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Recaps of last night's action [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][Devils][SBN NY][RWTD][PHT][Puck Daddy][JFTC]

Marty on Anze Kopitar's OT Winner- "I thought he'd go backhand" [PHT]

The Devils are confident that they can bounce back from a bad game [Fire and Ice]

Ilya Kovalchuk and Ryan Carter share smelling salts in a humorous scene [Backhand Shelf]

A .gif of Dainius Zubrus' big hit on Jeff Carter [SBNation]

Jeff Vanderbeek is getting closer to dealing with the Devils debt problems [NJ.com]

The New Stanley Cup Finals Ad is pretty sweet [Puck Daddy]

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The Time: 8:00 PM EDT

The Broadcast: TV - NBC, CBC, RDS; Radio - 1130 AM WBBR

The Series: The New Jersey Devils (0) vs the Los Angeles Kings (0)

The Previews: John has a preview of game one here, but seeing as this is the first game of the series, I'd suggest reading his comprehensive series preview. For the opposition's perspective, Robert P over at Jewels from the Crown put together a Four part series preview. Part one can be found here, Part two can be found here, Part three can be found here and Part four can be found here.

The Pre-Game Video: Here's the awesome pre-game video the Devils have been using before playoff games at the Rock. Watch it and get pumped for this one.

The Song for Tonight: I'm in the mood for something epic (and unfortunately for a lot of you, very long). The intro riff to this song never fails to get me pumped up. The lyrics are pretty fitting for the occasion as well. Also, epic guitar solo at the end. Tonight's song is White Walls by Between the Buried and Me

Gameday Info: Per TG, the Devils will be using the same lineup as they did in game 6 of the Rangers series. As for the Kings, they aren't making any changes to their lineup going into game one per Rich Hammond of LA Kings Insider.

The Reminder: I know everyone's going to be a bit on edge for this series - myself included. Feelings and emotions will be running high. Still, remember that I and the other users commenting aren't the ones playing this game. There's no need to get salty among ourselves or against any trolls from other places. Seriously, don't feed any trolls and don't troll Jewels From the Crown- sanctions there can be brought over here. To quote Bill S. Preston, Esq., be excellent to each other.

Please use the comments in this post to discuss tonight's game before, during, and after it happens until the recap is up. Please remember the rules at all times. Namely: keep your comments clean, keep them on topic, and keep them legal (For example: nothing is allowed about illegal streams - no links, no discussion, no requests). I will provide the commentary here while John will occasionally chime in with a tweet from @InLouWeTrust. Go Devils!

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A Top 10 of Stanley Cup Finals moments involving the Devils [Down Goes Avery]

The Stanley Cup Finals Drinking Game [Speaking of the Devils]

10 Reasons to be pumped about the Stanley Cup Finals [Backhand Shelf]

Ticket Prices for Game 1 [TiqIQ]

It's taken a while, but Jeff Vanderbeek is happy about about the Devils reaching the Finals and the team's move to Newark [Fire and Ice]

More on the Devils "No Name" Defense [NJ.com]

A look at the referees in the finals [Backhand Shelf]

A lockout is more likely to end Martin Brodeur's career than winning the cup [Backhand Shelf]

The "Kovalchuk Curse" is no more [SBN NY]

Lou Enjoys watching the Devils beat the Rangers [NY Times]

A profile of the Montgomery High School Drum line which has been supporting the team [NJ.com]

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Last week I looked at the disappointing performance of Patrik Elias, who despite a goal on Wednesday, hasn't made much of an impact on the score sheets this post-season. This week, I plan on looking at one of the biggest surprises in the post-season, Bryce Salvador. With 11 points in 18 games this post season, he's matched his season's total in points (9) and he's scored more goals in the post season than he has all season. With that being said, this is somewhat of a surprise, seeing as he's been known more for being a physical presence. To take a closer look After the jump there'll be more analysis on his offensive production this post season.

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Henrik Tallinder has been medically cleared to play in the finals [Fire and Ice]

Peter DeBoer talks about Mike Richards, who he coached in Kitchener [Fire and Ice]

More DeBoer, this time he talks about the Kings [Globe and Mail]

Wagering odds and prop bets for Devils-Kings [Puck Daddy]

Martin Brodeur wants to come back for next season even if the Devils win the cup [Fire and Ice]

Some love for the winningest goalie of all time [SBN NY]

On the other hand, Cam Charron tries to argue that Brodeur hasn't been as great as everyone says [Backhand Shelf]

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Stanley Cup Finals Previews [Backhand Shelf][PHT][RWTD][Talking Red]

Kings GM Dean Lombardi gets to watch his team face his "mentor's team" in the finals [Fire and Ice]

How did the New Jersey Devils get to the Stanley Cup Finals? [Down Goes Avery]

Should the Devils forfeit their first round pick this year? Yes [PHT]

Ilya Kovalchuk is changing how people think about Russian hockey players [PHT]

On Peter DeBoer, Martin Brodeur and Kovy [Holik on Hockey]

A few players who could win the Conn Smythe. [PHT]

On the flip side, the players who should win the "Non-Smythe" (I personally prefer the Kaberle, but whatever). And somehow, Anton Volchenkov isn't the winner [Puck Daddy]

The Construction of the Devils 4th line [Backhand Shelf]

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Post-Game celebration thread. Be like Daniel Bryan and repeatedly go "YES"

Side Note: Please Title your images. That way we can minimize them to reduce lag in the thread

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The Devils are trying to ignore the inevitable 1994 comparisons. [Fire and Ice]

The Rangers are also trying to ignore the inevitable 1994 comparisons [PHT]

Claude Lemieux is trying to make a comparison to 1994 [PHT]

Peter DeBoer challenged the Devils late in the season, and they responded [Fire and Ice]

The Similarities between the LA Kings and an opponent that the Devils faced in 2003 [Battle of California]

Exactly what cars do the Kings drive? [The Royal Half]

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Recaps of last night's action [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][Devils][RWTD][Devils Army Blog][SBN NY][Blueshirt Banter][Ranger Rants][Blue Seat Blogs][PHT][Puck Daddy][Holik on Hockey]

The 4th line had a big night [Fire and Ice]

DeBoer is confident that the Devils will have a better game 6 [PHT]

Patrik Elias on the Devils win: "We felt like we stole this one" [PHT]

Game 6 ticket prices [TiqIQ]

Another article on Bryce Salvador's comeback from a concussion [NY Times]

NBC Bans Rangers and Devils viewing parties [Deadspin]

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There will be no supplementary discipline for actions that occurred in game 4 [Fire and Ice]

Mike Rupp gives his explanation on the incident in game 4 [Ranger Rants]

An Opus on Peter DeBoer's coaching tactics [Puck Daddy]

The Devils appreciate Peter DeBoer's emotion [Fire and Ice]

The Stanley Cup Finals begin May 30th [Fire and Ice]

Some props for the relatively anonymous Devils defensive unit [NJ.com]

Breaking down the Devils 2nd goal from game 4 [Backhand Shelf]

Would breaking up the Rangers top line help them? [Blue Seat Blogs]

Is John Tortorella's tactics of benching offensive players costing the Rangers? [Backhand Shelf]

John Tortorella is praying for offense. lol [PHT]

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In 81 regular season games in 2011-2012, Patrik Elias put up 78 points, good enough for a tie with Erik Karlsson for 10th in the league for scoring. While the Devils have received contributions from everyone in the lineup, Elias hasn't exactly been the biggest factor offensively in the playoffs, with 5 points in 16 games, and none in his last six games. In fact, he's more or less been as much of a factor offensively as one of the 4th liners (Gionta, Bernier and Carter all have 4 points each). While guys like Travis Zajac, Adam Henrique, Bryce Salvador (not a typo) and David Clarkson have all stepped up their offensive games in the playoffs, Elias' lack of production is somewhat concerning.

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Recaps of last night's action [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][RWTD][SBN NY][Blueshirt Banter][Ranger Rants][PHT][Puck Daddy]

It's apparent the Rangers frustration is getting to them [NJ.com]

John Tortorella cries at Peter DeBoer because his player threw a cheapshot [PHT]

Zach Parise is happy the Devils didn't stoop to the Rangers' level and throw cheapshots [PHT]

Bryce Salvador has quietly been racking up points in the playoffs [NJ.com]

Tortorella on Michael Del Zotto (who was terrible last night): "He'll bounce back". Hopefully not [PHT]

Comparing Martin Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist [Down Goes Brown]

An "interview" with the John Tortorella [Barry Melrose Rocks]

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The Time: 8:00 PM EDT

The Broadcast: TV - NBC SN, CBC, RDS; Radio - 1130 AM WBBR

The Series: The New Jersey Devils (1) vs. the New York Rangers (2)

The Previews: Matt E has his preview of tonight's game here, while Joe Fortunato has a preview of his own over at Blueshirt Banter

The Song For Tonight: Seeing as Zach Parise had nothing to say after game 3's loss, I'm going to continue the trend. Tonight's song is an instrumental (yay!) with a pretty unique sound. Tonight's song is Crow Town by Horse the Band

Gameday Info: As we all know, Jacob Josefson will make his return from his wrist injury tonight in place of the underperforming Petr Sykora. As for the Rangers, with Brandon Prust suspended, Stu Bickel will dress as a forward for the Rangers as Brandon Dubinsky is still unavailable for tonight per Andrew Gross. Outside of those two changes, the lineups are all the same.

The Reminder: I know everyone's going to be a bit on edge for this series - myself included. Feelings and emotions will be running high. Still, remember that I and the other users commenting aren't the ones playing this game. There's no need to get salty among ourselves or against any trolls from other places. Seriously, don't feed any trolls and don't troll Blueshirt Banter - sanctions there can be brought over here. To quote Bill S. Preston, Esq., be excellent to each other.

The Band is Awesome: Queen is an awesome band. Here's an example of said awesomeness. That also reminds me. Please don't call Henrik Lundqvist "Queen," or some variation thereof. At its core it is a sexist comment by way of stating that being a female is inferior. Moreover, the band is more awesome than Lundqvist ever will be. Such statements won't be tolerated from here on out, so don't be surprised if you get warned for it. Thanks!

Please use the comments in this post to discuss tonight's game before, during, and after it happens until the recap is up. Please remember the rules at all times. Namely: keep your comments clean, keep them on topic (SPECIAL PLAYOFF RULE: Anything 2012 NHL playoff related is OK.), and keep them legal (For example: nothing is allowed about illegal streams - no links, no discussion, no requests). I will provide the commentary here while John will chime in with an occasional tweet from @InLouWeTrust. Go Devils!

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Brandon Prust has been suspended one game for his headshot on Anton Volchenkov [Fire and Ice][Ranger Rants]

John Tortorella decides to comment on the disciplinary actions on Prust, and to no one's surprise, he sounds like he has absolutely no clue of what he's talking about [Ranger Rants]

Peter DeBoer finds Tortorella's comments to be comical (it doesn't even need quotation marks because it's true- take notes Krusty the Clown) [Fire and Ice]

In non-clown related news, Jacob Josefson will play tonight in place of Petr Sykora [NJ.com]

Shot blocking vs Puck Possession- or giving Devils fans hope that the Devils are still in this [Backhand Shelf]

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The Time: 1:00 PM EDT

The Broadcast: TV - NBC; CBC; Radio - 1130 AM WBBR

The Series: The New Jersey Devils (1) vs the New York Rangers (1)

The Last Game: While Lundqvist was unstoppable in game 1, the Devils were able to beat him with a pair of re-directions in game two, with David Clarkson's re-direction being the game winner. John's recap of the game can be found here.

The Goal: It's possible to beat Lundqvist in two ways- going high glove side or redirecting pucks on net. Both of those require players to get shots on goal- which is exactly what the Devils are going to have to do this afternoon. After game 1's shotblock-stravaganza, the Devils were able to get shots on goal- in fact, four Devils were in double digits in terms of Fenwick (two more with +9 Fenwick). This is an encouraging sign- the Rangers can't block every shot they make. Hopefully, when the Devils get into the Lana. Lana... LANAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *chuckles* Ranger Zone, they can get pucks on net and create traffic.

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The New Jersey Devils are one of the more likeable teams in the NHL playoffs [Globe and Mail]

Adam Henrique has been one of the best rookies in the playoffs [NJ.com][Backhand Shelf]

The Devils hope to continue feeding off the home ice advantage [Fire and Ice]

There will be cops out tomorrow for Game 3 in Newark [PHT]

Defending John Tortorella's antics [Puck Daddy]

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Recaps of Last Night's Action [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][Devils][RWTD][Rangers Rants][PHT][Blueshirt Banter][SBN NY]

Travis Zajac didn't enjoy his trip to the Penalty Box last night [Fire and Ice]

Chris Kreider has tied an obscure NHL record. Ironically, this fact is brought to you by NBC [PHT]

Marian Gaborik got benched in game 2. Which was unfortunate for the Rangers seeing as they could've used him [NJ.com]

Peter DeBoer's adjustments helped the Devils generate offense in game 2 [Puck Daddy]

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If the Rangers win the cup this year, apparently Brad Richards' contract will be "worth it". Even after he inevitably ends up in Connecticut [Backhand Shelf]

Looking back and Anton Volchenkov's blunder that allowed Chris "Doctor" Kreider to score the Rangers 2nd goal [Backhand Shelf]

Martin Brodeur understands what the Rangers shot blocking is about- winning [NJ.com]

The Devils are confident they'll rebound in game 2 [Fire and Ice]

Henrik Tallinder and Jacob Josefson were practicing yesterday [Fire and Ice]

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Recaps of last night's game [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][Devils][Blueshirt Banter][PHT][Rangers Rants][Holik on Hockey][SBN NY]

Peter DeBoer felt the missed penalty on Michael Del Zotto was irrelevant [PHT]

Marty's absurd save on Marc Staal last night [SBNation]

Surviving an inter-rival relationship [Devils Army Blog]

The Devils don't want any Rangers fans in the rock (also, we got a shoutout from the Devils organization. /smug) [SBNation]

A reminder that the Rangers goal song is terrible [SBNation]

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Series Previews of Devils-Rangers [Down Goes Avery][PHT][Running With the Devils]

Keys to the Series for the Devils [SBN New York]

Keys to the Series for the Rangers [SBN New York]

Discussing Game 5 of Devils-Flyers and the Eastern Conference finals [Talking Red]

Top 10 Eastern conference finals moments in Devils history [Down Goes Avery]

Martin Brodeur's being a bit modest about who's the best goalie right now [NJ.com]

The Devils are embracing the role of the Underdogs [Fire and Ice]

Martin Brodeur feels New Jersey is more special than New York [Fire and Ice]

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The Conference Finals Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (48-28-6, #6; Def. Philadelphia 4-1) vs. the New York Rangers (51-24-7 #1; Def. Washington 4-3)

The Schedule: From NHL.com, here is the series schedule with broadcasting information Note that there is no local game coverage; it's all national from here on out. Games with an * are only if necessary.

Game 1 - Monday May 14th, 8 PM EDT- New Jersey at New York Rangers- NBCSN, CBC

Game 2 - Wednesday May 16th, 8 PM EDT- New Jersey at New York Rangers- NBCSN, CBC

Game 3 - Saturday May 19th, 1 PM EDT- New York Rangers at New Jersey- NBC, CBC

Game 4 - Monday May 21th, 8 PM EDT- New York Rangers at New Jersey- NBCSN, CBC

Game 5* - Wednesday May 23th, 8 PM EDT- New Jersey at New York Rangers- NBCSN, CBC

Game 6* - Friday May 25th, 8 PM EDT- New York Rangers at New Jersey- NBCSN, CBC

Game 7* - Sunday May 27th, 8 PM EDT- New Jersey at New York Rangers- NBCSN, CBC

The Season Series: The Devils went 3-3-0 against Philadelphia in the regular season. Here are the recaps of all six games from here and Blueshirt Banter, SBN's Rangers blog

Game 1- NYR Wins 4-1: ILWT Recap - BSB Recap

Game 2- NJ Wins 4-3 (SO): ILWT Recap - BSB Recap

Game 3- NJ Wins 1-0: ILWT Recap - BSB Recap

Game 4- NYR Wins 2-0: ILWT Recap - BSB Recap

Game 5- NJ Wins 4-1: ILWT Recap - BSB Recap

Game 6- NYR Wins 4-2: ILWT Recap - BSB Recap

The Playoff Series They Just Played: And here's a list of all of the recaps of the playoffs games these two played in the first round. As you know, the Devils pulled off the "upset" against the Flyers, while the Rangers did it the hard way and took the Caps to game 7. Here's a list of recaps on both series.

Devils Series: Game 1 - Game 2- Game 3- Game 4- Game 5 (lol Bryzgalov)

Rangers Series: Game 1- Game 2- Game 3- Game 4- Game 5- Game 6- Game 7

The Last Time These Two Met in the Playoffs: The last time these two teams met in the playoffs was 2008, with the Rangers winning that series 4-1. In 4 years, a lot has changed between those two teams. The Rangers don't have Chris Drury, Jaromir Jagr and Scott Gomez (lol Gomez) anymore. The Devils don't have Paul Martin, John Madden or Jamie Langenbrunner anymore. Now we're going to be talking about Ilya Kovalchuk, Adam Henrique, Mark Fayne, Brad Richards, Ryan McDonaugh and Chris Kreider (well, it's mandatory if you're NBCSN).

The News Sources: With a new series, you're going to want to know the following people to get the latest news for each team.

The main sites for Devils news are Fire & Ice, which is where Bergen Record beat reporter Tom Gulitti reports his news; and NJ.com/Devils, which features beat reporter Rich Chere of the Newark Star-Ledger. You can follow them on Twitter, too: @tgfireandice for Gulitti and @ledger_njdevils for Chere.

As for the Rangers, the Bergen Record has their own beat writer blog for them- Andrew Gross' Rangers Rants. Another solid source for Rangers news is Pat Leonard and the Blueshirts Blog, which is part of the New York Daily News. You can follow Gross on twitter- @AGrossRecord and Leonard- @NYDNRangers.

The Predictions & A More Proper Preview: Expect to see our predictions either later today or tomorrow morning. A more proper series preview will also come soon as well. This is just a primer of all the basic information to follow this series with a little history. Unfortunately, SBN does not have an in-depth preview on the series as of now. John will compile our predictions tomorrow and have a proper preview of the series in whole soon enough.

In the meantime, please use the comments as an open discussion about this series. How do you like the matchup? Do you think the Devils aggressive forecheck will give the Rangers fits like the Devils did to the Flyers? Do you think they can beat Henrik Lundqvist? This series will be tense. All I hope is that the Devils are going to be playing some hockey in June.

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How the Devils are preparing for the eastern conference finals [Down Goes Avery]

The New Jersey Devils aren't boring anymore [PHT]

Marek Zidlicky and Anton Volchenkov are expected to play in game one of the conference finals [Fire and Ice]

Individual game tickets to the conference finals sold out in less than 10 minutes [Fire and Ice]

The Devils discuss how they will try and deal with shot blockers [Fire and Ice]

Derek Zona's mock draft has the Devils selecting Nicholas Kerdiles with their 1st round pick, if they choose not to forfeit it [NHLNumbers]

Bobby Holik on why the Devils destroyed the Flyers [Holik on Hockey]

Devils assistant coach Larry Robinson could be moving to Montreal this offseason [PHT]

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The Flyers Eulogy is a must read. Best eulogy so far [Puck Daddy]

Individual ticket sales for the Eastern Conference Finals go on sale today at 11 AM [Fire and Ice]

Lou Lamoriello on the Devils: "They have evolved into something special" [Fire and Ice]

Marek Zidlicky is day to day with an undisclosed injury [Fire and Ice]

Cory Booker is apparently on the Devils bandwagon [SBNation]

Patrik Elias is nervous about this cup run [NJ.com]

On Ilya Kovalchuk and his loyalty to the failing Atlanta Thrashers [Backhand Shelf]

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Recaps from last night's game [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][Devils][Puck Daddy][RWTD][Broad Street Hockey][PHT]

It's been said many times- discipline has been the key for the Devils [Fire and Ice]

The Devils have an update on Dainius Zubrus' condition, but don't have one for Marek Zidlicky [Fire and Ice]

For those that missed it, Ilya Bryzgalov scores the series winning goal off David Clarkson [Puck Daddy]

Clarkson's reaction to the goal [NJ.com]

New Jersey's win last night means the Devils give up a 3rd round pick to the Wild as part of the Marek Zidlicky trade [First Round Bust]

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Going into this series, a lot of people (my self included) didn't give the Devils much of a chance. One of the reasons was that the Flyers' star player was playing on another level and the Devils star player was hurt. Claude Giroux put up 14 points in 6 games against one of the Cup favourites, the Pittsburgh Penguins, albeit against the storm drain known as Marc-Andre Fleury. While that wasn't the only factor, that was one that was talked about quite a bit. However, four games into the series, Ilya Kovalchuk, despite missing game 2, has more points (5) in this series than Giroux (3).

I've also stressed this point out quite a bit- all of Claude Giroux's points have come on special teams, and not at even strength. With the majority of the game being played at even strength, this has been huge for the Devils- as they're able to silence the Flyers best weapon for a good majority of the game. Of course, he won't be playing tonight due to his suspension for his headshot on Dainius Zubrus. However, the Devils do deserve some credit for stopping Giroux. I'm interested in which Devils have been the most effective at stopping Giroux.

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Claude Giroux has been suspended for one game. And hopefully Giroux doesn't get to play again this season [Fire and Ice]

A Flyers fan isn't outraged about the suspension [Broad Street Hockey]

In case you missed it, this week's Talking Red featuring Tom Stivali and Chris Wassel discussing everything from headshots to ENERGY!!!1 [Talking Red]

Danny Briere thinks the Flyers can win game 5 if everyone else shows up [PHT]

The Devils know the Flyers are down for the count, and need to keep them down [Fire and Ice]

The Devils have been surprised at their success against the Flyers [NJ.com]

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Recaps of last night's action [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][Devils][RWTD][Broad Street Hockey][PHT]

The addition of Marek Zidlicky is paying off for the Devils [NJ.com]

The Devils discipline is a problem for the Flyers right now [Fire and Ice]

Ilya Kovalchuk shows off his futbol skills with a solid header [Puck Daddy]

Video of Claude Giroux's headshot on Dainius Zubrus, in case you missed it [SBNation]

TSN's Bob McKenzie thinks that it's a clear violation of rule 48 [PHT]

The good news is that Zubrus is okay [Fire and Ice]

Giroux will have a hearing today with Shanahan [@realkyper]

Flyers radio color man Chris Therien made a Jerry Sandusky joke. Wow [Broad Street Hockey]

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The Time: 7:30 PM EDT

The Broadcast: TV - Versus NBCSN, CBC, RDS; Radio - 660 AM WFAN

The Series: The New Jersey Devils (2) vs Philadelphia Flyers (1)

The Previews: Tom wrote a preview of the game tonight; please go check it out if you haven't yet. For the opposition's point of view, Check out Broad Street Hockey

The Song For Tonight: This song might be a bit slower pace than the stuff I've usually chosen, but when it picks up it's pretty solid. Tonight's song is "Sleeping Giant" by Mastodon

Gameday Info: Ryan Carter is out with a lower body injury for tonight. Which means instead of Peter Harrold slotting in as the 12th forward, Peter DeBoer decided to go with... Tim Sestito. Hopefully he can help the Devils out ENERGY!!!1 the Flyers. Peter Harrold sits out his second straight game as Adam Larsson will be in tonight (Sidenote- why can't Harrold play as the 12th forward?). As for the Flyers, Sean Couturier is a game time decision per CSN's Tim Panaccio. If he's not playing, expect Zac Rinaldo to take his place.Andrej Meszaros will not play tonight, so the Flyers D should be the same.

The Reminder: I know everyone's going to be a bit on edge for this one - myself included. Feelings and emotions will be running high. Still, remember that I and the other users commenting aren't the ones playing this game. There's no need to get salty among ourselves or against any trolls from other places (pro-tip: don't respond to them). To quote Bill S. Preston, Esq., be excellent to each other.

Please use the comments in this post to discuss tonight's game before, during, and after it happens until the recap is up. Please remember the rules at all times. Namely: keep your comments clean, keep them on topic (SPECIAL PLAYOFF RULE: Anything 2012 NHL playoff related is OK.), and keep them legal (For example: nothing is allowed about illegal streams - no links, no discussion, no requests). I will provide commentary here and John might tweet here and there at @InLouWeTrust. Go Devils!

Just a quick note- we all don't like the Flyers. Just because we don't like the Flyers doesn't mean we should go over and troll Broad Street Hockey every time the Devils score. I mean, it's not like they've actually been trolling us (most of the Flyers fans commenting here haven't made troll related comments, nor have I had to ban any of them). Keep all your snarky comments on this site, because the BSHers at least have the decency to keep their comments on BSH.

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Recaps of last night's action [Fire and Ice][NJ.com][RWTD][Devils][PHT][Puck Daddy][Broad Street Hockey]

It took Ilya Kovalchuk a while to realize that he was playing hurt [PHT]

Praise for Kovy for returning to the lineup and being an X-factor [NJ.com]

The Devils PK came up big with two kills in overtime [Fire and Ice]

Sean Couturier was cut last night but is apparently fine [PHT]

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The Time: 7:30 PM EDT

The Broadcast: TV - Versus NBCSN, CBC, RDS; Radio - 1130 AM WBBR

The Series: The New Jersey Devils (1) vs Philadelphia Flyers (1)

The Previews: I wrote a preview earlier this morning; please go check it out if you haven't yet. For the opposition's point of view, Travis Hughes has this preview at Broad Street Hockey.

The Song For Tonight: I can't think of any bands from Philadelphia right now, so i'm just going to stick with good old metalcore that isn't from Philadelphia. Tonight's song is "The Air That I Breathe" by All That Remains

Gameday Info: Peter DeBoer has Ilya Kovalchuk as a game time decision per TG. My guess is that if he's playing, he will receive limited minutes, namely playing on the power play and no penalty kill shifts. Regardless of whether or not Kovy plays tonight, Adam Larsson will play as the 6th defenseman. If Kovalchuk's out, Peter Harrold returns to the 4th line. As for the Flyers, it looks like they're not going to make any lineup changes. The goalies are Martin Brodeur and Ilya Bryzgalov.

The Reminder: I know everyone's going to be a bit on edge for this one - myself included. Feelings and emotions will be running high. Still, remember that I and the other users commenting aren't the ones playing this game. There's no need to get salty among ourselves or against any trolls from other places (pro-tip: don't respond to them). To quote Bill S. Preston, Esq., be excellent to each other.

Please use the comments in this post to discuss tonight's game before, during, and after it happens until the recap is up. Please remember the rules at all times. Namely: keep your comments clean, keep them on topic (SPECIAL PLAYOFF RULE: Anything 2012 NHL playoff related is OK.), and keep them legal (For example: nothing is allowed about illegal streams - no links, no discussion, no requests). I will provide commentary here as well as tweets here and there from John at @InLouWeTrust. Go Devils!