• Rangers 3 Devils 0: The King was in charge Monday night as Henrik Lundqvist turned back the Devils with an outstanding night in net, stopping 38 shots and overshadowing what was the big story before the game; “the reunion” of Sean Avery and Martin Brodeur. Avery kept his distance from Brodeur, but he infuriated several Devils and goaded them into some bad penalties. David Clarkson became so mad at Avery, that he took a double-minor/game misconduct penalty for throwing him to the ice repeatedly in a scuffle in the third period.

    On offense, Brandon Dubinsky got things started for New York and Dan Girardi and Ryan Callahan added the remaining goals. The win gives New York 89 points, good for seventh place, four ahead of ninth place Buffalo. It marked the fifth-straight loss for New Jersey and leaves the Devils six points ahead of Philadelphia for the Atlantic Division lead.

  • Milwaukee 107 Nets 78: The Bucks jumped out to a 21-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back as they destroyed the Nets. New Jersey didn’t really compete in this one, but at least they gave their fans a chance to beat the traffic.

  • Utah 112 Knicks 104: They haven’t quite quit on the season yet. Down by 24 in the third quarter, the Knicks stormed back and made things interesting in the fourth quarter, briefly taking the lead, before ultimately losing the game. Al Harrington epitomized the New York night, sleepwalking through the first half, scoring big points during the comeback and then melting down and stupidly getting ejected in the final minute.