The New Jersey Devils were able to twice battle back from two goal deficits in able to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 at the Rock.The Devils were paced by two goal evenings from Zach Parise (17 and 18) and David Clarkson (18 power play 19 empty net) to enable the rally.
Dainius Zubrus (13) scored the other Devils goal.
New Jersey takes today off before back to back matinee' games against Pennsylvania squads this weekend.
Hell Raisers
1) I thought Martin Brodeur had a great night.
If you didn't see the game,you might not think so,but all three goals were off rebounds/defensive errors that should have been cleared out by someone on defense.
2) Wish I could say the same for Kurtis Foster,who was just awful.
As in beyond words bad.
Foster watched the puck skid right by him after a great Brodeur save and allowed Andrei Kostitsyn to cruise by him and tap the puck in and that does not even cover his biggest miscue,where Foster STEPPED on the puck,which allowed Mathieu Darche to skate in uncontested and shorthanded on Brodeur for another goal.
Foster was so bad that was benched in early second period.
3) Adam Larsson had another strong game,but was hammered on two occasions that left him prone on the ice.
I did not think either hit was overwhelmingly dirty,Larsson did suffer a bruised back that he played through.
No word on Larsson's availability for the weekend set...
4) Three assists for Ilya Kovalchuk.
I sometimes worry about the team overloading their top line with Kovalchuk and Zach Parise,but there is no doubt that they have great chemistry together.
You can see it clearly in how both players seem to find the other even when not fully in the range of sight.
5) David Clarkson's two goals enabled him to notch a career high in goals,so every one from here out is a new high.
Clarkson is even getting power play time,which shows how much the Devils like his current level of play..
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