New Jersey scores by Ilya Kovalchuk (32) and Zach Parise (30).
The Devils will host Chicago on Tuesday....
Hell Raisers
1) Travis Zajac made his return to the ice in the loss and finished with an assist on the Ilya Kovalchuk goal,setting it up with a sharp pass to the opposite side of the net.
2) Still not thrilled with the defense,which took a hit with the absence of Anton Volchenkov from the lineup.Matt Taormina played in the Volchenkov slot after being a scratch for the previous ten games.
Marek Zidlicky,Adam Larsson and Mark Fayne each made mistakes that ended in a goal for the Penguins.
Pittsburgh will make many teams look bad,but the Devils D was not good at all...
3) Peter DeBoer shook the lines up and did not really get a ton of reward for the attempt.
Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk were separated and even though they were responsible for both goals,
I am not sure that the shakeup developed more chances.
4) The addition of Travis Zajac definitely adds depth down the middle and should give the Devils four decent lines as long as the Devils sit Eric Boulton/Cam Janssen.
These final few games of the season will use the time to test chemistry for the playoffs and to see what players will gel better as a group..
5) The first goal for each team came off blunders by the opposite goalie.
Martin Brodeur had the puck stolen from him and quickly deposited in the net,while Marc-Andre Fleury was out of position on Sidney Crosby's mishandling of the puck on the Zach Parise goal.
Odd.
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