Sluggish Devils end winning streak

The New Jersey Devils just seemed a little off last night against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes,but for a while,they just might pull off a win.
Sadly,a third period defensive breakdown and an empty netter,allowed the Hurricanes to escape with a 4-2 win over New Jersey at the Rock.
Devils goals to Ilya Kovalchuk (5 power play) and Ryan Carter (2).
The Devils are off until Friday and the Philadelphia Flyers.....

Hell Raisers

1) Defensive breakdowns.
That says it all in this one and that is so unlike Devils hockey.
Andy Greene was completely out of position on one Carolina goal and on another Carolina goal saw a fluttering puck that saw Bryce Salvador and Anton Volchenkov standing around and the deflection went in...

2) The play of the game? Mark Fayne's very dumb penalty in the third penalty for interference gave Carolina the power play that would win the game.
Fayne has to be smarter as it was a retaliation penalty as he jostled with Jeff Skinner and as usually happens in life-the second guy gets caught...

3) The Devils still almost pulled this one out as a late game rally saw two almost goals.
Patrik Elias and Adam Henrique just missed on a 2 on 1 chance shorthanded and with Martin Brodeur pulled from the net,the 6 on 5 bunch had a few good opportunities as well with a sprawling Bobby Butler's chance the best of the crew.

4) Ryan Carter tied the game in the third with a slick steal and shot which showcased a nice touch.
Carter has been far more than I expected after a waiver claim last season.

5) This game looked like a trap game with the Devils coming off two division games against Pittsburgh and a home game against a non-division opponent.
Don't forget this note-the Devils really don't think of Carolina often,while the Canes look at the Devils as a rival.

6) Funny point on the Ilya Kovalchuk goal saw the puck go past Cam Ward,but with the speed of the shot,the refs and goal judge didn't see it go in.
The result was the goal could not be reviewed until play stopped-which it didn't for three more minutes.
After the goal was given on the review,the clock returned to the time that the puck went into the net,so three minutes of hockey were played,that really weren't officially played.
Sounds like a bad Doctor Who episode,which is REALLY bad.....
A pumped up team against a flat one can mean an upset in the making.