The Devils will have the home ice advantage against the Rangers in the upcoming first round series after they held on to beat them 3-2 in a shootout Sunday.

The Rangers had to win in regulation or else they would lose home ice. After falling behind 2-0 in the first they battled back to tie them at 2 early in the third period. Neither team could finish the game before overtime despite an extreme attempt by the Rangers when they pulled Lundqvist with the game tied.

Once the game went into overtime the Devils had home ice locked up and the final score no longer mattered. They did manage to avoid a season sweep when Patrick Elias beat Lundqvist to finish off the shootout.

Now get ready for a possible 7 more games as exciting, or more, than this one. The schedule is as follows:

Game 1 Wednesday in New Jersey starting at 7 p.m.

Game 2 Friday in New Jersey starting at 7 p.m.

Game 3 Sunday in New York.

Game 4 Wednesday in New York.

Game 5, if necessary, Friday in New Jersey.

Game 6, if necessary, Sunday in New York.

Game 7, if necessary, Tuesday in New Jersey.

Ranger fans are hoping will be more exciting than it was in 2006.