Rangers snag thrilling win over Devils thanks to Sam Carrick’s OT goal
NY Post
In what’s been a rough season at Madison Square Garden, few Rangers losses hurt more than the two lopsided defeats at the hands of the Devils earlier in the year.
So perhaps there was some extra meaning to Thursday night’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win over their cross-river rivals, which ended with a goal from the unheralded Sam Carrick at 2:48 in the extra session.
The victory continued what’s an admittedly small stretch in which the Rangers are 3-1-1 after losing four in a row late last month.
Nevertheless, their play has been better, and they had goalie Igor Shesterkin back in net after he missed four games with an upper-body injury.
This one didn’t come easily — and followed a tough overtime defeat to Dallas in their previous game.
But the Rangers, after tying the game at 2-2 late in the second period, dominated most of the third and had nothing to show for it.
Tom Brady will have his chance to fix the Raiders.
Hearing every word from John Mara and then Brian Daboll and finally Joe Schoen, it is patently clear that no one is happy, no one has all the answers and everyone is in agreement that it cannot go on this way.
Just when it appeared that the Rangers might — might — have been gaining at least a smidgen of traction, they lost not only a 3-0 first-period lead, they lost not only a 4-3 third-period lead, they lost not only a 5-4 overtime game to Dallas at the Garden on Monday, but they also lost their tenuous foothold.
The Yankees’ ongoing search for infield help appears to be thorough and includes an interesting bounce-back candidate.
Cam Payne chucked and sank an otherwise meaningless 25-footer with eight seconds remaining Monday night, preventing the Knicks at least from tying the NBA-low this season for 3-pointers in one game.
In a season full of disappointments, this one became just the latest.
Among the lengthy list of Jets coaching interview requests, one name stood out as a notable exclusion.
Dwight Howard said he’s fed up with Shaquille O’Neal hating on him for the past two decades.
The Chargers will get some help before their playoff run begins this weekend.
In the latest injury hit of the season, and in the latest setback during a rough year for the Rangers’ longest-tenured player, forward Chris Kreider will be placed on injured reserve — retroactive to Sunday — with an upper-body injury ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Stars.
These days are always melancholy.