Erat Scores 2 To Lead Predators Past Devils
Martin Erat scored a pair of power-play goals and the Nashville Predators won their fifth straight, 3-1 over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
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Martin Erat scored a pair of power-play goals and the Nashville Predators won their fifth straight, 3-1 over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
New Jersey looks to win consecutive games for only the second time this season Friday night when it hosts a Nashville team riding a four-game winning streak.
Ilya Kovalchuk broke out of a drought with two goals, and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves as the New Jersey Devils snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Phoenix on Wednesday night.
Phoenix opens its longest road trip in three years, looking to follow a big win by continuing its impressive road play and extending the Devils' worst slump in a decade.
Veteran left wing Brian Rolston has been placed on waivers by the struggling Devils.
The goal scoring numbers are not pretty for New Jersey's 2010-11 season. The Devils begin the week with just 53 goals, fewest in the NHL.
This could be the year of the Devils' demise, and it's only 29 games into season.
Tomas Holmstrom and Danny Cleary scored on Detroit's first two shots against Martin Brodeur, and the Red Wings beat the slumping New Jersey Devils 4-1
Milan Michalek and Jarkko Ruutu scored 2:16 apart midway through the second, spoiling Martin Brodeur's return to New Jersey's lineup in the Ottawa Senators' 3-2 victory over the Devils on Friday night.
The New Jersey Devils continue to struggle and are mired in their fourth three-game losing streak of the season. The return of their future Hall of Fame goaltender may inspire a turnaround.
New Jersey's streak of reaching the NHL playoffs in each of the last 13 seasons is in jeopardy. Only the Red Wings have a longer active consecutive seasons streak.
As bad as it's been for the Devils this year, anybody who has kept up with my column knows that I have been what you might call optimistic. Now I'll allow you to call it what it really was: denial.
Sidney Crosby scored a goal and set up another, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Monday night.
The Atlantic Division has been won by either the Pittsburgh Penguins or the New Jersey Devils for five consecutive seasons. Only Pittsburgh is looking like a contender in 2010-11.
Mike Richards scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
