NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Notebook: Stevens steps up.

Sports Network, The, May, 2003

May 1, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

By Matt Canamucio, NHL Editor

(Sports Network) - At 39-years-old, Scott Stevens is in the twilight of his career.

He isn't quite the menacing defenseman he was 10 years ago; he can't log 30 minutes on a nightly basis anymore; and the offensive spark in his game has long left him.

Just don't tell him that.

Stevens, the epitome of a captain in the National Hockey League, came through with a truly special performance on Wednesday night in Tampa, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-1 victory over the Lightning in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The future Hall of Famer, whose status was in doubt after getting hit in the head by an errant shot in...

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