| In just a span of 24 hours the Cross River Rivals New | | | | the Carolina Hurricanes and opened a three point lead |
| Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers were both | | | | on the Rangers with a game in hand on them as well |
| involved in two playoff atmosphere type games. | | | | for the final playoff spot. |
| The Rangers facing off against the Hot Montreal | | | | As for the Devils their situation is a little different. They |
| Canadians had their hands full but were in the game | | | | were going for the top seed in the Atlantic division |
| for the most part because of their goalie Henrik | | | | trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins by two points going into |
| Lundqvist who stopped 32 of 34 shots. The | | | | last nights game. |
| Canadians 35th shot of the game would be an empty | | | | The Devils have owed the defending Champions this |
| net goal and a 3-1 victory over the blue shirts. | | | | season and this game would be no different as the |
| The teams were dead locked at one after two | | | | Devils would win their sixth straight and sweep the |
| periods of play as Montreal peppered Lundqvist in the | | | | season series from the Penguins in a cruising 5-2 win |
| second out shooting the Rangers 18 to 5. Still it was | | | | and take over the Atlantic Division. |
| the Rangers scoring the only goal of the period. | | | | The two teams have 87 points but the Devils own the |
| You knew on this night the only way to beat the King | | | | tie breaker, they have one more fewer games played |
| would be on a fluke goal as Sergei Kostitsyn pushed a | | | | and one more win than the Penguins. |
| shot towards the Rangers goal and it would redirect | | | | A tale of two teams from across the River, one is |
| off Rangers forward Artem Anisimov and go past the | | | | sailing high while the other is sinking low. How ever |
| goal crease for a 2-1 Canadians lead. | | | | there is still time for the Blue Shirts to stick their heads |
| The loss threw a wrench in the Rangers playoff | | | | out of the water, but not much. |
| hopes as the Boston Bruins won their game against | | | | |