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Henrik Lundqvist (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Hands Off The Panic Switch — Rangers Are Far From Done

No team has ever come back from 0-2 deficits in back-to-back series in NHL history. If there’s ever a team that might do it, it’s Tortorella’s prideful Rangers.

2013/05/20

Devils GM Lou Lamoriello (credit: Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Devils Can’t Stand Pat At Trade Deadline, Must Focus On Adding Veteran Scorer

With Ilya Kovalchuk on the mend and stars slumping, it’s imperative Devils GM Lou Lamoriello acquires a veteran scorer before the April 3 trade deadline.

2013/04/02

John Tortorella (credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Talk Of John Tortorella Getting Ax From Rangers Is Highly Ridiculous

I ask Rangers fans to carefully examine which side of the fence they’re on. Ridding of Tortorella before season’s end or in the summer would probably set the Rangers back a decade.

2013/03/27

Goaltender Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Not A Typo: Brodeur Scores Power-Play Goal In Return; Devils Top Hurricanes

Martin Brodeur playfully asked what else he could have done for the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, and coach Peter DeBoer had an idea. “If he would’ve got in a fight, he would’ve done a little bit of everything for us,” DeBoer said.

2013/03/21

Henrik Lundqvist and Marian Gaborik (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Rangers Haven’t Proven Anything Yet; Meeting With Devils Is Season-Defining

Should the Rangers not get the job done at Prudential Center, bigger questions will be asked of their underperforming stars, and the pressure will be tightened on John Tortorella. It’s up to the Blueshirts to bury their demons in New Jersey.

2013/03/19

Andrei Loktionov (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Loktionov Success Just Another Example Of Lamoriello’s Mastery As Devils GM

The player who couldn’t find his place in LA and was cast aside by the Kings is turning out to be the Devils’ treasure.

2013/03/14

The Devils’ Ilya Kovalchuk, right, celebrates with teammate Stephen Gionta after scoring a short-handed goal in first period against the Flyers at the Prudential Center on March 13, 2013. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Devils Have An Easy Time With Stumbling And Bumbling Flyers

Ilya Kovalchuk capped New Jersey’s three-goal first period with his NHL-leading fourth short-handed goal, and the Devils beat the mistake-prone Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Wednesday night.

2013/03/13

Tampa Bay’s Pierre-Cedric Labrie, left, squares off against the Devils’ Krys Barch during their first-period fight at the Prudential Center on March 5, 2013 in Newark. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Devils Fall Behind Early, Never Recover; Losing Streak Grows To 6

Nate Thompson scored twice and Martin St. Louis and rookie Alexander Killorn each had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the struggling New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

2013/03/05

Hartnett: Kovalchuk, Devils Setting The Pace In The Atlantic

Ilya Kovalchuk and the determined Devils have the fortitude needed to win the Atlantic and perhaps make another visit to the Stanley Cup finals.

2013/02/22

Devils defenseman Marek Zidlicky, left, throws a first-period check against the Lightning’s Nate Thompson at the Prudential Center on Feb. 7, 2013. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Kovalchuk Comes Up Big, Pushes Devils Past Struggling Lightning

New Jersey Devils coach Peter DeBoer never worries when Ilya Kovalchuk goes into a goal-scoring drought. Kovalchuk gets his chances every game, and sooner or later the puck starts going in the net.

2013/02/07

Hartnett: Rangers Playing Scared, While Determined Devils Are Feasting

The Rangers were expected to be ready-made contenders straight out of the gates. So much for that.

2013/02/06

Devils goalie martin Brodeur stops the Rangers' Rick Nash, left, on a breakaway during the first period on Feb. 5, 2013, in Newark. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

Devils Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Spring, Still A Bit Better Than Rangers

A year after beating them in the Eastern Conference finals, the New Jersey Devils still have the New York Rangers’ number. The reasons haven’t changed, either.

2013/02/05