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Martin Brodeur has accomplished an awful lot in his storied career. But as the Devils and Rangers are set to begin the Eastern Conference finals, Craig Custance writes that there's still something significant at stake for New Jersey's goalie.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2012

Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 400th career goal and Johan Hedberg recorded his fourth shutout of the season as the Devils beat the Senators in Ottawa 1-0 Tuesday. Snapping a scoreless draw, Kovalchuk one-timed a no-look pass from defenseman Marek Zidl...

Backup goaltender Johan Hedberg will start tonight when the Capitals host the slumping Devils in D.C., according to the Newark Star-Ledger and The Bergen Record. The 38-year-old netminder will make his first appearance since New Jersey's 4-3 OT lo...

T.J. Oshie scored the only goal in the shootout and relief goalie Brian Elliott was perfect as the St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey 4-3 on Thursday night to end the Devils' five-game winning streak.

There were some happy Swedes in the Devils' dressing room Friday morning given their native country's 1-0 OT win over Russia in the World Junior Hockey Championships' Gold-medal game Thursday night. Rookie Adam Larsson, goaltender Johan Hedberg an...

The Dallas Stars didn't finish their five-game road trip the way they were hoping, and turnovers were the big reason why. The New Jersey Devils turned Dallas turnovers into goals Friday night, defeating the Stars 6-3 at Prudential Center. "The bl...

Two weeks ago, the Minnesota Wild came thisclose to having a 51-year old embroidery store owner named Paul Deutsch suit up as an emergency backup goalie. The Wild's top guy, Niklas Backstrom, was scratched late on game day, Josh Harding would be star...

If you're wondering what's wrong with Martin Brodeur, you're not alone. We're wondering the same thing. Brodeur gave up three goals on four shots in 8:17 before being pulled in favor of Johan Hedberg in Friday night's 4-2 loss to Minnesota. ...

Adam Larsson said he planned on thanking Johan Hedberg after the Devils 1-0 win over the Islanders Friday. He may not be alone. Hedberg bailed out the rookie defenseman, who committed a glaring turnover early in the third, with a terrific stop...

What it means: Devils backup goaltender Johan Hedberg delivered a phenomenal 23-save performance to record his 19th career shutout and second of the season in the Devils' 1-0 win over the floundering Islanders. The Islanders have dropped 14 of their ...

Petr Sykora scored and Johan Hedberg made 23 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and the 19th of his NHL career to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Friday.

David Clarkson scored in the fourth round of the shootout, after Johan Hedberg made a pad save on Nicklas Backstrom, and the Devils rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Capitals on Saturday night.

St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock has a history of making average goaltenders play over their heads, which is good news for the struggling Jaroslav Halak.

Martin Brodeur made his first start in almost three weeks on Wednesday.

Martin Brodeur said Tuesday that he is healthy and ready to return. When he actually does, though, is still to be determined.

Tim Kavanagh offers his latest goalie rankings and discusses whether to believe the hot start of Nikolai Khabibulin.