From Talking Points:
Tonight will be Martin Brodeur's ninth Game 7 — he's 5-3 — but none of the previous series have felt like this one.
The teams have alternated wins, which bodes well for the Devils tonight but goes against what Brodeur, has seen in his 175 previous postseason appearances.
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