Shootout goals by David Clarkson and Patrik Elias against Ryan Miller won the game 3-2,broke a six game losing streak and handed the Devils two points in the standings.
Adam Henrique (7 power play) and Patrik Elias (7) tallied the Devils goals in the victory.
The Devils will be back to back this weekend with a road game against Carolina and a home game against Winnipeg...
Hell Raisers
1) First off,the Devils sent Keith Kinkaid back to Albany after making his NHL debut in mop up time Tuesday night.
Jeff Frazee was called up to be the backup for Johan Hedberg and I didn't have a problem with the move.
I had been a proponent of this very move from the beginning as my thoughts were these-If the Devils plan was to play Hedberg all the time and the backup is essentially an emergency man,then Frazee is the pick so Kinkaid can play every game at Albany.
The problem is that Kinkaid played so well that if Hedberg played poorly,the chants would start for Kinkaid.
The issue isn't the move,it was the timing....
2) All things considered,Johan Hedberg played well against Buffalo.
Neither goal that he allowed could be considered his fault and made a few great saves to boot.
Hedberg needs to step up and be the Devils bridge to getting Marty Brodeur back into the lineup.
Against Buffalo and with the heat on-Hedberg was able to do just that.
3) Some of Peter DeBoer's decisions have made me wonder of late,but his decision to use David Clarkson in the shootout paid off.
Clarkson uses some different moves in the shootout than many players and he can be quite effective when spotted properly.
Good call.
4) Clarkson also had a huge part in the game tying goal as he blasted a shot off Jhonas Enroth,who made a nice save on Clarkson's shot,but left a fat rebound for a diving Patrik Elias.
Enroth made a vain attempt to block Elias,but stretched so far to make the save that he injured himself in the effort.
5) Funny that I didn't see Ryan Miller mouthing off after the loss like he did when the Sabres won in Buffalo in the shootout.
It's called class,Ryan....
6) Tom Kostopoulos made his Devils debut and did not do much to impress or disappoint.
But he did make an impression in one area-During one of those wonderful between period interviews with Deb Placey that make you want fall asleep,Rachel turns to me and says "boy,he's loaded with charsima,isn't he"?
7) Adam Larsson and Mark Fayne were scheduled to be the defensive scratches for Henrik Tallinder and Peter Harrold.
Tallinder sat for Fayne though as Tallinder suffered a lower body injury in warm ups....
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