Bernier bounces Islanders!

Johan Hedberg and Evgeni Nabokov swapped spectacular saves for almost the entire game and both looked to be headed for an overtime showdown at zero.
Steve Bernier had other plans as the Devils winger scored two goals in eighty seconds ( 2 power play and 3) in the final four minutes of the game to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum.
David Clarkson added the final Devil goal (5 empty net) with the goalie pulled.
Johan Hedberg made 22 saves,many of them spectacular, in posting the shutout.
The Devils end a four game losing streak and will tackle the Rangers Tuesday night....

Hell Raisers

1) One would usually think that Steve Bernier would earn the first star with two goals,but Johan Hedberg gets it from me with a effort that could only be called tremendous.
Hedberg's save on Michael Grabner on a shorthanded breakaway by cutting off the corner of the net with an old fashioned pad stack was the play of the night.

2) Not to downgrade the night for Steve Bernier,who scored the two goals.
The power play goal was a nice one,but I liked the second one,which saw Bernier stuff the puck in from in close.
The Devils need to do more of the dirty work and is what I would like to see more of...

3) Too many penalties as in seven.
Looks like the penalty kill is back as all seven were stopped,but many of these were simply calls that the Devils need to avoid...

4) One call though was awful as Adam Larsson was called for interfering with John Tavares.
If by interfering you mean ,Tavares flopped to the ice while Larsson "might" have brushed against him,then I guess it was.
Tavares must have been taking the Sidney Crosby course of falling to the ice and flopping around during the lockout....

5) Mark Fayne returned to the lineup and Henrik Tallinder was scratched.
I like having all this depth along the blueline,but every night someone is getting sat down that should play.
I know all about injury,but I bet one of these guys goes at the deadline in an attempt to infuse some pop to the offense..

6) Liked what I saw from Bobby Butler in short bursts.
Butler was on the ice for the first Bernier goal and I'd like to see more of him...

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