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Hired in November to replace Bruce Boudreau, Dale Hunter led the Capitals to the second round of the N.H.L. playoffs with a defense-first, possession-oriented system.

Hired in November to replace Bruce Boudreau, Dale Hunter led the Capitals to the second round of the N.H.L. playoffs with a defense-first, possession-oriented system.

When the Rangers face the Devils in Game 1 of the conference finals Monday, the Rangers will have less than 48 hours of rest while the Devils will have nearly a week’s worth.

The Rangers and the Devils split their six-game season series, but the final scores practically became an afterthought because of spillages of animosity.

It has already taken them 14 games over two rounds, but the Rangers are not complaining about how they have extended their season.

It has already taken them 14 games over two rounds, but the Rangers are not complaining about how they have extended their season.

Henrik Lundqvist’s acrobatic goaltending kept his team in the game when the Capitals had a pair of lengthy sequences with the puck at the Rangers’ end.

Stephen Gionta, who has played in more than 300 minor league hockey games since 2006, is making the most of a postseason chance with the Devils.

The Rangers won another closely fought Game 7, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1997 on goals from Brad Richards and Michael Del Zotto.

The Phoenix Coyotes are about to make their first appearance in the Western Conference finals, and the N.H.L-owned club may soon have a new owner.

The Coyotes, dogged by financial problems and plagued with low attendance, are in the Western Conference finals after having made the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

A Devils follower recalls the classic series with the Rangers 18 years ago, and looks ahead to a possible rematch.

In 1994, all the writer wanted was to see the Rangers win the Stanley Cup, and to be in the Garden when it happened. Things are different this year.

Both the Rangers, who are 4-0 at home in Game 7’s in team history, and the Capitals, who have already won a Game 7 in the playoffs, are ready for Saturday’s decisive game.