Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers, 4-1, Monday night, evening the Eastern Conference Finals, 2-2.
By our count, Phoenix Coyotes defenceman Adrian Aucoin played in 1,393 games before he suited up for his first game in the West final against the Kings on Sunday, a 2-0 win.
After the Rangers' Mike Rupp shoving Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, head coaches John Tortorella and Peter DeBoer engaged in some verbal jousting between the benches.
This photo of Jonathan Quick on the bench at the end of his team's loss in Game 4 is excellent — his facial expression tells one story, while an unfortunately placed ad tells another.
Zach Phillips scored twice and the defending champion Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2 on Monday night to create a four-way tie for the lead at the Mastercard Memorial Cup.
Matt Frattin scored two goals, including the game-winner with two minutes to play as the Toronto Marlies defeated the Oklahoma City Barons 5-3 on Monday in Game 3 of the American Hockey League Western Conference finals.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie was the overtime hero as the Norfolk Admirals edged the St. John's IceCaps 1-0 on Monday in Game 3 of their American Hockey League playoff series.
New Jersey Devils head coach Peter DeBoer says centre Jacob Josefson will play in Monday's Game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference final (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. ET) against the visiting New York Rangers and veteran Petr Sykora will sit for the first time this season.
