Brodeur Back To Skating
A little more than a week after spraining his right knee, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has started skating again.
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A little more than a week after spraining his right knee, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has started skating again.
The red-hot New Jersey Devils come into the week having gone 12-1-2 in their last 15 games dating back to January 9th, the best record in the NHL since that date.
The Devils are going to have to make do without goaltender Martin Brodeur for a little while. According to the Newark Star-Ledger, Brodeur probably won't return this week from a sprained MCL.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored with 3:59 to play for his second game-winning goal in as many nights and the New Jersey Devils won the matchup of the NHL's hottest teams with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.
Two of the NHL's hottest teams square off Friday night when the Sharks visit the Devils at the Prudential Center.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored at 4:36 of overtime and Devils coach Jacques Lemaire became eighth coach in NHL history to reach 600 wins in New Jersey's 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
There are three main problems with the NHL and the way they currently police problems in the league that just need some slight modifying to make the game better and safer.
The Maple Leafs will try for a season-high fourth consecutive home win and a fourth straight over the Devils on Thursday night.
The Sharks acquired right wing Patrick Davis and center Mike Swift from the Devils for center Steve Zalewski and defenseman Jay Leach on Wednesday night.
Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov has been suspended for three games by the NHL for elbowing Carolina's Zach Boychuk in the head.
The New Jersey Devils are going to have to make do without goaltender Martin Brodeur for a little while. The sprained right knee will not require surgery, but general manager Lou Lamoriello refused to say much more than that.
Mattias Tedenby scored his second goal of the game 2:42 into overtime as the Devils continued their winning ways without goalie Martin Brodeur.
Johan Hedberg will start for the Devils on Tuesday night when they host the Carolina Hurricanes for the first of three meetings over the next two weeks.
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the deal which brought Ilya Kovalchuk to the Devils from the Atlanta Thrashers. Here are some of the numbers for Kovalchuk, the Devils and Thrashers 12 months later.
Dainius Zubrus and Ilya Kovalchuk scored 2:52 apart early in the first, sending the New Jersey Devils on to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.
