The New Jersey Devils celebrate after beating the New York Rangers 5-3 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden. The Devils opened a 3-0 lead before the Rangers tied it up in the third. New Jersey scored twice late in the third to secure the win and take a 3-2 series lead.

The Devils' Stephen Gionta scores a first-period goal against Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Gionta was left alone in front of the net where he picked up a rebound and buried it past Lundqvist to give New Jersey a 1-0 lead.

The Devils' Travis Zajac celebrates his first-period goal, which gave New Jersey a 3-0 lead. The Rangers would later rally to tie the game at 3-3 early in the third period before the Devils emerged victorious.

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist pauses during the first period, which saw him give up three goals to the Devils. His teammates would later rally to get him off the hook early in the third period when they tied it up.

The Rangers' Brandon Prust scores a goal as Devils goalie Martin Brodeur tries to stop him in the first period.

The Rangers' Ryan Callahan checks the Devils' Marek Zidlicky into the boards. Callahan, one of the Rangers' more physical players, did not record a hit in New York's Game 5 loss.

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur stops the puck as the Rangers' Brad Richards and the Devils' Marek Zidlicky close in on the crease. Brodeur made 25 saves in the game.

The Devils' Ryan Carter swings at the Rangers' Michael Del Zotto in front of the New York net in the second period. Carter scored the game-winning goal with 4:24 left in the third period.

Players from the Rangers and the Devils gather in front of the New York net during the second period. The Devils only fired 17 shots at the Rangers in Game 5, but five of them made it in the goal.

The Devils' Bryce Salvador and Martin Brodeur try to keep the puck out of the New Jersey net. The Rangers outshot the Devils 28-17 in the game.

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a save against the Devils. The Devils were able to beat Lundqvist four times in Game 5, adding an empty-netter late in the third.

David Clarkson of the Devils invades the crease of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

The Devils' Ryan Carter celebrates his game-winning goal in the third period with Stephen Gionta. It was Carter's third goal of the playoffs.