The New Jersey Devils mixed a spirited first period with an average second and a hand on for dear life third period to force an overtime shootout with the Philadelphia Flyers at the Rock.It took Travis Zajac beating Brian Boucher in round four to lift the Devils to a 2-1 win and two badly needed points after the less than strong effort against the Islanders on Friday.
Adam Mair's fortunate blast off the pipe (1) was the only New Jersey goal in regulation.
The Devils are off until Thursday against Montreal....
Hell Raisers
1) Despite a high energy effort in the first period,the Devils seem unable to put together a sixty minute effort.
This game was much like the win over the Flames and the team is fortunate to earn the two points.
At this point,how you are getting them shouldn't matter,but the quality of play is important in truly turning this ship around....
2) The player of this game had to be Johan Hedberg,who made many spectacular saves to keep the Devils in the contest.
Without the recent play of Hedberg,the Devils would not have four of the six points that they added to their coffers this week...
3) Hopefully,Travis Zajac will be able to use the game winner as an boost to his game after a turtle like start to his season (Just 2 goals).
Zajac has continued to play well defensively,but being the teams top center,his numbers need to improve.
4) The power play had a chance to give the team a quick start with a double minor on a high stick that cut Brian Rolston open.
The troubles continue as the team never truly threatened.
5) Ilya Kovalchuk's troubles continued as he dribbled a 2 on 1 breakaway in overtime off his stick.
The sniper reportedly left the arena without speaking to the press....
6) Adam Mair finally got his first point of the year when his shot smacked off the post and behind Brian Boucher in the first period.
Mair was the first member of his line (with Rod Pelley and Stephen Gionta) to score a goal this season....
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