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Stanley Cup Preview: Kings vs. Devils

May 30, 2012
Ty Fisher
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Oh, it will be fun. (Photo courtesy of Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

It’s a Stanley Cup Final no one saw coming—unless of course one watched the last month and a half of playoff hockey unfold. Two teams that admirably underperformed over the course of an eighty-two game regular season have quickly and loudly transformed into two of the most solid Cup contenders of the last few years.

On one side sits the Eastern Conference Champion Devils, fresh off a vanquishing of heated rival New York Rangers. I know I used the word “loudly” in just the previous paragraph, but the Rangers’ eventual undo...

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Kovalchuk Out Tonight vs Flyers

May 1, 2012
John Russo
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The New Jersey Devils will be without their star right winger Ilya Kovalchuk tonight for Game 2 against the Philadelphia Flyers according to Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice, a Devils blog associated with NorthJersey.com.

Devils GM Lou Lamoriello confirmed the news that Kovalchuk would not play. Kovalchuk sustained a lower body injury in the first round of the playoffs and he has been trying to play through it since that time.

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Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils open their series in Sunrise tonight

April 13, 2012
Hockeybroad
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April 13th carries a lot of history for Kevin Dineen, coach of the Florida Panthers. It was on this day in 1997 that he scored the last goal in Hartford Whalers history. A good goal it was, too - the game-winner in a 2-1 game vs the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dineen, who was captain of the team, also became the first captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, and he scored the first goal for the 'Canes. So April 13th is a bittersweet day in Hartford hockey history.

Tonight, Kevin Dineen will be in the playoffs. But this time, he's going to be there in his first year as a head coach in the NHL, as the head coach of the Florida Panthers, who will be in their first playoff game since 2...

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