Ethan Sears
About the Columnist
Ethan Sears is a sports reporter for the New York Post focused on the New York Islanders and the NHL. He has covered all four major professional sports as well as college football and basketball. Prior to working for The Post, he covered University of Michigan football and basketball for The Michigan Daily. He has also worked for the Los Angeles Times and the Indianapolis Star. He is a native of Westchester County, New York.
The Archive
Rangers learn their opponent for Eastern Conference Final showdown
May 17, 2024 | 9:58pmThey faced each other three times during the regular season, with Florida winning twice in regulation and the Rangers taking one in a shootout.
Rangers hope extra rest will help two injured stars as conference final looms
May 17, 2024 | 7:59pmThe Rangers have been intentionally vague about both players working their way back from injury and did not practice Friday.
The constant Rangers advantage they'll carry into Eastern Conference Finals
May 17, 2024 | 2:50pmThere’s a muted level of excitement when you come to expect something great, which goes a long way in explaining why Igor Shesterkin was not a headline alongside Chris Kreider...
Rangers star ended team's power-play drought at perfect time
May 17, 2024 | 1:10amHighlights from the Rangers' 5-3 Game 6 win over the Hurricanes on Friday night to advance to the Easter Conference Final.
Rangers refused to panic while staring down past demons: 'It was calm'
May 17, 2024 | 12:00amThis was a referendum on the culture built not just by Peter Laviolette but by the guys who were here before him.
Hurricanes coach accuses Rangers star of selling crucial penalty: 'Lot of extra'
May 16, 2024 | 11:49pmMinutes after his team’s season ended, Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour expressed his displeasure with the call that led to the Rangers’ tying goal in their comeback victory Thursday night.
Islanders land rising Russian forward ahead of critical offseason
May 16, 2024 | 3:04pmTsyplakov, 25, scored a career-high 31 goals for Spartak Moscow this season.
How fixing their long-suffering special teams may be the key to unlocking a brighter Islanders' future
May 16, 2024 | 8:40amThe lowest-hanging fruit for the Islanders in terms year-over-year improvement is — by far — special teams.
Rangers aren't giving their Game 6 lineup away just yet
May 16, 2024 | 1:07amThey are throwing curveballs in terms of what they are showing at practices versus games themselves.
Rangers can't let power play problems continue to fester
May 15, 2024 | 11:44pmWhen it has gotten going, the power play has given the Rangers a decisive advantage in these playoffs.
Rangers can prove they're different with Game 6 chance
May 14, 2024 | 9:54pmThe Rangers have been here before, and that is the scary part.
Rangers star's quiet stretch becoming a major question
May 14, 2024 | 8:14pmWith the Hurricanes clawing back into the series, the door is cracking open to some uncomfortable questions about Artemi Panarin's quiet two-game stretch.
Hurricanes forward has become Rangers' new thorn
May 14, 2024 | 1:26amHighlights and lowlights from the Rangers' Game 5 loss to the Hurricanes on Monday night.
Rangers feel the pressure after even-strength struggles in Game 5 letdown
May 14, 2024 | 12:15amThis game was lost at even strength, where the Rangers never quite got a foothold on the game and where, scores aside, it’s not clear that they’ve ever quite gotten...
After lengthy wait, Will Cuylle breaking out for Rangers at just the right time
May 13, 2024 | 3:51pmCuylle’s game, mostly quiet and hardworking, mostly played in a straight line, has proven adaptable to the playoff stage.
Positive sign from injured Rangers center ahead of Game 5
May 13, 2024 | 10:59amThe Rangers got some much-needed good news Monday morning.
Hurricanes undecided about this critical Game 5 decision
May 12, 2024 | 6:36pmThe Hurricanes have ridden Frederik Andersen for most of the playoffs, but with Carolina’s season on the line Monday night, it has yet to decide who will be in nets.
Rangers hopeful young forward can play Game 5 after illness
May 12, 2024 | 10:59amHe made a dramatic and unexpected return to the Rangers in Game 3, only to miss Saturday's Game 4 loss.
Rangers' Igor Shesterkin matches franchise legend's historic feat in another 1994 similarity
May 10, 2024 | 12:02amThe 1994 similarities just keep on coming for the Rangers, and Igor Shesterkin put himself in the center of another one on Thursday.
Rangers' Game 3 win had injured veteran banging the glass in jubilation
May 9, 2024 | 10:48pmBlake Wheeler was not letting an injury stop him from celebrating.