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Andy Greene's goal (4) with just under five minutes to go in the third period erased some mistakes that he made on the defensive end and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders at the Rock.
Devils goals also to Ilya Kovalchuk (28) and Jacob Josefson (3).
New Jersey takes tomorrow off before home games against Philadelphia and Montreal on Friday and Saturday.

Hell Raisers

1) The Kovalchuk goal in the first period ended the Devils goalless streak that dates back to their game in Boston in the first period against the Bruins.
Way too long...

2) The Devils are still alive in the playoff race.
All they have to do is win their last six games and either Buffalo or the Rangers lose all their remaining starts.
Simply put-Ain't happenin'

3) This game was hard fought,but not exactly well played.
That is not always the case late in the campaign when both teams are cooked in the playoff chase.
Credit to both teams for scrapping hard,if not well....

4) Andy Greene saved the day with his game winner,but played a hand in both Franz Nielsen goals in the third period that awakened the Islanders.Greene didn't reach a Mattias Tedenby pass that handed Nielsen the puck for his shorthanded breakway goal and he was one of many milling around the crease on the second goal by Nielsen.

5) The Devils had not been dropping the gloves much recently,but slugged it out twice in the first period with David Clarkson against Zenon Konopka and Jay Leach battling Matt Martin.
That type of scrappiness is what the team may have been missing over the last few games....

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