Devils Advance to Eastern Conference Finals

For the Philadelphia Flyers, today brings two things. One being shaving cream, and the other a razor. All of their playoff beards can be shaved off, thanks to the Devils winning four straight games against them. Unfortunately, there is one Flyer who will not participate in this for a reason different from the other players who did not grow beards. Goon, Zac Rinaldo, who was only involved in last night's loss because the Flyers' superstar was smart enough to get suspended, does not play much nor belong on the ice. Thankfully, Peter Laviolette, coach of the Flyers, did not play him enough for him to grow his playoff beard. THE OUT OF CONTROL CROWD AT FLYERS GAMES IS A PERFECT FIT FOR RINALDO.

For the Devils, today brings a feeling of satisfaction, excitement, and soreness. It was a very rough game on Tuesday night. They fought hard, out-played Philadelphia, and forced the Flyers into many mistakes by forechecking the living daylights out of the Flyers. While by no means did the Devils have a mistake-free, 100% perfect series, they played their with more passion, speed, and offensive pressure than the Flyers. And that is all you can ask for when it is all you need to win the series 4-1.

Martin Brodeur has been everything the Devils could ask of him. Even though the Devils have scored at least three goals in each of their last seven games, Brodeur has been very steady. Specializing in the third period, Brodeur has put up a .920 save percentage and a 2.05 goals against average in the 2011-2012 playoffs.



Ilya Kovalchuk has helped the Devils directly and indirectly. When he plays, he ignites the fire in the offense and power-play. When he missed game 3, the team picked up their game to make up for his loss. The Devils have just as good of a chance at winning the Stanley Cup as anyone at this point. It will be fun to see the games coming up, especially if they are against the Rangers.