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FAVORITES Penguins 2-1Bruins 3-1Canucks 4-1Rangers 5-1Flyers 6-1Blues 7-1Predators 8-1Red Wings 9-1 REST OF PACK Devils 12-1Coyotes 15-1Blackhawks 20-1Sharks 25-1Kings 30-1Senators 40-1Capitals 50-1Panthers 100-1 EAST PREDICTIONS Conference Quarters (1) Rangers over (8) Senators in 6(2) Bruins over (7) Capitals in 5(6) Devils … Continue reading →

It all starts tomorrow when the Battle Of Pennsylvania divides a state with two rivals that hate each other must play one another in Round One due to the ridiculous seeding that elevated Florida to a third seed over the … Continue reading →

Devil star Ilya Kovalchuk believes if his team plays up to par, they’ll be tough to beat this postseason. It’s not often a star player speaks up before the playoffs. But that’s exactly what Devil superstar Ilya Kovalchuk did yesterday … Continue reading →

Ranger captain Ryan Callahan will be seeing a lot of Erik Karlsson and the Senators in the first round series which starts Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Entering this season, the Rangers had higher expectations. Though nobody would’ve envisioned our … Continue reading →

After much suspense over who the Devils would wind up playing in the first round, it was finally determined last night that the Panthers would indeed be New Jersey’s first-round opponent, by virtue of their 4-1 win over Carolina that … Continue reading →

After eighty-one games and with one day left in the NHL season, all sixteen playoff teams have been decided. That sweet sixteen includes the Devils, who now know they will be the #6 seed in the East and play the … Continue reading →

John Tortorella didn’t take too kindly to a Brooks Orpik knee on knee hit that injured Derek Stepan during tonight’s 5-2 loss to the Pens. With under five minutes left and the Rangers trailing by two, Stepan who moments earlier … Continue reading →

It’s been quite some time since there were meaningful games at Madison Square Garden. No. We’re not talking about a .500 Knicks squad that’s trying to make the NBA playoffs without it’s starting point guard and power forward. This also … Continue reading →

Last night’s 3-1 win over the Islanders that clinched no less than the 6th seed for the Devils and gave them their fourth win in six games against their Long Island neighbors was marred by the news that young Swede … Continue reading →

Henrik Lundqvist is congratulated by Dan Girardi and Marc Staal after making 37 saves in the Rangers’ 5-3 win over the Flyers that wrapped up the East’s No.1 seed for the first time since ’93-94. The Flyers made it interesting … Continue reading →