NEW YORK (AP) For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of ''The World's Most Famous Arena.''

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NEW YORK (AP) For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of ''The World's Most Famous Arena.''

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NEW YORK -- As the New York Rangers prepared to host the New Jersey Devils on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the home team made a special effort to remind the Devils -- and the fans -- what happened the last time the bitter rivals battled for a trip to the Stanley Cup finals in 1994.

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NEW YORK -- As the New York Rangers prepared to host the New Jersey Devils on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the team made a special effort to remind the Devils -- and the fans -- what happened the last time the two teams battled for a trip to the Stanley Cup finals in 1994.

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The first place New York Rangers have now played 14 games in this postseason against the seventh and eighth seeded teams in the Eastern Conference, and are 8-6.

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EA Sports' NHL 13 cover vote has now completed two rounds and the final eight players have been revealed as we make our way towards the announcement of the winner during the NHL Awards show in Las Vegas on June 20. Over the next week and a half there will be two voting periods involving two separate matchups. After over 16 millions votes, here are your final eight: In Bracket A will be Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, along with Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Scott Hartnell of the Philadelphia Flyers. Voting for this bracket begins today and will run through May 17th. Bracket B will feature John Tavares of the New York Islanders against Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers vs. Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators. Voting for Bracket B starts on May 18th and will end on May 23th. The final four players will be announced on May 24th. Some teams with players in the running have created their own campaigns to garner votes from fans. The Kings and Kopitar released a video last month, while the Islanders have pumped up Tavares' campaign by going old school with some promotional materials,  referencing the great NBA Jam . Boom Shaka Laka! Voting will take place at  NHL.com/CoverVote and fans can do so an unlimited number of times. A Twitter hashtag,  #NHL13Cover , will also track the cover athlete tournament discussion. Updates and other content will also show up on the  EA SPORTS NHL Facebook page . Follow Sean Leahy on Twitter at @Sean_Leahy

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The New York Rangers ambled through the second game of their NHL playoff series with the seventh-seeded Washington Capitals as if they believed most hockey enthusiasts. While the Caps are to be respected for sneaking by the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in seven close, bare-knuckle games, they shouldn't be too much of an obstacle to the Rangers' sojourn to this year's parade down Broadway in Manhattan.

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There is one undeniable truth concerning the New York Rangers - Ottawa Senators first round NHL playoff series.

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The Ottawa Senators and forward Zenon Konopka have been fined by the NHL for "verbal abuse" directed at New York Rangers center Brian Boyle before the Senators' game against the Rangers on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

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Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. This is the last known photo of Hartnell Swallows Guy. If you know of his whereabouts please contact your local authorities. • Ottawa Senators forward Zenon Konopka has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement, and his club fined $10,000 for Konopka's conduct prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal at New York on Saturday, April 14, the National Hockey League announced Monday. The reason? Konopka was chirping Brian Boyle while he was speaking to NBC cameras before Game 2, during warmups. [ NHL ] • For all the talk about what the NHL needs to do or not do for supplemental discipline, why doesn't the NHLPA take any heat? [ Canes Country ] • Senshot believes the NHL is losing control of the playoffs. [ Senshot ] • Why hatred and violence are at the heart of hockey. [ On Frozen Pond] • Six reasons why the Phoenix Coyotes remaining in Glendale could fail. [ Phoenix Business Journal ] • Chris Kreider could make his debut for the New York Rangers in Game 3. [ Slap Shot ] • John Tortorella has a 73-word press conference before Game 3, including "I'm not going to answer questions about the other team." [ Globe & Mail ] • The Norfolk Admirals closed out their regular season with a three-game weekend sweep and 28 straight victories. Incredible. [ Virginian Pilot ] • Great ratings news for NBC, as playoff numbers are up a whopping 50 percent and Flyers/Penguins is giving them massive pre-Finals ratings. [ Puck the Media ] • The Active Stick brings it: "If you're a woman, and you call him Cindy Crosby, or you call them the Sedin Sisters, or you think 'Two Girls No Cup' is funny, do you know what you're doing? You are calling someone female to insult them. You are using yourself as an insult . Have a little more respect for yourself." [ Active Stick ]

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