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(SportsNetwork.com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the
Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its
gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River
Rivalry. The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils clash
at the famous ballpark in the continuation of the NHLs
"Stadium Series" looking to continue pushes for playoff
positioning. These Metropolitan Division rivals are set
to engage in the third outdoor game on the NHLs 2013-14
schedule. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings
got things started with the Winter Classic on New Years
Day at Michigan Stadium, won in a shootout 3-2 by the
Leafs, and the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings met on
Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. The Ducks blanked the
Kings 3-0 in a game that featured a temperature of 62
degrees at opening faceoff. Things are expected to be
much cooler in New York, where the Rangers will also
serve as the road team on Wednesday against the New York
Islanders at Yankee Stadium. "I guess the conditions
(Sunday) are supposed to be ideal except its going to be
a little cool. Lets go, lets bundle up and lets go play
some hockey," said Blueshirts coach Alain Vigneault. The
Rangers hope the shift in venues can help them solve the
Devils for the first time this season. They are 0-2-1
versus New Jersey after winning three of the four
meetings last season. The Devils have won five of their
last seven as the home team against the Blueshirts and
will be making their outdoor debut. The Rangers,
meanwhile, visited the Philadelphia Flyers and Citizens
Bank Park in the 2012 Winter Classic, winning 3-2. Brad
Richards had the game winner and he is the only current
Ranger who has scored a goal in a regular-season outdoor
game. Devils forward Michael Ryder is set to tie a record
by playing in his third regular-season outdoor game,
having played for Montreal in the 2003 Heritage Classic
and for Boston in the 2010 Winter Classic. He had an
assist on Richard Zedniks goal in the Canadiens 4-3 win
over Edmonton in 2003, the first ever goal scored in a
regular-season outdoor game. The Rangers are looking to
avoid a third straight setback, having dropped back-to-
back contests following a 7-1-1 stretch. Still, New York
has vaulted into second place in the division thanks to
the run, while New Jersey is just one point back of the
eight spot in the Eastern Conference after going 5-1-3 in
its past nine games. The Rangers were last in action on
Thursday, dropping a 2-1 decision to the St. Louis Blues
despite Rick Nashs 10th goal in 10 games. He scored with
1:43 to go in the second period, but also took a slashing
call to give the Blues a power play, and St. Louis cashed
in with Kevin Shattenkirks game-winner. "The difference
was the power play," Vigneault remarked. "We had an
advantage at the beginning of the third. We didnt get
anything off it. Their power play did what theyve done
very effectively this year. Right off the draw they
established a shot. Within a few seconds they take the
shot, they score." Henrik Lundqvist, who missed Tuesdays
loss to the New York Islanders because of illness,
finished with 23 saves in the setback, which featured the
Ranger debut of defenseman Kevin Klein. He was acquired a
day earlier from Nashville in exchange for blueliner
Michael Del Zotto. Nash will try to stay hot in the cold
weather, having scored six times during a four-game goal
streak. He had netted just seven goals in his previous 26
games before his current 10-goals-in-10-games run.
Lundqvist, who made 34 saves to beat the Flyers in the
2012 Winter Classic, will start for the Rangers and is
28-14-6 with a 1.89 goals against average and seven
shutouts in 48 career games with the Devils. He has
started all three setbacks this season. The Devils will
be trying to win a third straight game and are coming off
a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday. Cory
Schneider made 30 saves and the Devils got goals from
Adam Henrique and Stephen Gionta. Jaromir Jagr had two
assists to give him 1,033 in his career, tied with former
teammate Mario Lemieux for 10th on the all-time list.
Schneider moved to 5-1-2 in his last eight starts dating
back to Dec. 28 with a 0.96 GAA and .961 save percentage.
"Cory has given us great goaltending," Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer said. "He was the difference." Despite that
run of success, DeBoer will start Devils icon Martin
Brodeur in this outdoor event, a decision that Schneider
said following the win over the Caps that he would be
okay with. "Its a pretty special game and Martys been a
big part of this (franchise) and gotten a lot of wins for
us this year," Schneider said. "Whether (DeBoer) picks
him or me, I dont think it changes the way we feel about
it or how we play it. We both trust each other and
respect the way were playing." Brodeur is set to make his
100th career regular-season start versus the Rangers and
is 49-30-5 against them lifetime with 15 ties, nine
shutouts and a 2.13 GAA. He has beaten them twice in two
starts this season. "It really is an easy decision from a
right thing to do perspective. I mean, you know, his
career, 20 years with the Devils, what hes done, and also
hes played some excellent hockey for us this year," said
DeBoer of starting Brodeur. Added Brodeur, "I would have
accepted it one way or the other. They decided to go with
me. So were in a situation that sometimes we get these
games that mean a lot to different people for different
reasons. And I guess they felt it meant a lot to me and
they put me in."
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epitomizes the player who never gave up on his dream.
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unthinkable before the last World Cup four years ago when
he had just completed another season in the third tier of
English football. But the 32-year-old Lambert is now in
Miami as part of the 23-man squad heading to Brazil, and
is getting ready to represent his country on the sports
biggest stage. Enriching the fairytale aspect, Lambert on
Monday completed his move from Southampton back to
Premier League giant Liverpool, the club he supported as
a boy but that discarded him as a player when he was 15.
Out of football, Lambert found work in a beetroot
factory, earning just 20 pounds a day. "It was absolutely
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Rochdale and Bristol Rovers before ending up at
Southampton in 2009. On the south coast, Lambert
established himself as a prolific scorer, helping power
Southampton from the third tier to the Premier League and
an eighth-place finish last month. By that point England
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likely to earn a fifth cap against Ecuador on Wednesday
at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, but England
could be relying on him for penalties in Brazil, having
scored all 34 spot kicks for Southampton and only missing
two in his career. "Im living a dream," Lambert said.
"There is a buzz about the group at the moment and there
is a lot of confidence." Whatever happens at the World
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footballs biggest competition, the Champions League,
after completing his 4-million pound ($6.7 million) move
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