One more record for Marty!

Martin Brodeur added another record to his list of accomplishments as the New Jersey Devils blanked the Penguins in Pittsburgh 4-0.
The shutout was Brodeur's 104th shutout in his career and he passed Terry Sawchuk with the win,
Brodeur's 35 saves led the Devils along with a three goal second period that tore the Penguins hearts out and silenced the crowd at Mellon Arena.
Devils goals to Niclas Bergfors (12 power play),Patrik Elias (8),Mark Fraser (2) and Bryce Salvador (2).
New Jersey is off until after Christmas as they visit Washington on Saturday.

Hell Raisers

1) Martin Brodeur holds all the records that there is to hold-wins,shutouts,games played and three Stanley Cups to boot.
Sorry to anyone that disagrees,but Marty is the best.
Period.

2) This game was all Devils from beginning to end.
Pittsburgh played well in the first period,but after Niclas Bergfors goal seconds into the middle period,the Penguins became sloppy and petulant as shown by Sidney Crosby's slashing of Rob Niedermayer's stick and then shooting it down the ice.
Of course,that is a penalty and was called as such.

3) Pittsburgh didn't help themselves in the first period when Bryce Salvador's blast beat Marc-Andre Fleury,but Fleury would have had an excellent chance of making a save had his teammate Sergei Gonchar not screened Fleury's vision on the shot.

4) Zach Parise has not scored a goal in the last ten games,but his effort hasnt dimmed a bit and it showed in Pittsburgh as the left winger assisted on three of the four goals.

5) I know that Dean McAmmond is playing over his head,but he has been so impressive since arriving in Jersey.
The guy has such a high motor and never seems to give up on plays.
McAmmond might be the most underrated acquisition of the year in the league,although that could be a Devil colored bias there!!!

Bonus Round;The win gives the Devils the leagues best record going into the Xmas break and with all the injuries to boot!
Kudos to the players,Jacques Lemaire and the coaching staff and of course Lou Lamoriello.

Back later or tomorrow with a look at the Browns win in KC,some Pirate snippets and my take on health care....

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