Erik Christensen

19 Jan 2010
Could Sykora be headed for an encore on Broadway?

New Blood?

The biggest problem for the Rangers this season has been creating offense beyond the scoring of Marian Gaborik. The team showed a flash of getting past this last game as they exploded for six goals against the Canadiens. It would be way premature to think that the club’s season long scoring woes have been solved [...]

7 Jan 2010
Dan Girardi starts the rush vs. Atlanta.

Thrashers 2 Rangers 1 (SO)

After a dominating effort last night versus the Stars, the Rangers came back with an uneven performance and wasted an impressive debut by Chad Johnson while losing to the Thrashers in Atlanta by the score of 2-1 in a shootout. The Rangers, who allowed almost no odd man rushes last night, were victimized over and [...]

6 Jan 2010
Sean Avery celebrates against the Stars.

Rangers 5 Stars 2

The Rangers improved their record to 7-1-2 over their last 10 games with a hard fought 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars tonight at MSG. Sean Avery, who played one of his best games as a Ranger versus his former club, had 4 points and was involved all over the ice. The Rangers used big [...]

4 Jan 2010
Christopher Higgins rescues the Blueshirts.

Rangers 3 Bruins 2

In a game that saw the Rangers blow a two goal lead late after dominating most of the matchup, Christopher Higgins rescued the Blueshirts with a huge tally with just over a minute left to give them a 3-2 win tonight at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers are now 6-1-2 in their last 9 games. [...]

5 Dec 2009
Ryan Miller has won three straight against the Blueshirts.

Game Preview: Sputtering off to Buffalo

The struggling Rangers (13-13-1) visit the red hot Buffalo Sabres (16-7-2) tonight at HSBC Arena at 7 PM. The Sabres are coming off four straight wins in which they have scored a combined 18 goals. Sabres backstop and Vezina Trophy front runner Ryan Miller (16-4-2, 1.84 GAA) will be opposed by Henrik Lundqvist (11-10-1, 2.74 [...]

2 Dec 2009
News Roundup: Vally Waived, Blueshirts Claim Christensen

News Roundup: Vally Waived, Blueshirts Claim Christensen

On a busy day for Glen Sather and Co., Stephen Valiquette’s career as a Ranger may have come to an end as the team waived the backup netminder for the purpose of sending him to Hartford for conditioning. If Valiquette clears waivers he will remain with the organization but chances are good that another team [...]