Unlucky by the Arch

I was able to see most of the Devils trip to St.Louis and did see all the scoring as the dips and dodges of the puck both helped and hurt the Devils and basically decided the winner as the St.Louis Blues got the duke by a score of 3-2.Devils goals to David Clarkson (3) and Mattias Tedenby (2).
Devils hockey returns to the Rock tomorrow night for a visit from the Washington Capitals..

Hell Raisers

1) This really was an odd game from both sides.
David Clarkson scored seconds into the game on a rising knuckler that went over Jaroslav Halak,landed behind him and skidded into the net.
It looked like something that should have been called on the infield fly rule instead a goal,but they all count the same...

2) Mike McKenna played well as all three Blues goals were lucky.
McKenna stopped what he saw and that is about all that you can ask for from a career AHL level goalie.

3) The Blues first goal was a bad one,in my opinion as the referees didn't call the puck dead (which I thought it was) and allowed Alex Pietroangelo to hammer the puck between McKenna's legs for the goal.
Usually the whistles are too fast on these calls and this one cost the Devils a point.

4) The other goals came on a deflection and an Eric Brewer dump in that that caught the end boards,took a crazy bounce and rapped into the net off McKenna's back.
Absolutely nothing that could be done about that-That is the sort of season that it has been for the New Jersey Devils.

5) Mattias Tedenby's goal was a pretty one as he took a Patrik Elias pass down the ice and flipped the puck over Halak backhanded.
Shades of Zach Parise there and the more you watch Tedenby the more he looks like a future star!

6) Scary moment for an already depleted defense when Andy Greene hit the boards awkwardly in the first period.First thing I thought of was "great,yet ANOTHER injury".
Greene just suffered a shoulder stinger and returned later in the game and that is good news...

7) McKenna might get some extra roster time as the MRI came back on Martin Brodeur's elbow.
The tests were negative,but Marty is expected to rest the elbow for at least a week or two.

Photo Credit-AP