Devils cut Coyotes in OT

Adam Larsson scored 43 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils their second win in a row and their first home victory of the season with a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes at the Rock in Newark.
Travis Zajac scored a goal (1 shorthanded) and assisted on the two other goal to pair with a Mike Cammalleri (2) goal for the Devils goals for the evening.
The Devils will now take on Ottawa Thursday night in their next game...

Hell Raisers

1) First win of the year for me as I missed the overtime win over the Rangers.
I hate when the Devils are scheduled against football as I'm usually going to go football.
Nothing pro or con one way or the other,just 82 games vs 12 (college) or 16 (NFL).

2) I have been critical of Travis Zajac for being overpaid by the Devils.
However,on this night,Zajac played like a player possessed.
Scoring goals,assisting on the other two tallies,winning faceoffs and being strong in the defensive end- Zajac had better watch it or I'll have to revise my opinion..

3) I noted in the last recap that I love the 3 on 3 format for overtime and I really do!
Wide open and free wheeling,the setup tends to give excitement,open ice and most of all scoring opportunities.
This came to the forefront in the game winning goal as the Devils stripped the puck,raced down the ice for a 3 on 1,but after Larsson missed Lee Stempniak with a pass,Travis Zajac wound up with the puck and casually passed back to Larsson for the open net game winner...

4) Have to be pleased with the development of Adam Larsson as an all-around defenseman.
Larsson was rarely used by Peter DeBoer,but since DeBoer was fired last year,Larsson has grown by leaps and bounds.

5) Mike Cammalleri's shot was a good one that eluded Mike Smith.
Cammalleri's game is best when he is used as a sniper and this shot was just that..

6) Arizona tied the game with under a minute to go with the goalie pulled as a Mikkel Boedker shot bounced off David Schlemko and dropped into the net.
These things do happen,so tough to be too upset with Schlemko...