NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by his teammates.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The memory of missing the playoffs for first time since 1996 and the ghost of an 18-year-old wound were wiped out with a sweep of rookie Adam Henrique's stick.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
First Period_1, New Jersey, Carter 4 (Gionta, Bernier), 10:05. 2, New Jersey, Kovalchuk 7 (Zubrus, Clarkson), 13:56 (pp). Penalties_Salvador, NJ (high-sticking), 2:54; Fedotenko, NYR (tripping), 12:31; Hagelin, NYR (goaltender interference), 17:30.
NEW YORK (AP) — Whether the New York Rangers truly believed they could overcome a 3-2 playoff series deficit earlier this year doesn't matter now.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at hostile Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at hostile Madison Square Garden.
First Period_1, New Jersey, Gionta 3 (Fayne, Bernier), 2:43. 2, New Jersey, Elias 4 (Henrique, Kovalchuk), 4:13. 3, New Jersey, Zajac 7 (Parise, Salvador), 9:49. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Prust 1 (Fedotenko, Stepan), 15:41. Penalties_Fayne, NJ (boarding), 10:08.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks signed coach Alain Vigneault to a contract extension, ending speculation that the team's playoff loss to Los Angeles might cost him the job.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A great road playoff run has the Los Angeles Kings in a place they haven't been since the Great One was skating in Southern California.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Phoenix Coyotes avoided a sweep with a gutty performance in Los Angeles. They couldn't do it again back home in the desert, though the disappointment shouldn't linger too long.
