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(Sports Network) - The top-seeded New York Rangers will try to rebound from a poor performance when they host the New Jersey Devils tonight in Game 5 of the deadlocked Eastern Conference finals. Fans can follow along and interact with other viewers on TSN.cas Game Night Blog, starting at 8pm et/5pm pt. The Atlantic Division rivals have split the first four games of this best- of-seven series, with New York taking Games 1 and 3 by identical 3-0 scores and the sixth-seeded Devils claiming the even-numbered contests. The clubs are both 1-1 on home ice in this series, but the Rangers are 6-4 overall at Madison Square Garden in the 2012 postseason. The Devils are 5-4 away from their home arena this spring. New Jersey, which posted a 3-2 win in Game 2, evened this series with a dominating 4-1 victory in Mondays Game 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Devils received 28 saves and an assist from goaltender Martin Brodeur en route to the lopsided victory. After getting shut out by New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist on Saturday, Brodeur carried a shutout late into the third period of Game 3. Zach Parise posted two goals and an assist in the victory, while Bryce Salvador and Travis Zajac also scored. Parise ended a five-game goalless drought and now has six goals and six assists in this postseason. "I think our guys responded with a big effort from the drop of the puck," said New Jersey head coach Peter DeBoer. "We executed and stuck to our game plan, especially in the second period when they were coming after us hard." Brodeurs assist came on an empty-netter by Parise with 1:29 left in the game. It was Brodeurs fourth assist of this postseason, setting a new NHL mark for most helpers by a goaltender in one playoff year. Ruslan Fedotenko scored the lone goal while Lundqvist gave up three goals on 29 shots for the Rangers. "We have to hold on to some pucks," said New York head coach John Tortorella. "We would give it back to them and the momentum would go right back to them. It was a struggle for a number of our guys tonight. We have to have a short memory of this one." Mondays game marked the first time in this postseason that the Rangers failed to hold their opponent under four goals. New York held the opposition to three goals or less in 17 consecutive playoff games, tying an NHL record established by Detroit in 2008. The Rangers are 6-0 this postseason when tallying three or more goals, and are 0-6 when allowing three or more goals. One lasting image of Game 4 was the shouting match that erupted between the two head coaches. After a series during the third period in which New Yorks Michael Rupp was given a 10-minute misconduct and two roughing minors, DeBoer and Tortorella were yelling at each other across the boards. "I think emotion takes over," DeBoer said on Tuesday. "Again I dont know the word defend, but I took offense at what happened on the ice, and that was my outlet, right or wrong." No suspensions or fines came out of Game 4, but Rangers forward Brandon Prust is eligible to return tonight after facing disciplinary action from the league. Prust was suspended for one game for an elbow to the head of New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov in Game 3. The Rangers could also get forwards Brandon Dubinsky and Mats Zuccarello back tonight. Dubinsky hasnt played since suffering a lower-body injury in Game 7 of the opening round against Ottawa, while Zuccarello has been sidelined since late March with a broken wrist. As Atlantic Division combatants, the Devils and Rangers met six times during the regular season and each team won three of those tilts. The Blueshirts have dominated the postseason history against the Devils, winning four of the five all-time playoff series between the clubs. 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Jason Hathaway followed in second with Steckly, JR Fitzpatrick and British Columbia native Jason White picking up his career best finish on an oval in fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were Martin Roy, Jim White, Ron Beauchamp Jr., JP Dumoulin and Noel Dowler. Kennington, who finished second to Steckly in this event the previous two seasons, started third in the race and needed just five laps to pass pole-sitter Beauchamp to take the lead for the first time. While Kennington led the most laps, pacing the field for 128 circuits, other drivers flexed their muscle at various points of the race. Fittzpatrick led 93 laps and Steckly led 63.dddddddddddd. The race featured 16 lead changes among five drivers. The race was slowed six times by caution in the longest race of the year for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series competitors. The A&W Cruisin The Dub 300 will be telecast by TSN on Sunday, July 22 at 5 p.m. ET and by RDS2 on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Replays will air on both stations, as well, as TSN2. Please consult local listings for dates and times. With the win, Kennington padded his lead in the championship standings. He has an 223 point lead over Fitzpatrick - 227 to 204. Andrew Ranger is third with 200,  followed by Steckly with 197 and Hathaway with 181. Completing the top 10 are Dumoulin, Beauchamp, Jason White, Martin Roy and Noel Dowler. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 continues its swing through Western Canada with a return to the Edmonton Indy at Edmonton (Alta.) City Centre Airport on Sunday, July 22. It will be the series first time to compete on the new track configuration after a one-year hiatus. ' ' '