The Rangers scored their first goal of Game 2 in a a somewhat fluky manner. An unexpected bounce off the boards on Marc Staal's shot and all of a sudden they tied the game at 1-1 after the puck went in off of Martin Brodeur's leg.

Afterwards, Brodeur made sure to relay that the ice at Madison Square Garden isn't exactly the best in hockey, criticizing MSG after the Devils' 3-2 win.

"It's a tough place to play," he said. "There's so many bad bounces. The ice is not good, the boards are awful and the glass makes crazy bounces everywhere. In the second period I think two or three just went right in front of my net. So mentally it's a tough game to play because you really have to look at the puck all game long. But I feel pretty good whenever I win. Doesn't matter how I play, I feel good."

Brodeur did play well, though. He made 23 saves on 25 shots and matched Henrik Lundqvist toe-to-toe. Still, that first Rangers goal seems to have stayed with him.

"Went off my pad and my glove, I kicked it in myself," Brodeur said. "I was off balance. I went in for Staal one time right there, and when it passed me I kind of just reacted, fell on my back. I think if I don't fall- if I don't kick it in, I think maybe -- what is his name -- No. 21 there, Stepan, would have put it in anyway."

There was also a bright highlight for the Devils goaltender. He made a spectacular save on Marian Gaborik in the second period. The Rangers winger came in on the net and Brodeur dove forward, getting horizontal then made the save with his skate has he flipped his legs up to keep a tenuous 1-0 Devils lead.

Unfortunately for him, the magic of that moment didn't last as the Rangers scored shortly thereafter.

"Too bad they scored right after," Brodeur said. "But, you know, I wanted to surprise him. But I didn't really -- I didn't surprise him at all. He kind of looked at me and stopped and I saw him flip the puck and I kind of kicked my leg back. I know I hit it, but I didn't know where the puck ended up. I stayed on my belly for a while just kind of looking for it. Just the reaction, got a little lucky with that.

"Like I said, it would have been nice to be able to make that save and be able to recover from it, but they scored, so it doesn't really matter if I saved it or not."