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Hartnett: Hey Rangers, Meet The New And Improved Alex Ovechkin
Standing between the Rangers and a trip to the Eastern Conference finals is reborn Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin.
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Standing between the Rangers and a trip to the Eastern Conference finals is reborn Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin.
Zuccarello scored 15 goals and added 34 assists for the Blueshirts in 2015. In New York's first-round series victory over the Penguins, the 5-foot-7 Norwegian had two assists and no goals.
The New York Rangers used Carl Hagelin's overtime goal and spectacular goaltending by Henrik Lundqvist for a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday night to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Call him "Big-Game Brass." Like clockwork, Rangers center Derick Brassard has emerged -- again -- as a go-to guy in the playoffs.
The Rangers came out of the gates flat in Game 4. It was a sloppy, turnover-prone, all-around dreadful start. What they needed was a kick in the butt.
Kevin Hayes scored at 3:14 of overtime to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series.
This segment quickly turned into an homage to Al Dukes' parody prowess, as we heard his countless tributes to both Tanaka and the Blueshirts.
Which team has the best playoff atmosphere in its building? Let's find out.
In playoff atmospheres where momentum can change from shift to shift and it's anyone's guess how the result of one game will affect the next, there seems to be one constant between the Rangers and Penguins.
The Penguins are headed for an embarrassingly quick playoff exit and another summer filled with questions if Crosby and Malkin don't get their act together.
Given a chance to put the pressure squarely on the Rangers, Pittsburgh instead reverted back to the uneven play it's been unable to shake the past five months.
It was the Rangers that had the attention of the Dynamic Radio Duo as they got things started Tuesday morning.
The suddenly vulnerable Blueshirts will enter the lion's den when they take the ice at Consol Energy Center against the Penguins on Monday night.
Based on the fact Amirante has been singing our nation's anthem at the Garden for 35 years, this news was not received well by fans of the Blueshirts.
Sidney Crosby scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers with a 4-3 win Saturday night.
J.D. Martinez hit a grand slam to put the Mets in front, but Huascar Brazobán allowed a go-ahead home run to Zach Neto as the Angels rallied in the 7th.
Aaron Judge launched his 41st home run, adding to his major league-leading total, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3.
Simone Biles won her 10th Olympic medal and seventh gold in the vault competition at the Paris Olympics.
Pete Alonso homered again and Paul Blackburn allowed only one run in his Mets debut.
Ernie Clement had three early RBIs off faltering Marcus Stroman, and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major league-leading 40th home run to beat the Yankees 8-5 and stop New York's five-game winning streak.
New York fans will have plenty of opportunities to indulge in a free Big Mac this NFL season if history is an indicator.
Swim legend Katie Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay on Thursday, making her the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time.
The face-off between Simone Biles and Suni Lee marked the first time two gold medalists competed against each other in the event.
Matt Wallner's two-run home runs helped propel the Twins to an 8-3 win over the Mets on Wednesday.
The risk for severe storms is slightly lower than yesterday, but a few storms that produce damaging wind gusts are still possible.
Fourteen people were injured, including nearly a dozen firefighters, as a fire spread to multiple buildings in Queens Saturday.
New York lawmakers and loved ones of 9/11 victims expressed relief Saturday after a controversial plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the terror attacks was withdrawn.
A New York City Police sergeant was released from the hospital Saturday, two days after he was shot in the leg while making an arrest on the Lower East Side.
Mariah Carey will end her 2024 Christmas Time tour with three stops in the Tri-State Area this December.
The risk for severe storms is slightly lower than yesterday, but a few storms that produce damaging wind gusts are still possible.
NYC's heat advisory has been extended through Saturday, and parts of New Jersey are even under an excessive heat warning Friday.
New York and New Jersey are in for a stretch of hazy, hot and humid weather, along with the threat of thunderstorms this weekend.
The NYC area is back under a heat advisory today, and it's expected to last for days. Plus, we're tracking pop-up showers.
You'll need to keep the umbrella handy the next several days, but just as we turn the page to August, we're turning up the heat.
The risk for severe storms is slightly lower than yesterday, but a few storms that produce damaging wind gusts are still possible.
Mariah Carey will end her 2024 Christmas Time tour with three stops in the Tri-State Area this December.
There won't be a back-to-school sales tax holiday in New Jersey this year after lawmakers repealed the break just two years after enacting it.
NYC's heat advisory has been extended through Saturday, and parts of New Jersey are even under an excessive heat warning Friday.
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Princeton, N.J. native, was released from a Russian prison on Thursday.
The risk for severe storms is slightly lower than yesterday, but a few storms that produce damaging wind gusts are still possible.
Mariah Carey will end her 2024 Christmas Time tour with three stops in the Tri-State Area this December.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Steven Schwally, the alleged drunk driver who plowed his vehicle into a Long Island nail salon, was charged with four counts of murder, among 28 felony charges.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced $350 million in payments for moderate- and low-income residents.
Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from Fox News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4. Harris campaign says she will keep to ABC News plan.
A plea deal reached this week with the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, along with two of his alleged accomplices, has been retracted.
There won't be a back-to-school sales tax holiday in New Jersey this year after lawmakers repealed the break just two years after enacting it.
A majority of Democratic delegates has voted to select Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president in a virtual roll call vote, her campaign said Friday.
Terry Strada, national chair of 9/11 Families United, said the plea deal "feels like a betrayal."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
The USDA has expanded the recall of some Boar's Head deli meats over concerns of a link to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Mount Sinai is now part of a national research team studying long COVID in Black and brown patients.
When Leila Ricks was born, one of her legs was shorter than the other. Doctors said she had a rare condition called fibular hemimelia.
Public health alert and multiple recalls issued after dangerous contaminant found in several brands of the spice.
Mariah Carey will end her 2024 Christmas Time tour with three stops in the Tri-State Area this December.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, stars of the "Bill & Ted" film trilogy, will reunite on the Great White Way in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot."
Cardi B shared the pregnancy news on social media showing images of herself in a flowing red gown that exposes her baby bump.
Co-founded by George Balanchine in 1948, New York City Ballet is considered one of the best dance companies in the world, and at 75 is catering to an increasingly younger audience.
J.D. Martinez hit a grand slam to put the Mets in front, but Huascar Brazobán allowed a go-ahead home run to Zach Neto as the Angels rallied in the 7th.
Aaron Judge launched his 41st home run, adding to his major league-leading total, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3.
Simone Biles won her 10th Olympic medal and seventh gold in the vault competition at the Paris Olympics.
Pete Alonso homered again and Paul Blackburn allowed only one run in his Mets debut.
Ernie Clement had three early RBIs off faltering Marcus Stroman, and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major league-leading 40th home run to beat the Yankees 8-5 and stop New York's five-game winning streak.
A Queens mail carrier who was robbed at gunpoint is speaking out about the harrowing encounter. It happened Monday on her regular route in Maspeth.
Visitors can see Harlem literary icon James Baldwin in his high school yearbook, hear his passionate pleas for racial equality, and more at a new exhibit in celebration of his 100th birthday.
A man from the Bronx is speaking out after he said he was violently beaten up by New York City police officers last Sunday at the Dominican Day Parade.
A new mural commemorating the bravery and resilience of the Polish people during World War II has been unveiled in Greenpoint, one of the largest Polish communities in the United States.
A migrant shelter is nearly up and running in the Bronx, but people who live nearby say they don't have enough information on exactly who will be living there.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
Investigators said the victim was put in a chokehold while six other people searched his pockets during a Bronx robbery.
Organization like The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey are on a mission to raise the independence and dignity of people who are blind.
The men were stabbed after a dispute at a bar or party in Corona, sources told CBS News New York.
In "Someone Spectacular" and "Job", mental health counseling sets the stage for drama, humor and shock. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's updated Sunday forecast on CBS News New York.