When a team such as the Islanders obtains nine out of a possible 10 points, it’s fair to say that the club is — at the very least — playing improved hockey. And when coach Jack Capuano‘s sextet repulsed enough Rangers counterattacks at Barclays Center last Tuesday night to win, 4-2, the Brooklynites image-change upwards […]
Forget about the loss to Vancouver — upsets happen — when you think about it, this season’s edition of the Rangers could be nicknamed “The Turnabouts.” For proof positive, check out the ascent of Kevin Hayes, Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh and Michael Grabner. Most amazing is Hayes, whose performance last season can best be characterized […]
BY: DAVID KOLB CAROLINA HURRICANES (3-5-3) @ NEW JERSEY DEVILS (5-3-3) ON THE BOARD WITH THREE New Jersey Devils’ forward Michael Cammalleri scored a natural hat-trick Sunday against Carolina, giving him his first three goals of the season. It was the sixth hat-trick of his NHL career, and his first as a Devil. Cammalleri seems to own the hot-hand […]