David Clarkson tied the game in the second period with his eleventh goal of the season for the only New Jersey goal.
The Devils hit the ice tonight at home against the suddenly strong Montreal Canadiens.
Hell Raisers
1) Johan Hedberg was shaky in the shootout as he was beaten twice through the five hole,but he was very strong in the game as Hedberg made several strong saves.
I thought Hedberg played well and deserved the win....
2) The Devils just missed two chances to win the game on a power play to end the third period.
One shot just dribbled the post past a beaten Ilya Bryzgalov and another saw Marek Zidlicky unable to lift the puck over a prone Bryzgalov.
It truly is a game of inches...
3) David Clarkson snapped a long scoreless streak with his goal.
Clarkson has been shooting from further out than when he is at his top performance and that is not his strength....
4) 0 for 5 on the power play with one of those a 5 on 3.
Much of the time was spent with ineffective time and the concerns of the unit continues for me.
I know that Ilya Kovalchuk and Marek Zidlicky are usually the point men and are going to control the puck,but I see too much perimeter passing and not enough getting the puck to the net,either by shooting or passing...
5) Andrei Loktionov left the game in the first period and did not return.
No word on how serious the injury is at this time..
6) Braden Schenn was suspended for leaping into Anton Volchenkov earlier this season and he did the same thing in this game.
It will be interesting to see if it occurs again...
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