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(Sports Network) – The New Jersey Devils will try to even the best-of-seven
Eastern Conference finals tonight, when they host the New York Rangers in a
pivotal Game 4 at the Prudential Center. Peyton Manning Authentic Jersey . Join our
Game Night Blog at 8pm et/5pm pt. The top-seeded Rangers hold a 2-1 edge in this
series after taking Games 1 and 3 by identical 3-0 scores. New Jersey recorded
its one victory on the road in Game 2, beating New York in 3-2 fashion.
Henrik Lundqvist posted his second shutout of this series and third of this
years playoffs thanks to 36 saves in Saturdays triumph in New Jersey. Lundqvist,
who is a finalist for both the Vezina and Hart Trophies this season, has a 1.57
goals-against average and .942 save percentage to go with his three shutouts in
the 2012 postseason. Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist while Dan Girardi
and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who are in the conference finals
for the first time since 1997 and are aiming for their first Stanley Cup Finals
berth since winning their last championship in 1994. “He is always there to make
the saves for us,” Girardi said of Lundqvist. “We knew coming into the third
that if we could have a big period we could steal a game on the road and thats
all thanks to him (Lundqvist).” Girardi leads all defenseman in points in the
playoffs with 11 and all three of his goals have been game-winners. Kreider, who
joined New Yorks playoff run after helping Boston College win an NCAA
championship last month, has scored a goal in three straight games and has five
tallies this postseason. Kreider has set a new NHL record for most playoff goals
(five) and points (seven) by a player before skating in a regular season game.
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur gave up two goals on 21 shots Saturdays loss.
New Jersey went 0-for-5 on the power play in the game and have scored only once
on 12 opportunities with the man advantage in this series. “We didnt play that
bad today, we did some good things,” said New Jersey center Travis Zajac. “We
just have to get Game 4 because we know its going to be a long series. No one in
this locker room thought it was going to be an easy series.” New Jersey is in
the conference finals for the first time since 2003, when they also won their
last Stanley Cup title. Lundqvist, who has six shutouts over his playoff career,
made 11 saves in the first period, 15 in the second and 10 in the final stanza.
“They had some good chances, but I thought the guys did a really good job of
keeping most of the shots to the outside,” said Lundqvist. New Jersey fell to
4-2 on home ice this postseason, while the Rangers improved their road record to
4-3. New York will host Game 5 of this series on Wednesday. The Rangers will not
have forward Brandon Prust for tonights contest, as he was suspended one game
for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov in the head on
Saturday. Volchenkov was shaken up on the play but finished the game and did not
suffer an injury. As Atlantic Division combatants, the Devils and Rangers met
six times during the regular season and each team won three of those tilts. The
Blueshirts have dominated the postseason history against the Devils, winning
four of the five all-time playoff series between the clubs. New Jerseys only
triumph came in the form of a sweep in the 2006 conference quarterfinals, but
the Rangers avenged that loss by eliminating the Devils in five games in the
opening round of the 2008 postseason. Von Miller Jersey . Patrick OSullivan and
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. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of goals as the Oilers did their best to
slow down Calgarys playoff push with a 3-1 victory over their provincial rivals
on Friday. Peyton Manning White Jersey . The Ontario,
Atlantic and Canada West associations named their awards winners Thursday.
Quebec unveiled their winners on Monday with Groulx leading the way. Groulx, a
fourth year sport administration student from Montreal, established a Canadian
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skated with his teammates Friday for the first time since ending a two-month
contract holdout and re-signing with the Coyotes. TORONTO —The Blue Jays
shipped right-handed pitcher Kevin Comer to the Houston Astros on Thursday to
complete a 10-player trade made last month. Toronto got pitchers J.A. Happ,
Brandon Lyon and David Carpenter in the deal made July 20. In addition to Comer,
the Astros received Francisco Cordero and outfielder Ben Francisco,, along with
four minor-league players. Elvis Dumervil Jersey. The 20-year-old Comer
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Appalachian League. The Shamong, N.J., native was selected 57th overall by the
Blue Jays in the 2011 draft. ’ ’ ’
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