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• How they match up: Devils vs. Kings

  as he's been, the Devils might get frustrated early.Edge: Kings FORWARDS The Devils have the higher-end skill up front, with Ilya Kovalchuk , Zach Parise and Travis Zajac , but the Kings have gotten contributions from up and down their four lines. Dustin Brown   Read more »

• Facing Henrik Lundqvist was no fun for Ilya Kovalchuk

  -- Ilya Kovalchuk has spoken several times recently about how much he is enjoying himself, deep into the spring of his 10th NHL season.The Devils ' highly paid left wing never had been beyond the first round of the playoffs, and now he is in the Eastern Conference   Read more »

• Rangers win with grit and guile

  have taken some of the best shots the Devils could serve up. Saturday, that best included a pair of second-period breakaways by Ilya Kovalchuk and a few other odd-man rushes that would have had Tortorella skating his team to pieces today if it were a regular   Read more »

• Perfect Henrik Lundqvist says he could be better

  1997 Eastern Conference semifinal against the Devils to record two shutouts in a series -- for committing too soon on both of Ilya Kovalchuk 's breakaway chances early in the second period.He made a flopping, outstretched save on Kovalchuk's first break-in,   Read more »

• Devils shuffled lines pay off

  the headliners in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden were the reassembled top line of Zach Parise , Travis Zajac and Ilya Kovalchuk .Kovalchuk scored in the first period, ending the Devils' drought, but that goal came on a power play.In the end, it was two players   Read more »

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• Stanley Cup Finals: Stanley Cup Finals — Devils Looking to Restart Their Offense

  issues,” DeBoer said, referring to a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings . The Devils took only 18 shots, including just one by Ilya Kovalchuk, their $100 million forward. “I can’t box this up and wrap this up in one nice little package for you,” DeBoer said. 5/31/12 from The New York Times Read more »

• Stanley Cup: Ilya Kovalchuk must break free

  Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils says his decision to come to New Jersey was the right one. Scott Levy/Getty Images Kevin McGran Sports Reporter NEWARK—Ilya Kovalchuk would be the first to admit his first year with the New Jersey Devils didn’t go quite as 5/31/12 from Toronto Star Read more »

• Stanley Cup: Is Drew Doughty the next Nick Lidstrom?

  his development defensively. He and partner Rob Scuderi had the job of shutting down the Devils’ top snipers, including Ilya Kovalchuk. “He’s got a lot of speed,” Doughty said of Kovalchuk. “I know he likes to get open and take that shot. My main objective 5/31/12 from Toronto Star Read more »

• After nearly requesting trade from Devils, Ilya Kovalchuk leads New Jersey’s Cup campaign

  ImagesWhen he became the first Russian ever taken first overall in the Entry Draft in 2001, Ilya Kovalchuk said he really wanted to win in the NHL. But he had to wait a very long time for the chance to finally show how good he could be as a player. At the 5/31/12 from Yahoo! Sports  Read more »

• Jets’ Head Coach Rex Ryan Putting His Support Behind Devils

  Ryan was seen in full New Jersey Devils’ gear at Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The outspoken coach was sporting an Ilya Kovalchuk jersey and a Devils’ cap as he took in the game at Prudential Center with his family. His wife Michelle and son Seth sat 5/31/12 from CBS New York Read more »