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| Longtime winger Verbeek retires |
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04/23/2003 |
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| seasons and then returned to Dallas for his final campaign in 2001-02. Verbeek did not play in the National Hockey League this past season. Verbeek's two-decade NHL tenure also included stints with the Hartford Whalers, the New York Rangers, and the New Jersey Devils, who drafted him in the third round of the 1982 NHL entry draft. He played in two All-Star games in 1991 and 1996 and recorded 12 hat tricks during his long career. A moderate NHL star during spurts of his tenancy, Verbeek scored 40-plus goals four |
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| Devils' Brylin expected to return Thursday |
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04/22/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - New Jersey Devils forward Sergei Brylin is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Tampa Bay after missing more than two months with a broken right wrist. Brylin has not played since February 5 when he was hurt after taking a hit during a game against Washington. He had surgery the following day, then missed the final 30 games of the regular season and the first-round playoff series against Boston. The nine-year |
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| Devils take another crack at advancing |
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04/17/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils try once again to advance to the second round tonight when they host the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the Meadowlands. New Jersey had its chance at a sweep spoiled on Tuesday with a 5-1 Bruins win up at FleetCenter. The Bruins' attack was finally able to break the Devils' defensive code and put some shots past goaltender Martin Brodeur. Boston's charge was, however, led by an unlikely source, as defenseman |
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| Bruins blast Brodeur, stave off elimination |
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04/16/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Dan McGillis scored a pair of goals and Joe Thornton added his first of the series, as the Boston Bruins staved off elimination with a 5-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at FleetCenter. Martin Lapointe and Marty McInnis thwarted a potential Devil comeback with goals just 1:52 apart early in the third period to help Boston force a fifth game in the best-of-seven series on Thursday in New Jersey. Jeff Hackett finished with 24 s |
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| Devils try to brush away Bruins in four |
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04/15/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils try to sweep their way to the second round tonight when they take on the Boston Bruins at FleetCenter in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. New Jersey, the Atlantic Division champion, has won by scores of 2-1, 4-2 and 3-0 en route to its three games to none advantage. The Devils have swept two previous series in their playoff history; the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals against Detroit and the 2000 Eastern Conference quarterfinals versus Florida. |
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| Brodeur blanks Bruins; Devils take 3-0 series lead |
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04/13/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur made 29 saves for his 14th career playoff shutout, as the New Jersey Devils posted a 3-0 victory over the Boston Bruins to grab a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the FleetCenter. Scott Stevens and Jay Pandolfo each notched a goal and an assist for the Devils, who can close out the best-of-seven series with a victory on Tuesday in Game 4 in Boston. John Madden added an empty-net goal and two assists for New Jersey. "We haven't wo |
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| Devils can draw closer to sweep in Beantown |
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04/13/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils try to take a commanding three games to none lead today when they visit the Boston Bruins for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. After opening the set with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, the Devils managed a 4-2 triumph two nights later. In the second match, Jamie Langenbrunner broke a 2-2 deadlock with a power-play goal 15 seconds into the third period, and added two assists as well. Langenbrunner, who was key during the Dallas Stars' run to |
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| Devils try to contain Bruins again |
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04/11/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The only home team to have won their series opener, the New Jersey Devils try to take a two games to none lead tonight when they host the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal set at the Meadowlands. As expected, Game 1 was a low-scoring affair that the Devils took 2-1. Jersey won on the strength of 26 saves from Martin Brodeur and two goals off the stick of Jamie Langenbrunner. Langenbrunner, who placed third on the team with 22 goals during the |
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| Potent Bruins visit stingy Devils in Game 1 |
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04/09/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-champion New Jersey Devils begin their quest to get back to the Stanley Cup Finals tonight when they welcome the Boston Bruins to the Meadowlands in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. New Jersey, which was knocked out by Carolina in the first round last year, won the Atlantic with 108 points -- one ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Flyers the standings. It was the Devils' fifth division championship in seven years. The offsea |
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| 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs outlook |
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04/08/2003 |
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| of guys like Rob Ray and Chris Neil can counteract that. Realistically speaking... The Senators have the tremendous balance needed to win the Stanley Cup, but it wouldn't be entirely shocking to see them fall on their face in the first round either. NEW JERSEY DEVILS - The offseason hiring of Pat Burns as head coach has had the desired effect, as the three-time Jack Adams Award winner has the Devils playing their traditional suffocating brand of defensive hockey. Offense is another story, as New Jersey will ente |
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