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1994 Memories

15 years ago today: Devils 3 Rangers 1, Series tied, everyone is benched

With C Bernie Nicholls suspended for Game 4 due to a cross check on Alexei Kovalev in Game 3, and C Bobby Carpenter nursing an injury, the Devils were weak at the center position coming into Game 4 at the Brendan Byrne Arena. The Rangers were flying high a big

15 years ago today: Matteau in Double OT Part One

In Game 3 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, Martin Brodeur faced 50 shots on goal, but number 50 turned out to be the one that counted most. Stephane Matteau scored the game winning goal at 6:13 of the second overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over

15 years ago today: Rangers 4 Devils 0: Series tied

When you need a message sent, you get the Captain to deliver it. Less than a minute into Game 2 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Mark Messier leveled Devils Captain Scott Stevens with a bone crushing hit behind the Devils net, and 20 seconds later, he put an exclamation

15 years ago today: The Battle of the Hudson begins

[Note by jrs1940: we're going to go a little more in depth on our 1994 retrospective for the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals, beginning today ] On May 15th, 1994, the greatest playoff series most of us have ever seen and ever will see began at Madison Square