Richards' Early Tally Helps Rangers Take Game 7: Brad Richards connected on the Rangers' first shot of the night Saturday to give the Blueshirts an early lead in a Game 7 that they went on to win, 2-1, over the Capitals. (Updated 05/12/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
While no one will question the conditioning of a modern NHL player, you have to start considering fatigue. The Rangers have gone seven games in each of their first two playoff series, and Brad Richards averaged over 25 minutes of ice time in the second round against the Caps. In comparison, over the regular season, during which he played in all 82 games, Richards averaged 20:16 of ice time. The conference finals begin Monday against a well-rested Devils squad, and Richards will probably be checking how much gas is in the tank as he laces 'em up for the 97th time this season. We're not going to tell you to jump ship, but at least be aware of this factor as you estimate his third-round value. (Updated 05/12/2012).
05/25/2012 23:04 Devils top Rangers in overtime to advance to Stanley Cup Final
Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
05/19/2012 15:45 Lundqvist shuts out Devils; Rangers lead Eastern Conference finals 2-1
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday.
05/14/2012 10:54 Neutral Zone Wrap: Kings Quick to success
The conference finals are here. How will the Fantasy stars who remain perform as the Stanley Cup finals get closer and closer?
Richards averaged 71 points over the span of a decade between Tampa Bay and most recently, Dallas. Now, he's in the big market of New York, and all signs point to his continued high level of production. Richards fills a clear need as the No. 1 center and finds himself in an ideal situation with sniper Marian Gaborik on his side. The only cautionary measure to consider with Richards is that he's had concussion issues before. However, he's had no recent problems and should be targeted early on in fantasy drafts. (Updated 10/4/11)
