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NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils were just too fast, too skilled, too deep. Hungry is another word that comes to mind. Relentless is a good one, too.

The last-place Hawks are bringing nine defensemen to face the Flames, Canucks and Kraken. Alex Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser have begun spending time alongside Seth Jones, while Nikita Zaitsev has somehow cemented a role above Andreas Englund.

The Islanders, in a hard push to secure their hold on the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot, played a playoff-style game with their physicality, forechecking and clogging of the neutral zone. It was a lesson for the speedy and playoff-bound Devils.

NEW YORK — Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was not the least bit interested in looking at Tuesday night’s game at Madison Square Garden against the Carolina Hurricanes as a potential first-round playoff series preview.

NEWARK, N.J. — Matt Boldy potted a hat trick his last game.

TAMPA, Fla. — The second period has given the Lightning trouble at times this season, and on Sunday night, the middle 20 minutes of regulation sapped their momentum.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk whirled around in search of someone to celebrate with. His goal — a beautiful masterclass of stick work and finesse around the crease — had punctuated a rapid-fire comeback for the Florida Panthers and pulled them from the verge of a potentially frustrating loss to…

NEWARK, N.J. — The Lightning went into the final minutes of Thursday night’s game against the Devils on their heels.

NEWARK, N.J. — With Steven Stamkos out for Tuesday’s road game against the Devils, Brandon Hagel was reunited with Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov on the Lightning’s top scoring line.