Taylor Pyatt News

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.

New York Rangers left wing Taylor Pyatt, right, stands over Boston Bruins defenceman Johnny Boychuk after hitting him in the second period of Game 1 in Boston, Mass., Thursday.

The Rangers spent their last playoff series concentrating their defense on Alex Ovechkin by sending out Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh to shut him down.

In Seaford accident on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB at Rt-135/Seaford-Oyster Bay Expy and before Washington Ave.

Nearly everything about the New York Rangers' Game 7 victory over the Washington Capitals was improbable, and yet the 5-0 drubbing they authored wasn't even the most surprising result of the night.

Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic - and unprecedented - Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while smothering a puck to stifle yet another chance for the Washington Capitals.

Chris Burton reflects on a remarkable day for Wigan as they beat Man City 1-0 in the FA Cup final.

The Vermont House voted Monday evening to make the state the first in the country to legislate allowing physicians to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.

The second period of Game 7 between New York Rangers and Washington Capitals is underway and Taylor Pyatt and Michael Del Zotto have opened up a three goal lead for New York.

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist , from Sweden, keeps his eye on the puck in the first period of Game 5 first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series against the Washington Capitals, Friday, May 10, 2013, in Washington.

Defenseman Marc Staal, struggling with vision problems, did not dress for Game 5 last night and could not say when he might rejoin the Rangers lineup.

There is a bull's-eye on the back of Rick Nash's sweater. Everyone but everyone can see that.

Until Games 3 and 4 of a series with the Rangers this week, Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby had not lost consecutive playoff games.

Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-seven playoff series with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

This was a different effort produced by a different Rangers team in a different kind of game than the ones in Washington that had preceded it.

New York picked up a much needed victory over Washington on Monday night in Manhattan, Derek Stepan scored the game-winner with 6:25 remaining in regulation to propel the Rangers to a 4-3 win, tripping the Capitals' series advantage to 2-1. The game featured four ties and heated play on both ends of the ice.

WASHINGTON -- The Rangers got two of their injured players back yesterday and coach John Tortorella was pleased with how they performed.

Rangers left wing Rick Nash, left, Mats Zuccarello, center, and Washington Capitals center Matt Hendricks battle along the boards for control of the puck during the first period in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Verizon Center.

Carl Hagelin and the New York Rangers could welcome back a couple injured players in Game 2 Saturday afternoon.

It ended a year ago for Derek Stepan with 13:28 of ice time in the Rangers' elimination Game 6 against the Devils, his least amount of ice time in the playoffs.