Rangers’ Task Before Game 2: Forget Game 1

After losing on a late goal that left Coach Alain Vigneault enraged, the team focused on tying their series against the Capitals.

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Capitals 2, Rangers 1: Late Goal Lifts Capitals Over Rangers in Opener

Alexander Ovechkin scored a power-play goal late in the first period and then set up Joel Ward’s buzzer-beater with 1.3 seconds remaining.

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Islanders Know What They’re Leaving; Unknowns Await in Brooklyn

After issuing proper farewells to Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders acknowledged that they were uncertain about the logistics of playing next season at Barclays Center.

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In Braden Holtby, Capitals Have a Goalie Who Sees Himself Succeeding

In a turnaround season, Braden Holtby played more games, 73, than any other goalie in the N.H.L. and finished with 41 wins, second-most in the league.

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N.H.L. Playoffs: Familiar Foes in the Second Round

Three of the series are rematches from the last two postseasons: Rangers-Capitals, Blackhawks-Wild, and Lightning-Canadiens.

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Roundup: Lightning Advance on Third-Period Goals Against Red Wings

Tampa Bay ousted Detroit from the Stanley Cup playoffs with a Game 7 win and moved on to face Montreal in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Sports Briefing | Hockey: Red Wings’ Kronwall Is Suspended for Game 7

Defenseman Niklas Kronwall will miss the final game of Detroit’s playoff series against Tampa Bay for charging Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov.

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