The other Devils goal was scored by Ilya Kovalchuk in the second period (17 shorthanded).Johan Hedberg earned the win in goal with 23 saves.
The Devils conclude their road trip on Saturday at three in Winnipeg.
Hell Raisers
1) Nice night by Johan Hedberg,even though the number of saves was lower than normal.
Hedberg made some excellent saves and sometimes
quality saves mean just as much as quantity.
2) The Devils have sometimes been accused (by me) of showing too much patience on the power play.
Last night in overtime,they showed just the right amount of patience as Patrik Elias took his time saw the opening and knew either his shot was going in or the teams would have a juicy rebound..
3) The win gives the Devils four points on the trip going into Winnipeg.A four point road trip is OK,a six would be tremendous,so this is a big game for New Jersey on Saturday...
4) Edmonton was missing two of their top offensive stars in Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle,but still I thought the defense played well.
Bryce Salvador was strong and Mark Fayne was improved as well...
5) The Devils will sit Travis Zajac down for two weeks to rest his Achilles.
If it is still bothering him,then sitting him is the right thing,so he is available for the playoff run..
6) Ilya Kovalchuk catches a lot of hell from fans,but he has five goals and three assists in his last four games,showing the skills that we all know he has.
Kovalchuk's breakaway shorthanded goal last night was breathtaking...
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