Monthly Archives: April 2023

Devils-Rangers take circuitous path to a predictable destination…Game 7

Posted on April 30, 2023 by hasan4978

As much as part of me wants to vent about Game 6 and the Devils being blown up for the third time in this series, their sloppy penalties and play in the last two periods or about the NHL refs’ … Continue reading →

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Kreider’s big night leads Rangers to huge Game Six win over Devils, force deciding Game Seven on Monday

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Derek Felix

For a while, it looked a lot similar to the past three games. On their heels at every turn for most of the first period in which they were badly outplayed, the Rangers seemed to be stuck in neutral. They … Continue reading →

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Lineup changes don’t guarantee anything for desperate Blueshirts

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Derek Felix

In a few hours on national TV, a game will be played at 33rd and 7th. It’s Game Six of the Battle of Hudson. The Rangers face elimination tonight against the Devils. Can they prevent a lousy conclusion to the … Continue reading →

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Devils’ stunning turnaround continues with domination at the Rock

Posted on April 28, 2023 by hasan4978

In a series where logic (or momentum) doesn’t seem to apply, only one thing seems certain at this point…this group of Devils should now be ready for whatever challenges lie ahead. Even though this series clearly isn’t over, last night … Continue reading →

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Rangers have no answers for Devils in dismal Game Five shutout loss that puts them on the brink

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Derek Felix

It started innocently enough. On what was a routine defensive draw cleanly won by Vincent Trocheck, the puck took a funny bounce off Igor Shesterkin. It then went right to Ondrej Palat for a wrist shot that deflected off Adam … Continue reading →

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Rangers adjust struggling top power play unit, Zibanejad looks to get on track with the series up for grabs

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Derek Felix

With an extra day to prepare for a pivotal Game Five, the Rangers made an adjustment to the struggling top power play unit. In the first two games of the first round series against the Hudson rival Devils, they went … Continue reading →

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Missing stars costing Rangers in deadlocked series with pesky Devils

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Derek Felix

If I told you before the series that neither Mika Zibanejad nor Artemi Panarin would have a goal in the first four games of the first round, you probably would assume the Rangers were down. They aren’t yet but could … Continue reading →

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Road sweet road as Devils tie the series with two straight tense wins at MSG

Posted on April 24, 2023 by hasan4978

After Game 2, I was looking for some examples of teams who lost the first two home games as badly as the Devils did at the Rock last week who still came back to win the series. And while I … Continue reading →

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Controversial decision that gave Kings overtime win over Oilers part of a league problem

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Derek Felix

Late Friday night in Los Angeles, the Kings and Oilers battled into overtime of a very competitive Game Three. There were plenty of physical battles between two Western rivals that don’t like each other. The intriguing first round series is … Continue reading →

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Hamilton’s overtime winner gives Devils life with a 2-1 road victory over Rangers to take Game Three, Schmid earns first win in postseason debut, NYR lead series 2-1

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Derek Felix

It’s now a series. Dougie Hamilton’s goal at 11:36 in overtime gave the Devils a badly needed 2-1 win over the Rangers in Game Three before a sellout crowd of 18,006 at Madison Square Garden. On a great play by … Continue reading →

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