The New Jersey Devils could not have asked for a better scenario to snap their three game losing streak than a home game against the leagues worst team in the Los Angeles Kings.
And they did just that in a 6-3 win over the Kings that featured both a goal and an assist from Colin White,who I think scored his last goal against the California Golden Seals during the Nixon administration.
Just kidding,but White's last goal was almost two years ago and even he seemed surprised when his second period shot off of John Madden's faceoff win eluded Jason LaBarbera.
White's assist came on the only goal of the first period,which was fired in by David Clarkson with a nifty shot that he flipped in with almost a flinging motion.
It was the sixth of the season for the gritty Clarkson.
Patrik Elias scored his 15th goal early in the second before the Kings trimmed the lead to 2-1,but Karel Rachunek (2) moved the lead back to 2 just 75 seconds later and began the pattern for the remainder of the game.
That pattern was this-Los Angeles would creep into shouting distance and the Devils would score shortly thereafter to put things "right".
The Rachunek goal was set up by a pretty pass from the corner by the Captain Jamie Langenbrunner.
Langenbrunner is a highly underrated passer and I think that he easily is the best passing non-center on the club.
Los Angeles then cut the lead to 3-2,but just 33 seconds later was White's goal and with just four seconds to go in a huge second period for the Devils,Travis Zajac shoved the puck(12) through traffic for a 5-2 lead at the intermission.
The Kings would score 1 goal in the third,but Sergei Brylin (5) tallied the final goal of the game just under two minutes later.
A good effort by the Devils,albeit sloppy at times.
New Jersey battles the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
Bullpen Notes
Sometimes having the best play by play man to listen to every night is something you take for granted,but when Doc Emrick is doing NBC games and Steve Cangelosi fills in-you don't take it for granted very long.
It is not that Cangelosi is horrible,just that anyone is going to pale in comparison to the best.
The Football Hall of Fame announced their inductees yesterday and they do'nt get the scrutiny that baseball does and it is a good thing because every year guys get in that you roll your eyes about.
And this year they didn't even put in the right players!
Darrell Green was a layup,Art Monk had gotten screwed over for years and Gary Zimmerman was a dominant offensive tackle.
But Andre Tippett and Fred Dean?
They were not even the best selections at their POSITION on the BALLOT!
Randy Gradishar was a better linebacker than Tippett and Richard Dent was a much better defensive end than the one-dimensional Dean.
For a good laugh,check this out at our friends at Bag full of Politics,where the discussion is your humble blogger for City Council!
LOL! I am not sure that this town is ready for that!
I will try to get Part 2 of the Erik Arnesen interview up later tonight or tomorrow.
Photo Credit
White-Mike Stobe-Getty Images
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