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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. -- Bryce Salvador may have been a so-called "no-name defenseman" going into the Stanley Cup finals. He isn't anymore. "I don't know how you couldn't know him," fellow blueliner Mark Fayne said after Salvador scored the decisive goa...

No-name defenseman? Bryce Salvador scores Game 5 winner, makes statement for Devils' blueliners.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Zach Parise hasn't recorded a point in the Stanley Cup finals. Still, Devils coach Peter DeBoer thinks his captain is making a significant impact. "Zach's game is so much more than the stat line. He's the heartbeat of our team...

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...

The Devils aren't out of the woods just yet. They trail the Kings 3-1 in the Stanley Cup finals and they're 0-for-15 on the power play in the series. Their backs remain against the wall. Still, there are reasons for optimism heading into G...

• Adam Henrique has three game-winning goals in the playoffs -- the most for a rookie since 1999 (Chris Drury and Milan Hedjuk), according to ESPN Stats & Information. • The Devils scored three goals in the final 12:04 of Game 4 aft...

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...

At a glance: Down 3-0, the Devils will try to stave off elimination in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Devils have never been swept in 42 best-of-seven series -- the longest active streak in NHL, according to E...

Win a game or two, and all of a sudden, it's a series. But for now, the Devils are just playing for pride. Only one team has ever won the Stanley Cup finals after trailing 3-0 in a series: the 1942 Maple Leafs. And they weren't facing the...

With his team facing a 3-0 hole in the Stanley Cup finals, Devils coach Peter DeBoer has decided to make a pair of changes for Game 4 on Wednesday night. Left winger Petr Sykora and defenseman Henrik Tallinder have been inserted into the lineup, ...

Noah Graham/NHLI/Getty ImagesHow original. The Kings' mascot pulled out fatheads featuring "Jersey Shore" cast members and began "beating the beat" with them behind the Devils' bench during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Kings' officia...

Recap | Box score | Photos WHAT IT MEANS: The Devils have overcome adversity throughout the playoffs. But they've never faced this type of daunting deficit before. After losing back-to-back 2-1 decisions in overtime, the Devils were thrott...

At a glance: Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night in Los Angeles is a must-win for the Devils. Los Angeles is just two wins away from capturing its first championship in franchise history and have been hot in the playoffs, leading 3-0 in...

The Devils still believe they can win the Stanley Cup. And why shouldn't they? After all, the Bruins were in the same position as the Devils last season. But after losing a pair of one-goal games to go down 2-0 -- albeit on the road -- Boston...