Devils In 7th Heaven

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"We knew if we wanted to advance to the finals, we would have to pick up our game a little bit," Elias said. "We played with a lot of heart and showed we can play against anybody. Now we go to the finals and we have another series to win."

The Devils will meet either Dallas or Colorado for the Stanley Cup. Game 1 of the finals is on Tuesday in New Jersey regardless of the opponent.

Eric Lindros was elbowed in the head by Scott Stevens in the first period and did not return. There was no immediate word on his injury. It was Lindros' second game after missing 10 weeks to a post-concussion syndrome.

"I know it was a clean hit," said Stevens. "I don't like to see anyone get hurt. That's the bottom line. It felt a little tough playing after that."

The Devils fought their way back from being down 3-1 in the series becoming the first team to accomplish the feat in conference finals.

"It's tough to believe, down 3-1," Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko said. "I know after Game 4 I was pretty demoralized. But you seem to rally yourself and get your sprits up."

Rick Tocchet scored the Flyers only goal in the second period tying the game at 1-1 and giving his team and the sell-out crowd something to cheer about. However, the Flyers failed to score on Martin Brodeur again.

"This is not what we expected after having a 3-1 lead," Eric Desjardins said. "It was pretty tight the whole way tonight and one goal made the difference. It was a tough one for sure."