The Eastern Conference Finals are now a best-of-five series entering Saturday’s Game 3 at the Prudential Center. In turn, the question intensifies as to which backstop or set of back-checkers will ultimately blink one time too many in this obsessive-defensive round of staring contests.
Perhaps equally key, though, is whose strike force will have one more dormant volcano perk up?
As early as this series still may be, a noteworthy multitude of New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers forwards have been rather muted through their first two games, if not longer. Some of them have a certifiable clutch history that their respective fan bases are hoping will be reprised.
In alphabetical order, the top three late-breaking candidates from each side to watch over the next week are as follows:
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