The first in a flurry of posts over the next day focuses on the New Jersey Devils who dropped the "Blackout" game to Tampa,but won their two scheduled games with an overtime win in Montreal and 1-0 shootout win over the Rangers.
Now the bad news-I didn't see any of these three games.
The loss to Tampa and the Montreal win were missed via work and the Rangers win last night was a Versus encounter,so no dice there either.
Further bad news is this-I will miss the game tomorrow in Phoenix as well,due to work.
Trust me-I am far sorrier than you are!
Hell Raisers
1) Zach Parise and Travis Zajac both scored and assisted on a goal in the win in Montreal,but the overtime goal was a thing of beauty as Zajac lazered the puck up ice after a Hab shot to a streaking Parise,who then whipped the puck past Jaroslav Halak for the victory.
2) Martin Brodeur had to be at his best in both wins as both Halak and the R
angers Henrik Lundquist posted excellent outings against the Devils.Brodeur had a season high 52 saves against the Rangers in a game that saw no pucks enter the net until Patrik Elias beat Lundquist in the fourth round of the shootout.
3) The win at MSG was a record setting one as the two teams combined for 96 shots without a goal which is a record for a scoreless game.
The previous record was 75,so the record wasn't just broken,it was crushed!.
4) The Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner was named as the United States Olympic captain.
Congrats to Langenbrunner.
5) Marty Brodeur was named the goaltender on the Hockey News all decade team and finished second to Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom for player of the decade.
Back with more soon as we hope to look at the Pirates signing of Ryan Church,the Browns continuing to give me hope with the hiring of Tom Heckert as their GM and a dip from the melting pot which features a look at Lane Kiffin and his move to USC from Tennessee.
Photo Credits
Brodeur-Scott Levy-Getty Images
Elias:Nick Laham-Getty Images
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