Rangers running out of answers to spark dreadful power-play unit
NY Post
Peter Laviolette chuckled as a grin started to spread across his face.
His answer, in a way, was fitting given everything that has gone wrong for the Rangers recently.
They’d just dedicated the final half of practice Sunday to fixing their woeful power play — 2-for-43 over the past 16 games — and taking the latest stab at finding a solution, but when Laviolette fielded a question about whether the Blueshirts can take any positives from what transpired inside their training complex, he started to smile.
“There was a lot of good chances out there to score goals,” Laviolette said. “No goals.”
That’s exactly what happened Saturday during the lifeless debacle of a loss to the Devils, where the Rangers power play couldn’t capitalize on two opportunities and allowed a shorthanded tally.
That happened during their two games prior to that against the Wild and Sharks, too — and in 10 of 11 games overall dating back to March 13.
The Red Sox traded one of their top prospects to the Pirates to help boost their rotation as part of a five-player trade Thursday night.
As we arrive at the final five weeks of the NFL regular season, the quarterback market for 2026 continues to take shape.
Tyler Kolek is getting his opportunity as the backup point guard and, frankly, it’s not going well.
Less than two weeks removed from being a point away from the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the Rangers appear to be surging again, winning four of their past five games heading into Thursday’s match at Ottawa.
This is not a great time for the Mets to need a center fielder.
Tyrod Taylor knows the perils of being a dual-threat quarterback, and he knows what it’s like for Jaxson Dart to be learning when to take a hit and when to avoid one.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s days in Milwaukee may be numbered.
Brian Daboll tried in his own way to get Abdul Carter on the right path.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.