Vaclav Prospal News

Forget for a moment the 3-1 defeat in Calgary on Saturday night for the New York Rangers.

The New York Rangers opened the month of November with a 1-0 shutout victory against the Boston Bruins, but have won just one game sandwiched in between a pair of losses since.

NYR CGY 3:56 0 1 17:16 1 1 NYR CGY 16:47 1 2 NYR CGY 16:35 1 3 CALGARY, Alberta -- In his first meeting against the team that drafted him, Nigel Dawes had a career night.

Marian Gaborik led the New York Rangers past the Phoenix Coyotes 5-2 Monday, scoring two goals and an assist.

Marian Gaborik scored two goals and added an assist as the New York Rangers broke out of their funk with a 5-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.

" Not unlike Alexai Kovalev, Prospal has spent most of his career alternating between stellar and subpar seasons.

The Rangers' Vaclav Prospal checking Rob Niedermayer. The Devils sent the Rangers to their second loss in a row.

Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 Saturday in Toronto.

The Tampa Bay Lightning, given an expensive and high-profile makeover after a dismal NHL 2007-08 season, received a negative review Saturday from one of the team's newcomers after a 2-1 opening-night loss to the New York Rangers.

Little has gone wrong for Marian Gaborik and the New York Rangers during their fast start.

Everyone figured Marian Gaborik would put up big numbers for the New York Rangers if he stayed healthy and he's done both.

Both teams were in full agreement: the Los Angeles Kings clearly outplayed the New York Rangers .

LEAFS VS. RANGERS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FACEOFF: 7 p.m. TV: RSO RADIO: AM 640 LEAF INJURIES a RW Viktor Stalberg a C Wayne Primeau NO RANGER INJURIES NOTES a Rangers D Marc Staal took a slapshot to the ribs in the third period against Anaheim Sunday.

NEW YORKDon't blame Vesa Toskala if he's slightly envious of Rangers counterpart Henrik Lundqvist.

Ales Kotalik scored the eventual game-winning goal early in the third period, while Stephen Valiquette stopped all 18 shots he faced, as the New York Rangers blanked the Anaheim Ducks, 3-0, at Madison Square Garden.

Twelve games make up the NHL schedule Thursday night, but three in particular caught our eye: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, New York Rangers at Washington, Chicago at Detroit all are rematches of playoff series from last season.

Opening night at Madison Square Garden was a big night for new Rangers . Vaclav Prospal, Marian Gaborik and the 19-year-old rookie defenseman Michael Del Zotto, all among the team's nine newcomers, scored as the Rangers emphatically beat the Ottawa Senators , 5-2, and evened their record at 1-1. For Del Zotto, the Rangers' No.

Pittsburgh - Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby watched the Penguins raise their Stanley Cup banner, then got the NHL champions off to a familiar start by scoring their first two goals during a 3-2 victory against the New York Rangers on Friday night.

The sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden came to cheer Marian Gaborik , the New York Rangers' major free-agent signing over the summer, only to see him upstaged by linemates Brandon Dubinsky and Vaclav Prospal.

The Pittsburgh Penguins begin defense of their third Stanley Cup championship tonight against the Atlantic Division-rival New York Rangers at Mellon Arena.