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Rangers Take 2-0 Lead Over Devils

Posted Apr 11, 08 11:08 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Henrik Lundqvist and another flukey goal have the New York Rangers halfway to the second round after beating longtime rival New Jersey, 2-1, on Friday. Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery scored 23 seconds apart early in the third period and Lundqvist made 26 saves in beating the Devils yet again for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

The win was the Rangers' ninth in 10 games against New Jersey this season. Jagr broke a scoreless tie with another tally that left Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur shaking his head after Jagr’s shot went in off the Devils’ goaltender’s back. Soon After, Sean Avery picked up a shot that deflected off Devils forward Patrik Elias and scored over Brodeur's glove.

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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden, prepares to glove the puck during the third period of Game 2 of a first-round hockey playoff series, Friday night, April 11, 2008 at the Prudential...   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, left, cannot make the save as the puck goes in the net for a goal by New York Rangers' Sean Avery as Rangers' Scott Gomez looks on during the third period...   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Rangers, from left, Brandon Dubinsky, Martin Straka (82), Michal Rozsival, Jaromir Jagr and Marc Staal celebrate a Jagr's goal on Friday, April 11, 2008 in Newark, N.J.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Rangers' Sean Avery, left, gets in the face of New Jersey Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur during Game 2 of a first-round hockey playoff series, Friday night, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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