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Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Ryan Callahan will represent the U.S. in the Olympics for the second-straight time. PITTSBURGH — They’ll be the Rangers’ Sochi Big Three. Captain Ryan Callahan, top defenseman Ryan McDonagh, and center Derek Stepan all were named to the U.S. Olympic team after the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day. Team USA will compete in ...

STEVE NESIUS/AP Mats Zucarello (c.) celebrates a goal in the first period that ties the game at 2.  RANGERS 4, LIGHTNING 3 TAMPA – At a critical juncture for Henrik Lundqvist‘s confidence, Rangers forwards Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider and Benoit Pouliot thundered a season-high three power-play goals past the Lightning Sunday night for a 4-3 comeback victory in front of ...

Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Cam Talbot makes the most of his last two starts for the Rangers. WASHINGTON – Rangers backup goalie Cam Talbot could go from the Christmas tree to the Christmas three on Friday night – as in a third consecutive start ahead of a healthy Henrik Lundqvist, as the Rangers emerge from the NHL’s three-day holiday ...

Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Rick Nash moves to the front of the net in the hopes he’ll regain his scoring touch. Rick Nash is paid a team-high $ 7.8 million per season to be front and center in the Rangers’ offense, so that’s exactly where Alain Vigneault put his slumping forward for Friday night’s rivalry match against the visiting ...

Mark Bonifacio/New York Daily News Rangers winger Benoit Pouliot completes a nice backhand goal past Calgary goalie Karri Ramo in the seventh round of the shootout to give the Blueshirts a 4-3 win. RANGERS 4, FLAMES 3 (SO) The Rangers’ many flaws were out in the open for everyone to see again on Sunday night at the Garden, but two ...

Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images The Rangers have no answers against the Capitals Sunday night at the Garden. CAPITALS 4, RANGERS 1 Expect Alain Vigneault’s rotating wheel of healthy scratches to keep spinning until the Rangers stop spiraling. Sunday night, veteran center Dominic Moore was the latest Blueshirt to watch his teammates from the luxury boxes, but Benoit Pouliot’s return ...

Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Rick Nash (r.) scores the third goal of the game that helps the Rangers build what ends up as an insurmountable 3-0 lead in a 5-2 win in Florida Wednesday. RANGERS 5, PANTHERS 2 SUNRISE, Fla. – Michael Del Zotto was forced to watch the Rangers’ ugly 5-2 win over the Panthers Wednesday night from the BB&T ...

Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Michael Del Zotto finds himself getting another night off from new Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. SUNRISE, Fla. – The Rangers may want to temper expectations for a potential trade of Michael Del Zotto if they aren’t going to play him. Coach Alain Vigneault unexpectedly made Del Zotto a healthy scratch for Wednesday night’s game against ...

Ron Antonelli/New York Daily News Rangers winger Rick Nash says the headaches following his Oct. 8 concussion have faded. Though he sat out for practice, Rick Nash returned to the ice for the Rangers on Saturday afternoon, four-plus weeks after sustaining a concussion on Oct. 8. “I think when you’re dealing with the brain you always want to be careful,” ...