New Jersey Devils
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Regular Season Record: 49-24-9, 106 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 3-1
Last Stanley Cup Win: 2003
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 2003
Last Postseason Appearance: 2006
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Patrik Elias (2), Scott Gomez (2), Brian Gionta, Sergei Brylin (3), Jamie Langenbrunner (2), Jim Dowd, Jay Pandolfo (2), John Madden (2), Brian Rafalski (2), Colin White (2), Brad Lukowich, Martin Brodeur (3)

Team Analysis: The Devils - as expected - played tight defensive hockey in the opening round, as four of their six games against the Tampa Bay Lightning were decided by one goal. Brodeur's performance in the first three games raised questions about his vulnerability, but the future Hall of Famer rebounded from squandering a two-goal lead in the second period of Game 4, which New Jersey won in overtime, then stopped 31 shots for his 22nd career playoff shutout in Game 5. Brodeur's 93rd postseason win in Game 6 moved him ahead of Grant Fuhr and into second place on the career playoff list behind Patrick Roy's 151. Up front, the offense has been solid with Zach Parise leading all playoff scorers with six goals. The foursome of Jamie Langenbrunner, Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta has also been effective, especially on the power play. Defenceman Brian Rafalski is also a big part of the power play, with two goals and five assists in six games. Defensively, shutdown specialists John Madden and Jay Pandolfo have also been workhorses up front, logging in more than 20 minutes of ice-time in four of their first six games. Paul Martin, Brad Lukowich and Johnny Oduya keep the team's commitment to solid play in the back end, while rookie Andy Greene led all Devils blueliners in plus-minus (+4).

Ottawa Senators
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Regular Season Record: 48-25-9, 105 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 1-2-1
Last Stanley Cup Win: -
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: -
Last Postseason Appearance: 2006
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Martin Gerber

Team Analysis: With the exception of the third period of Game 2 of their first round series, the Senators never really faced any adversity from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Bryan Murray's squad dominated the first five games with a solid effort from to bottom. Anyone left wondering whether the Senators should have acquired some leadership in Gary Roberts should take a longer look at captain Daniel Alfredsson, who led by example with three goals and six points. Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza also tallied it up on the scoreboard, fueling a lethal power play that scored once in every four opportunities. But the offense was a lot more than their top trio. In each game, the Senators were able to roll our all four lines and spread out their scoring effectively. Defensively, the team also got a great two-way game from players like Dean McAmmond, Peter Schaefer and Chris Kelly. On the blueline, the tandem of Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov were arguably the best in the playoffs - effectively shutting down the league's best player in Sidney Crosby. Unlike past playoff campaigns, goaltending doesn't seem to be a sensitive issue in the nation's capital. Ray Emery has been as cool and confident as a seasoned veteran.

Statistical keys to the series

- New Jersey ranked 16th in the league on the power play, with a 17.7% success rate. Ottawa ranked 14th at 17.9%.

- New Jersey ranked fourth in the league in penalty killing, with an 85.2% success rate. Ottawa ranked ninth at 84.5%.

- Colin White (168), Erik Rasmussen (120) and Brad Lukowich (119) are the Devils' leading hitters.

- Chris Neil (288), Anton Volchenkov (205) and Mike Fisher (195) are the Senators' leading hitters.

- Scott Gomez is the Devils' top face-off man -- 52.2%.

- Antoine Vermette and Jason Spezza are the Senators' top face-off men -- 53.0%.

- Ottawa's Chris Neil ranked third in the league with 177 penalty minutes.

- Ottawa's Dany Heatley ranked second in the league with 50 goals.

- Ottawa's Dany Heatley tied for the league lead with 10 game-winning goals.

- Ottawa's Anton Volchenkov led the league with 273 blocked shots.

- Ottawa's Jason Spezza ranked second in the league with a 21.0% shooting percentage.

- Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson and Tom Preissing ranked second and third in the league, with a plus-42 and plus-40, respectively.

- Zach Parise led the Devils with five points in four games against the Senators this year.

- Daniel Alfredsson and Dean McAmmond led the Senators with four points in four games against the Devils this year.

- Scott Gomez led the league with nine points in Round One.

- Scott Gomez, Andy Greene and Travis Zajac led the Devils with a plus-4 in Round One.

- Chris Kelly led the Senators with a plus-5 in Round One.

- Paul Martin led the Devils in ice time with 25:38 per game in Round One.

- Anton Volchenkov led the Senators in ice time with 21:15 per game in Round One.

- New Jersey's leaders in power play ice time (per game/regular season):
Brian Rafalski 4:44
Scott Gomez 4:28
Brian Gionta 4:26
Patrik Elias 4:21
Jamie Langenbrunner 4:13
Paul Martin 3:06

- Ottawa's leaders in power play ice time (per game/regular season):
Dany Heatley 4:59
Jason Spezza 4:53
Daniel Alfredsson 4:48
Wade Redden 4:33
Andrej Meszaros 3:42
Joe Corvo 3:37

- New Jersey's leaders in penalty killing ice time (per game/regular season):
Colin White 3:15
John Madden 3:13
Jay Pandolfo 3:03
Brad Lukowich 2:57
Paul Martin 2:43
Jim Dowd 1:51

- Ottawa's leaders in penalty killing ice time (per game/regular season):
Chris Phillips 4:40
Anton Volchenkov 4:27
Chris Kelly 3:04
Antoine Vermette 2:55
Andrej Meszaros 2:32
Mike Fisher 2:28