Steve Palumbo
NJ Devils & Five Hole Dive Featured Writer
Steve Palumbo brought his talents to Rant Sports back in March of 2011. Since then Steve has been "wowing" the hockey community as a Rant Sports Featured Columnist for the New Jersey Devils and Five Hole Dive. Make sure to check him out on Twitter! @StevePalumboNHL
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New Jersey Devils Fans Putting the Advantage back into Home Ice
The New Jersey Devils are finally starting to understand what home ice advantage really means. It wasn’t that long ago a playoff game at the Prudential Center meant a loss in a less than capacity building. Before the 2012 playoffs, the Devils had been 3-7 at the state of the art Prudential Center since relocated [...]
Have the New Jersey Devils Found a Formula to beat the New York Rangers?
The New Jersey Devils are leaving New York City and heading back to the comfy confines of the Prudential Center with 1-1 series split after taking care of business in a 3-2 win in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Devils finally found a way to solve the New York Rangers suddenly impenetrable defense and [...]
New Jersey Devils Offense Stymied in Game 1 Shutout Loss to New York Rangers
The New Jersey Devils had to of known that advancing past the Eastern Conference Finals wasn’t going to be easy. Surely they already knew that beating the hated New York Rangers was not going to be a stroll through Central Park. Well, if they didn’t before, they surely do now. The Rangers and Henrik Ludqvist took game 1 of the East Final, [...]
New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers: Playoff Hockey Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This
When the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers play each other in the regular it’s not just any old hockey game, it’s a heavy weight fight and when they face each other in the playoffs it becomes an all out war. The NHL is just hours away from dropping the puck on an Eastern Conference Final that [...]
New Jersey Devils Release Conference Finals Tickets; Sell Out in Minutes
The New Jersey Devils do not have an opponent for the Eastern Conference Finals just yet, but that didn’t stop them from selling out their home games in under 10-minutes. New Jersey has often been the butt of countless jokes because of less than stellar numbers at the gate even in the playoffs. However this postseason has [...]
Composed New Jersey Devils Frustrate Flyers; Advance to Eastern Conference Finals
There is something to be said for keeping your cool even in the toughest of situations. For the New Jersey Devils it meant returning to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in nine years. New Jersey eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers with a 3-1 series clinching victory in game five of their Eastern Conference [...]
New Jersey Devils Must Stick to the Game Plan Despite Claude Giroux Suspension
The New Jersey Devils have a chance to close out the Claude Giroux-less Philadelphia Flyers tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in just five games. Giroux was suspended one game for his illegal hit to the head of Devils forward Dainus Zubrus late in the second period of Sunday’s 4-2 loss at the Prudential Center. The fact [...]
Dominant New Jersey Devils Inch Closer to First Conference Finals Appearance Since 2003
The New Jersey Devils rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to spoil a solid effort from Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov en route to a 4-2 game four win and a commanding 3-1 series lead. It was not supposed to be like this for the Devils. It wasn’t supposed to look so easy or effortless. On the [...]
New Jersey Devils Overtime Success Should Come as No Surprise to Anyone
The New Jersey Devils lead the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in their best-of-seven series after another exhilarating 4-3 overtime win in game 3. This time Alexei Ponikarovsky was the hero, scoring the game-winner and his first goal of the players late in the first overtime to give New Jersey the win. It was the Devils third win in [...]
Ilya Kovalchuk has been Playing with a Herniated Disk in his Back
It finally appears that the mystery surrounding New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk and his mysterious injury has been solved. Kovalchuk, the Devils leading goal-scorer during the regular season, missed game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia Flyers with a ‘lower-body’ injury. According to a tweet from Star-Ledger columnist Rich Chere, Kovalchuk does in fact have a [...]
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