Mike Rupp News

Well, it's officially the offseason for this Rangers fan folks, and you know what that means - time to stir the pot.

Zach Parise and the Devils march into the Stanley Cup with the Prince of Wales Trophy after winning the East.

Devils coach Pete DeBoer and Rangers coach John Tortorella screamed at each other after the Mike Rupp cheap shot punch of Devils goalie Martin Brodeur in the 3rd period of Game 4 We don't profess to have any Tortorellian insight or conceit, nor do we read tea leaves or tarot cards, but we know this much about what's left of this 2011-12 NHL season: ... (more)

The Rangers-Devils Eastern Conference finals didn't have a lack of drama nor silliness, that's for sure.

Heading into the first elimination game of the Eastern Conference finals, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers will ice near-identical lineups to the ones from last game.

MUIR: Alright, AD. Time for you to wipe off the Vinnie Vincent makeup and turn down the volume on your Creatures of the Night eight-track. Let's talk some conference finals stick and puck.

Let's face it, John Tortorella will never be described as gracious, classy or polite.

This is the stage of glory now, this Battle of the Hudson. The Rangers intend to make their own glowing history, not echo Mark Messier's 1994 chapter of their book of legends.

Mike Rupp #71 of the New York Rangers falls to the ice between Martin Brodeur #30 and Adam Henrique #14 of the New Jersey Devils in Game Four.

Not Chess: #6 New Jersey Devils at #1 New York Rangers , Game 5, 8:00 Eastern, NBC Sports and CBC.

Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry Fraser wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca ! Did you see the third period bruhaha with Mike Rupp and half the New Jersey Devils on the ice Monday? Was there anything the refs could have done earlier in the game to prevent this from ... (more)

For the third straight series, the Eastern Conference's top-seeded team is all even through four games, and each time New York has headed into Game 5 off the disappointment of a loss that would have given the Rangers a commanding 3-1 edge.

When Rangers Coach John Tortorella and Devils Coach Peter DeBoer were jawing at each other in the third period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday, no one had a better listening post than NBC's Pierre McGuire.

Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers, 3-1, Monday night, evening the Eastern Conference Finals, 2-2. Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the ... (more)

SpaceX Launched a Vehicle That'll Dock at the Space Station : It will deliver more than 1,000 pounds of food, clothing, lab equipment, and puppies.

Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers, 3-1, Monday night, evening the Eastern Conference Finals, 2-2. Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated ... (more)

Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas' Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the Mariners rolled to their fourth straight win in a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on... Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas' Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the ... (more)

Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers, 4-1, Monday night, evening the Eastern Conference Finals, 2-2. Zach Parise had two goals and an assist and Bryce Salvador and Travis Zajac beat Henrik Lundqvist less than four minutes apart in ... (more)

NEWARK, N.J. - Martin Brodeur made 27 saves and survived a third-period punch to the chest by old buddy Mike Rupp as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 4-1 in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference finals Monday night.

In NASSAU CNTY closed due to road construction on THE L.I.E./I-495 EB between X37/WILLIS AVE and X39/GLEN COVE RD The Rangers will play another game at The Rock, which has proved to be quite a hard -- and nasty -- place.