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Conference Finals are all set: Stars punch their ticket

Last night, the only Game 7 was played to conclude the second round. In what proved to be the best series, the Stars withstood the Kraken by hanging on for a 2-1 win at American Airlines Center. It wrapped up … Continue reading

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HARD HITS: Leafs’ latest playoff failure leaves more questions for Toronto

After finally exercising the demons by beating the Lightning in the first round, the Maple Leafs couldn’t follow up their first playoff series win in 19 years with a successful second round. Instead, they were hardly competitive in the first … Continue reading

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Canes’ overtime hero Fast reminds Rangers what they’re missing in series win over Devils

There was a moment earlier in last night’s game where Jesper Fast had a sure goal on his stick. With the Hurricanes trailing the Devils 1-0 on a Dawson Mercer goal perfectly set up by Timo Meier, they nearly tied … Continue reading

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Devils’ promising season ends with heartbreak in Raleigh

It’s hard for me to know where to begin at the end…a game recap at this point seems pointless, the series is over and there are no more chances to rebound or adjust. To a large degree, I’d really rather … Continue reading

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Devils win a track meet on ice and let Canes know they have a series

Sometimes when seeing all the strange things that have already happened this postseason with the Devils in general, I wonder is it just me who thinks our whole postseason is weird? It has been a while since the Devils have … Continue reading

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Luke Hughes to make postseason debut tomorrow in critical Game Three for Devils

It’s happening. Following two lackluster losses in Carolina to fall behind the Hurricanes two games to none, the Devils will have a different lineup for tomorrow’s critical Game Three. With Ryan Graves struggling in Games One and Two, which saw … Continue reading

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Black Friday: Devils non-compete their way into second straight blowout loss

Stop us if you’ve heard this script before…Devils look overmatched and noncompetitive in the first two games of a playoff series, with their starting goalie getting blown up twice and the team being outplayed in all facets of the game. … Continue reading

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Letdown Wednesday: Devils crash back to reality in Game 1 against Canes

While it was always going to be difficult for me as a fan to get past the excitement of our Game 7 shutout-clinching win at the Rock on Monday night two nights later for the next series (especially since I … Continue reading

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Shesterkin’s key save turned the game around for Rangers in comeback win over Hurricanes

In the playoffs, sometimes it comes down to the goalie. When they came back to defeat the Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division Final last year, Igor Shesterkin was a big reason why. A Vezina winner last season, he ultimately proved … Continue reading

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Lindgren’s return can’t prevent third period disappointment in playoff style loss to determined Hurricanes

Before opening face-off at MSG, the Rangers got good news. After missing 11 games, Ryan Lindgren finally returned from the upper-body injury he suffered on a T.J. Oshie hit against the Capitals. The glue of the defense was back. Similar … Continue reading

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