After 1-Game Return, Devils' Parise Shut Down For Season
That was quick. After battling a lengthy rehab only to return for one game, Devils left wing Zach Parise will sit out the remainder of the season.
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That was quick. After battling a lengthy rehab only to return for one game, Devils left wing Zach Parise will sit out the remainder of the season.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 30th goal and added an assist to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.
Pascal Dupuis had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved closer to clinching home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
For the first time in 15 years New Jersey will not be playing in the postseason. Here's a look at what else was going on in the world of New York sports the last time the Devils missed the playoffs back on April 13th, 1996.
Mathieu Darche scored twice, Carey Price made 20 saves and the Montreal Canadiens ended the Devils' run of making the last 13 playoffs with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night.
The Devils (36-36-5) must win their remaining five games and receive plenty of help to leapfrog three teams and make up the 10 points separating them from the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot, currently occupied by the New York Rangers.
Patrik Elias scored his eighth career hat and the New Jersey Devils kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.
Andy Greene's goal with 4:56 left snapped a tie and lifted the Devils to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night that kept New Jersey barely alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Devils left wing Zach Parise practiced again Tuesday without pain in his right knee, five months after surgery.
The Devils' "tragic number" for elimination from the playoffs stands at three points missed by them or gained by the Buffalo Sabres as the week begins.
The Devils were shut out on consecutive nights - and for the third time in five games - following a 1-0 shootout loss at Pittsburgh. They've gone 173:55 without scoring a goal.
James Neal scored in the third round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Friday night in a game dominated by goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Brodeur.
Zdeno Chara broke a tie midway through the second period and Milan Lucic scored his 30th goal of the season late in the third as the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Tuesday night.
There are just 10 games remaining for the Devils in the 2010-11 regular season and they will need a big finish if they are to maintain their streak of 13 straight post-season appearances.
After suffering back-to-back losses, the Devils put themselves in a position where they may have to win 9 out of the 10 remaining games ...and that still might not be enough to get them in the playoffs.
