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Devils crush Rangers as tensions boil over
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May 23, 2012, Wednesday
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THE New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in a spiteful encounter on Monday to tie the NHL Eastern Conference final series at 2-2 as escalating tension between the cross-river rivals boiled over.
The best-of-seven series between the two neighboring foes has now become the best-of-three and is living up to all the fiery expectations, with the teams and coaching staff trading insults and blows on and off the ice.
Three players, Mike Rupp and Stu Bickel from the top-ranked Rangers, and New Jersey's Ryan Carter, were each given 10-minute misconduct penalties after a brawl in the third period that began when Rupp punched Devils goalie Martin Brodeur.
"I was minding my own business," Brodeur said. "I think it's a good sign when they take liberties on players because it means they're off their game a little bit."
The Rangers' Ryan McDonagh and Devils' Adam Henrique were given five minute majors when they dropped the gloves in the opening period and squared off for the first fist-fight of the series.
New York captain Ryan Callahan and New Jersey?s Russian winger Jersey?s Ilya Kovalchuk continued to taunt each other from their opposing penalty boxes after they came to blows.
The best-of-seven series between the two neighboring foes has now become the best-of-three and is living up to all the fiery expectations, with the teams and coaching staff trading insults and blows on and off the ice.
Three players, Mike Rupp and Stu Bickel from the top-ranked Rangers, and New Jersey's Ryan Carter, were each given 10-minute misconduct penalties after a brawl in the third period that began when Rupp punched Devils goalie Martin Brodeur.
"I was minding my own business," Brodeur said. "I think it's a good sign when they take liberties on players because it means they're off their game a little bit."
The Rangers' Ryan McDonagh and Devils' Adam Henrique were given five minute majors when they dropped the gloves in the opening period and squared off for the first fist-fight of the series.
New York captain Ryan Callahan and New Jersey?s Russian winger Jersey?s Ilya Kovalchuk continued to taunt each other from their opposing penalty boxes after they came to blows.
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