Rolston leads Devils to shootout win

Brian Rolston might have been sixth in the shootout line,but he was the difference in winning for the New Jersey Devils as Rolston's shootout goal lifted the Devils to a 3-2 win over the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum yesterday.
Rolston scored the Devils first goal on the power play (12) as well,so clearly Rolston was the key player in the victory for New Jersey.
Ilya Kovalchuk (24) tripped the twine for the Devils other goal.
New Jersey returns to the frozen water tomorrow against Ottawa at the Rock....

Hell Raisers

1) The Devils set an obscure NHL record in the win as the team held the Islanders scoreless for the first period.That was the 13th game in a row that the team had accomplished that feat.


2) Congratulations to Jacob Josefson for his first NHL point with an assist on Ilya Kovalchuk's goal.
It was the tenth game for Josefson this season.

3) For all the attention on Rolston in the shootout and he deserved it,much of the credit should go to Martin Brodeur.
Brodeur was magnificent in the shootout and his glove save robbery on John Tavares was the difference between winning and losing....

4) Rough game for Mark Fayne,who botched a pass and allowed the Islanders to tie the game in the third period.Fayne's error was a mental mistake as well..

5) The Devils are now chasing Buffalo for the playoff spot as the Sabres passed Carolina by one point for the spot for now.

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