just as well, because any time the Rangers have gone on the power play in the playoffs, John Tortorella has chosen to use Richards, regardless of how dysfunctional the center's game had become.

It hasn't even been two years since the New York Rangers signed Brad Richards to a nine-year, $60 million contract, but the buyout speculation officially begins today as the 33-year-old has been made a healthy scratch for his team's most important game of the season.

The atmosphere and pressure of the postseason often brings out the best in a lot of role players and rookies, many of whom are eager to make a name for themselves on the game's grandest stage.

The Boston Bruins ' fourth line of Daniel Paille , Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton are everything the New York Rangers are not in the Eastern Conference semifinals: Tough, tenacious in the offensive zone, clutch and, above all else, goal-scoring. The trio factored in on both Bruins goals in their 2-1 Game 3 victory over the Rangers at MSG on ... (more)

Rangers defenceman Dan Girardi was on the ice for all five Bruins goals in Game 2. Rangers coach John Tortorella expects stalwart defenceman Dan Girardi is "going to play his best game" after Girardi was on the ice for all five Bruins goals in Game 2. By Jay Greenberg, Special to CBC Sports NEW YORK -- John Tortorella says Brad Marchand has been ... (more)

Johnny Boychuk, Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in succession to break open a tie game and stake the Boston Bruins to a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the New York Rangers following Sunday's 5-2 Game 2 victory at TD Garden.

Ryan Callahan of the New York Rangers carries the puck down the ice against the Boston Bruins in Game 1. Rangers coach John Tortorella said he expects more from his captain's line.

And after pitching back-to-back shutouts in Games 6 and 7 to lead the Rangers to victory over the Washington Capitals, he certainly arrived here as the hottest goalie.

The NHL Playoffs are quite easily the most grueling and mentally draining of the North American sports postseasons.

With the Rangers gaining momentum after goals from Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan, the Bruins seemed to have hit a lull early in the third period in Game 1 Thursday night.

Brad Marchand goal at 15:40 of overtime lifted the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers in Game One of their Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night.

Former Wisconsin forward Joe Pavelski had more points than any other college hockey alums in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series as Henrik Lundqvist was for the New York Rangers against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

With their season on the line and the summer lurking in the sunshine outside, somehow the Blueshirts staved off elimination yesterday afternoon at the Garden, squeaking out a 1-0 win over the Capitals in Game 6 of their first-round series, forcing a decisive Game 7 tonight in the nation's capital.

Henrik Lundqvist has a theory about the way to approach today's potential elimination Game 6 at the Garden against the Capitals.