Coming off their heart-breaking loss in Raleigh in Game 4 Tuesday night, the Devils returned to the Prudential Center Thursday night and rebounded with a huge 1–0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes brought everything that was expected, fierce hitting, physical play, and a game full of excitement—the latter of which is an understatement to say the least.
Heading into Sunday night’s Eastern Conference quarterfinal with the Carolina Hurricanes, the Devils have had an anemic 0–5 record against the ‘Canes in overtime games, including their loss on Friday night.
The Detroit Red Wings opened their post-season quest for successive Stanley Cup titles with a 4-1 win over playoff debutants the Columbus Blue Jackets in front of raucous sell-out crowd on Thursday.
For me, the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is the most exciting.
Now that the NHL regular season concluded on Sunday, two local teams, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, will gear up for the first-round Eastern Conference playoffs.
Tuesday night’s game between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens was full of huge ramifications for the Blueshirts’ playoff hopes. A loss and their season could be mortally wounded. A win and their playoffs hopes remained alive.
The 82-game marathon that is the NHL regular season is almost over and the finish line is in sight. Come this time next week, hockey playoffs will be here.
The New Jersey Devils skated into Madison Square Garden Monday night in hopes of erasing their four-game losing streak. The Rangers were similarly trying to get out of a two-game slump.
When it comes to a team’s success, you need not look any further than the general manager’s role.