New York Rangers News

Edmonton Oilers centre Mike Comrie tries to keep tabs on New York Rangers winger Marian Gaborik during Thursday night's game at Rexall Place.

Goalie Curtis McElhinney's superb pinch-hit performance for an ailing Miikka Kiprusoff during Wednesday's 3-2 NHL overtime win over the host Dallas Stars earned the trust of the Calgary Flames' coaching staff.

Though Chris Drury talked about the critical nature of picking up a teammate in killing two penalties taken by Aaron Voros within the first 10:03 of last night's 4-2 victory here over the Oilers, head coach John Tortorella wasn't quite so sanguine in referring to the pair of infractions.

After struggling over the past two weeks, the New York Rangers again feel like they're heading in the right direction.

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

"Yes, we have interest in Forsberg," GM Glen Sather said. "From the reports we've been getting, the foot is much better than it was a year ago.

After going through the first month and 15 games of the season with Ryan Callahan as the team's only alternate captain, the Rangers awarded an "A" to Vinny Prospal before last night's match here against the Canucks.

Ales Kotalik #12 of the New York Rangers is congratulated by team mate Vinny Prospal #20 after scoring a goal against the Anaheim Ducks during their game on October 11, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Tom Renney is bracing himself for his first game against the New York Rangers since being fired as their coach less than a year ago.

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella, shown in this file photo, may very well be wincing again on Wednesday after being fined $10,000 by the NHL.

Michael Del Zotto is 19 years old and according to Rangers head coach John Tortorella, even acts his age at times.

In this Oct. 11, 2000 file photo, New York Rangers' Brian Leetch controls the puck in front of Montreal Canadiens' Patrick Poulin during the first period at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Rick Rypien scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, the first of three late goals that lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

After knocking off the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks hope to score a win over one of the Eastern Conference's elite teams in the New York Rangers tonight at General Motors Place before departing on a five-game road trip beginning on Thursday.

New York Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto has been selected as the NHL's top rookie for the month of October.

Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers celebrates his second period goal during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens .

It's an action-packed Wednesday night in the NHL, with 10 games on the schedule.

Dan Fritsche feels his best on game nights. Once the puck drops, all the maddening thoughts about the circumstances that delivered him to this humble station and the scenarios that could whisk him back to the NHL disappear.

Less than two weeks have passed, yet the Rangers' seven-game winning streak seems like it happened centuries ago.

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 29 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season and 150th career victory as the New York Rangers edged Boston, 1-0, at Madison Square Garden.