Day: April 19, 2008

The Rangers are moving on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the second straight season thanks to a 5-3 win in last night’s Game 5. The win gave the Blueshirts a 4-1 series victory (in the process eliminating the Devils) and a chance to wait on the sidelines as the remaining two series battle it out.

The victory was that much sweeter against the Devils, erasing the 4-0 series defeat in 2006. If you’re interested, the Star Ledger writes about it from the Devils’ perspective while the Bergen Record captures some of the quotes from the Devils’ players themselves.

With the Devils now behind them, the Rangers will await the results of today’s games to see if their next round opponent is decided. The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers both have chances to clinch their respective series today.

The Flyers are up first (1:00pm – NBC) though they will have to do so on the road in Game 5 of the series. The Capitals won game one in a third period comeback, but have dropped three straight, including a double overtime heartbreaker to Philadelphia in Game 4.