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The Devils, down 3-1 to the Kings and facing elimination again, held an optional skate on Saturday afternoon prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. About half the players participated -- including Ilya Kovalchuk and Martin Brodeur. Zach P...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Zach Parise says his left ankle is "fine." The Devils captain went into the boards funny and got his left skate caught during the third period of New Jersey's 3-1 victory over Los Angeles in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wed...

Recap | Box score | Photos WHAT IT MEANS: They're still alive. Adam Henrique, who has a knack for scoring big goals, notched his fourth of the playoffs with 4:29 left in the third period to snap a 1-all tie, and the Devils staved off eliminati...

NEWARK, N.J. -- A lot was made about how bad the Prudential Center ice was following Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. But Devils coach Peter DeBoer wasn't about to make that an excuse as to why his team lost, 2-1, in overtime to the Kings on Wed...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Finally. It's here. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Devils and Kings awaits. Is it just a game? "No," Ilya Kovalchuk replied emphatically on Wednesday morning. "This one's a little different. We can't wait to ge...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Devils coach Peter DeBoer kept his team's lines and defensive pairings the same at Tuesday's practice. Lines: Ponikarovsky-Henrique-Kovalchuk Parise-Zajac-Zubrus Elias-Josefson-Clarkson Carter-Gionta-Bierner (Boulto...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Ilya Kovalchuk has gotten to party with the Stanley Cup. He just never won it. Back in 2003, Kovalchuk's friend, Oleg Tverdovsky, won the Cup with New Jersey and took it back to Russia. Kovalchuk could've touched it. He ele...

The National Hockey League and its broadcast partners may have been hoping for a Rangers-Kings Stanley Cup final, but the New Jersey Devils were more than happy to play spoiler.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Zach Parise wanted to touch the Prince of Wales Trophy. But as the superstition goes, it's bad luck, so Parise allowed his teammates to have the final say. "Some guys said do what you want. Some guys said no," Parise said. "I ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Los Angeles may be ecstatic about the Kings reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1993, but the Devils sure aren't. "Good for them. I don't care," Ilya Kovalchuk said following Wednesday's morning skate. But...

NEWARK, N.J. -- An eye for an eye? Try a groin shot for a groin shot. With 4:57 left in the second period of the Devils' 4-1 victory over the Rangers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night at the Prudential Center, Ilya Ko...

Devils coach Peter DeBoer will keep defenseman Peter Harrold in the lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday afternoon, which means rookie Adam Larsson will stay out. Parise-Zajac-Kovalchuk Sykora-Elias-Zubrus Ponikarovsky...

WHAT IT MEANS: The New Jersey Devils advanced to the NHL's version of the Final Four. And, rather stunningly, they did so with relative ease. Ilya Kovalchuk had a power-play goal and an assist, Martin Brodeur made 27 saves, and the Devils mov...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Doctors and trainers worked their magic to get Ilya Kovalchuk back to the ice. Then the 29-year-old sniper worked his magic on it. Kovalchuk, who had to sit out Game 2 because of a back injury, capped off a brilliant one-goal,...

Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov said if he wasn't a hockey player, he'd be an astronaut. Perhaps to explore the HU-MONG-OUS universe? Ilya Kovalchuk was asked the same same question at Devils' morning skate on Thursday. "A taxi driver," Kovalch...

New Jersey Devils right winger Ilya Kovalchuk returned to the lineup Thursday.