In that opening round, the Devils swept Florida.
Last season, Colorado swept Florida, and in 1995, the Devils swept Detroit.
The Devils' victory was the first for an Eastern Conference team since the Devils swept Detroit in 1995.
The Devils swept the season series from the Rangers for the first time in the history of the rivalry, winning today by 4-1.
When the Devils swept the Red Wings in the final, nobody knew whether the franchise was leaving or staying.
The Devils swept the Florida Panthers in the first round and topped the Toronto Maple Leafs in the conference semifinals, 4-2.
The Devils eventually swept the heavily-favored Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.
In the Final, the Devils swept the series 4-0 against the Detroit Red Wings.
In the playoffs, the Devils swept Florida, then eliminated Toronto and Philadelphia to gain the final.
The Devils swept the series four games to none to win their first Stanley Cup, becoming the sixth post-1967 expansion team to earn a championship.