The New Jersey Devils will face-off against the Ottawa Senators on Monday evening at Scotiabank Place. Puck drop is set for 7:30 PM. The Devils (15-11-6) are hoping to jump ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the east; a Jersey win and Toronto regulation loss would make that possible. The Senators (17-9-6) sit at fifth in the east and will remain there regardless of tonight's outcome.

The Devils are coming off their second straight victory, a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Unfortunately, Jersey's Team lost its best player to injury during that win. Ilya Kovalchuk has been sidelined for a couple of weeks after crashing hard into the boards in the third period on Saturday. Kovy suffered a shoulder injury, which will not require surgery, and left the game without returning. Harri Pesonen has been recalled from the Albany Devils to fill Kovalchuk's roster spot.

The Senators are riding the momentum from an impressive win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Ottawa opened up a four-goal lead before the first twenty minutes expired and did not look back. Tampa forward Tyler Johnson led the comeback in the third period, tallying two goals, but the Sens held on for the win.

Photo by William Perlman/The Star-Ledger.

Over their last ten games, the Devils are 5-4-1. The Senators are 5-2-3.

The last meeting between these two teams came on February 18. Stephen Gionta put the Devils ahead early in the first period, but Ottawa tied the game in the third and later won in a shootout.

Both teams are looking to improve upon their record and create separation between themselves and lower-seeded teams heading into the home stretch. With only sixteen games remaining for both clubs, each point is big. Expect a hard-fought, physical battle between the Sens and Devils tonight.

The Devils and Senators are both battling some tough injuries. Jersey will be without Alexei Ponikarovsky tonight after he was placed on the injured-reserve list, retroactive to March 19. Ottawa will be without Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson Craig Anderson, and Milan Michalek (who was also placed on IR).

My projected outcome has the Devils winning this one, 3-1. Martin Brodeur will have another superb night; Henrique, Clarkson, and D'Agostini will chip in with goals.

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New Jersey Devils fans were hit with some tough news on Sunday afternoon: Ilya Kovalchuk will be out two-to-four weeks with a shoulder injruy.

Photo by Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger.

The superstar winger was injured in the Devils' 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday evening. Kovy lost his footing as he swooped around the net and crashed hard into the boards. He left the game, in obvious pain, and did not return. Devils President/CEO/GM Lou Lamoriello, on Sunday, said, "It’s not an operative situation. It’s a shoulder injury and, as I said, it could be two, it could be four, it could be less, but certainly not more."

Lamiorello added that an X-ray of Kovalchuk's shoulder "was fine" and affirmed that no surgery was needed.

Kovalchuk has 17 goals and 10 assists on the season. Kovy has not exactly been lighting the lamp over the last few games, but his locker room presence will be missed, without a doubt. Still, with the absence of Jersey's best player over the next few weeks, I want to put a sense of confidence back into the minds of Devils fans.

The schedule over the next two-to-four weeks is not that tough. Through the next two weeks, New Jersey will face Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Florida, New York (Islanders), Boston, Toronto, and Buffalo. At least four of those seven games are winnable without Kovalchuk. If Jersey can make it out of that two week span at 4-3 (with projected wins against Tampa Bay, Florida, New York, and Buffalo), everything will be just fine.

Let's assume that Kovalchuk's injury takes longer than two weeks to heal. Still, no need to panic. The Devils play Boston, Ottawa, Toronto, Philadelphia, Florida, and New York (Rangers). Certainly, some of those games are still winnable. If the Devils can't beat Philadelphia and Florida even without Kovalchuk, we have bigger issues to worry about.

This team has a good sampling of leadership, too. Players like Martin Brodeur, Patrik Elias, and Travis Zajac have what it takes to step up when they are needed. This is a great way to see what the Devils are really made of--who's going to step up and fill Kovy's shoes (skates) while he is injured? Only time will tell; rest assured, someone will.

Great moments are defined by the amount of adversity present. Kovalchuk's injury obviously presents a large amount of adversity. I have 100% confidence that the Devils will be able to rebound from this bump in the road.

Joey Pona of Running With The Devils agrees. Joey says, "There's no doubt that the injury to Kovalchuk is going to hurt the Devils. They need to have players step up in his place and contribute to help them win. A good start would be with Clarkson to get going again and have the rest of them follow. I wouldn't be surprised to see Patrik Elias step up or even Martin Brodeur. They know what it's like playing through adversity, especially being together as teammates for so long. Look for Matt D'Agostini to have a good couple of weeks."

Ilya Kovalchuk is a tough dude. He played through the entire post-season last year with a herniated disc in his back. That just sounds painful. I expect Kovalchuk to be back out on the ice before we know it.

Keep in mind that the Devils are still in the playoff picture. They currently sit at seventh in the east with 36 points. The eighth-place Rangers have 33 and the ninth-place Hurricanes have 32. That's plenty of breathing room for now.

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The New Jersey Devils won their second straight contest on Saturday evening after defeating the Florida Panthers by a score of 2-1. Patrik Elias and David Clarkson netted goals and Martin Brodeur stopped 17 of 18 Florida shots to secure the victory. On the flip side, forward Ilya Kovalchuk left the game in the middle of the third period with an apparent shoulder injury. Needless to say, this is not good news for Devils fans.

The first period was, truthfully, pretty boring. No power plays, no goals, and barely any shots on goal for New Jersey. Florida led the shots on goal category after twenty minutes, 7-2.

Patrik Elias opened the scoring just 1:24 into the second frame. Elias slipped on through Scott Clemmensen's five-hole off a beautiful feed from Travis Zajac. Patty's tenth of the season gave Jersey a 1-0 lead.

David Clarkson tallied his team-leading twelfth goal 11:03 into the middle period, again on an assist from Travis Zajac. Zajac got bumped by a Panthers' defender but was able to slip the puck to Clarky, whose original shot was stopped by Clemmensen. Clarkson didn't give up on the play, found the rebound, and poked it through.

Photo by Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger.

Florida cut the lead in half with under ten seconds to go in the period off a Brodeur turn-over. Marty left the puck behind the net into the waiting hands of Tomas Fleischmann. Fleischmann was able to find Peter Mueller in front of the open net and Mueller tallied his seventh goal of the season.

The third period proved to be a key point in the game, despite seeing no goals for either team. Ilya Kovalchuk took a tumble 9:07 into the final frame. Kovy lost his edge as he swooped around the net and crashed hard into the boards. He skated off, under his own power, but in obvious pain.

Devils' coach Peter DeBoer commented on the injury after the game, saying, "He’s going to get some testing here and today and tomorrow morning and we’ll know more tomorrow. I know he was seeing the doctors here."

DeBoer added, "Injuries are a part of this. Everybody’s dealing with them. So, I think we have to be prepared for that. I think mentally coming into the season we’re prepared that we’re going to have to lose key people and be able to survive it. So no one’s feeling sorry for yourself and we’ll get through it. He’s, obviously, probably going to be out for at least a short time, so we’ll have to fill that hole."

Tim Sestito also left the game in the third, shortly after Kovalchuk, after he was cross-checked from behind hard into the boards. Sestito was down on the ice for a brief time, but was able to eventually skate off. DeBoer said he will be "fine."

Final Thoughts

• The Devils played another great game tonight, more so in the second and third period. Marty was outstanding again and his play is an encouraging sign.
• If Kovalchuk is going to be out for an extended period of time, I might just curl up into a ball and start crying. Although his numbers are not outstanding this season, his overall presence is a necessity to this team. Hopefully, the doctors have some good news for us tomorrow and Kovalchuk will not be out for too long.

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The New Jersey Devils will square up against the Florida Panthers today in Newark, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center. This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. The Devils (14-11-6) are looking to move up from their seven-spot in the east. A Devils win combined with a Toronto Maple Leafs regulation loss will push the Devils to sixth in their conference. The Panthers (9-16-6) will be stuck in last place in the east regardless of today's outcome.

The Devils are coming off an impressive win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday evening. Martin Brodeur was stellar in his return to the crease, stopping 17 of 18 shots and even adding a goal of his own. The Devils are 4-5-1 over their last ten; with the home ice advantage and some momentum, Jersey's Team is in a good position to win this contest.

The Panthers are injury-plagued, but still managed to defeat the New York Rangers on the road on Thursday evening. Goalie Jacob Markstrom was the first star of the game, as he stopped 44 of 45 shots. Florida is 3-6-1 over their previous ten games; don't underestimate these fiesty Panthers--they can give the Devils a run for their money.

The last meeting between these two teams came on April 26, 2012, in a decisive Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs. Adam Henrique scored the series-clinching goal in double-overtime to send Jersey's Team to a 3-2 victory and to the next round of the post-season. The Devils were heavily favored in that series, but Florida put up a good fight. Expect more of the same tonight.

Photo by Associated Press/Julio Cortez.

Matt D'Agostini will make his debut with New Jersey tonight after having been acquired from the St. Louis Blues for a conditional draft pick on Friday. D'Agostini has 1 goal and 1 assist on the season, but is a solid fourth liner. Hopefully, he can be useful tonight.

The season is winding down, with only 17 games left to play. Each game is more and more important for the Devils, especially if they have any dreams of catching the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins. Dainius Zubrus is inching closer to a return to the line-up each day and will be a big part of this team's success going into the playoffs.

Both teams are dealing with some injuries tonight. Devils' forward Alexei Ponikarovsky is questionable; Dainius Zubrus (wrist) and Henrik Tallinder (lower body) are out. Panthers' forward George Parros (upper body) is day-to-day. Goalie Jose Theodore (groin), defensemen Michael Caruso (wrist), Mike Weaver (lower body) and Dmitry Kulikov (wrist) and forwards Stephen Weiss (wrist) and Kris Versteeg (knee) are on injured reserve.

Devils Army, it is your job to ROCK the ROCK tonight! Puck drop is set for 7:00.

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The New Jersey Devils have acquired 26 year old Matt D'Agostini from the St. Louis Blues. In the trade, the Devils have also acquired a conditional 7th round pick; St. Louis will either receive a 4th or 5th round pick depending on whether or not D'Agostini chooses to resign with New Jersey or not. If he signs, it's a 4th round pick. If not, it's a 5th round pick.

In 16 games this season, Matt D'Agostini has 2 points (1g, 1a) for the St. Louis Blues.

With the trade for D'Agostini, the Devils have added some much needed depth to the winger position with D'Agostini being a solid 3rd/4th liner. When Zubrus and Ponikarovsky come back healthy the Devils are going to have a very deep group of wingers.

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Martin Brodeur is back, baby!

In a virtual must win game, the New Jersey Devils shined and were able to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 and avoid the season series sweep by Carolina.

The Devils welcomed back the greatest goaltender, Martin Brodeur, who was returning after a 13 game absence with a pinched nerved in his back.

The Devils were in need of their starting goaltender to be back healthy in the Devils lineup because Johan Hedberg was certainly not getting it done during the past 13 games with Brodeur out. In the recent stretch of games in which Hedberg started the Devils are 3-5-2 in their last ten games. The Devils obviously were a different team and couldn't get anything going.

Brodeur was quick to make his comeback as he made a quick save on Eric Stall. He had to make 10 saves in the first 7 minutes of the opening perion. Stopping them all, he was officially back to work.

Loktionov also made he return to New Jersey after missing the previous game vs. New York.

It gets better. With New Jersey on the powerplay, there was a delayed slashing penalty on Marek Zidlicky. The Hurricanes took a shot on goal which deflected off Brodeur and a Hurricanes player cleared the zone and the puck trickled off the boards and slid into the Hurricanes net. Dan Ellis was heading to the bench because of the delayed penalty. Since Brodeur was the last player to touch the puck, he was credited with the PPG. That was Brodeur's 3rd career goal. Brodeur's goal also gave him more goals than Danny Briere of Philadelphia over the past month.

The first period was dominated by the Carolina Hurricanes. They were able to maintain sustained pressure on the Devils and get a heavy amount of shots on Brodeur. However, New Jersey's defense was just stellar as they rose to the occasion and didn't allow many good chances for Carolina.

The Devils only managed to get 4 shots on goal in the first as their offense continued to struggles to get pucks in the net. 

The Hurricanes put 11 shots on goal, which were all stopped by Brodeur.

Also worth noting that since Dan Ellis was unable to get to the bench, he was credited with the goal allowed on the goal by Martin Brodeur.

The Devils played nearly flawless hockey in the second period as they extended their lead to 3-0 over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Adam Henrique (10th goal of the season) and Peter Harrold (2nd goal of the season) both contributed in the scoring for New Jersey which were scored 46 seconds apart from each other.

Ryan Carter came close to also scoring for New Jersey but his backhand was just wide of the net.

The play of the New Jersey was 100% better than in the first. They played extremely well and outhustled the Carolina Hurricanes. The Devils were able to get back to playing their type of hockey that they love to play and that which made them successful in the first quarter of the season.

The Devils were able to throw 12 shots on Ellis.

Carolina, a miserable 3.

The Devils for the first time in a long time were able to feel comfortable out there skating not just because they had Martin Brodeur back, but also because they had a comfortable lead for once.

In the third, Jeff Skinner was able to sneak a shot passed Martin Brodeur and score on the powerplay and make it a 3-1 game late in the third.

With Eric Stall in the box for tripping, Loktionov rang a shot off the post and in for his 5th goal of the season and wrapped the game up for New Jersey.

Dan Ellis left late in third for Carolina with an apparent hand injury.

Brodeurs in his return from injury was able to score a goal, stopped 22 of 23 shots, and get the win!

Tonight seemed liked a good indication of good things to come for New Jersey going forth. The Devils for the first time this year were on the outside of the playoff picture and now were fighting for a spot. With Martin Brodeur back, they are waiting on Zubrus, Tallinder, and Poni to get back healthy so that they are able to have their full squad back together.

New Jersey's only concerns in my opinion are that the consistency needs to be there more for them to have any chance at a playoff run, let alone making the playoffs. The Devils have not scored much and as a result of it have struggled to put up wins in key games. The goaltending hasn't been 100% as we all saw and that is very concerning. But, granted that it wasn't Martin Brodeur between the pipes, I'm going to let it pass.

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The New Jersey Devils are coming off a tough loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. The defeat knocked the Devils out of a playoff spot for the first time this season and sent Jersey's Team even further into their recent downward spiral. Travis Zajac and Anton Volchenkov tallied goals for the Devils in Tuesday's loss, but the game-winner came off the stick of Rangers' forward Rick Nash. The former Columbus Blue Jacket beat Johan Hedberg through the five-hole (shocking, right?) on a 2-on-1 rush 7:25 into the middle frame.

Now it is time for the good news: goaltender Martin Brodeur will return tomorrow night as the Devils take on the Carolina Hurricanes. This news could not have come at a better time for Devils' fans, who have watched Hedberg win just three of twelve starts since Brodeur got hurt on February 24.

Granted, not every loss was Moose's fault, but a couple of soft goals were let in during that time period.

Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur will make his return to the starting line-up against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday evening. Photo by Robert Sabo/New York Daily News.

In other news, forward Andrei Loktionov is set to return for the Devils on Thursday evening. Loktionov has been a nice addition to the roster and it is great news that his injury was not too serious. Alexei Ponikarovsky will miss Thursday's game with a lower-body injury; Poni is listed as day-to-day.

Final Thoughts

• I am excited for Brodeur and Loktionov to return to the line-up. I know that they will provide a boost of energy to this team. With Marty in net, this team is going to win nine of its next ten games. Mark my words.
• When Zubrus and Ponikarovsky are ready to return, Krys Barch and Tom Kostopoulos have got to be booted from the roster. It is that simple.
• I want to see Stefan Matteau in the line-up. I know I am in the minority group on this topic, but the kid is only 19 years old. He has to develop somehow and I feel as though his skills are good enough to develop at an NHL level. He is STILL a better option than Barch or Kostopoulos.

The Devils will take on the aforementioned Hurricanes on Thursday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM. This game will mark the beginning of a marvelous streak for the Devils. I'm telling you--nine of the next ten games will be wins for the Devils.

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The Canadiens are so hot that there young players who are called up from the minors are even producing.

With the Devils attempting to clear the zone, Jarred Tinordi set up Tomas Plekanec with the redirect goal giving the Canadiens the 2-1 lead late in the game.

"We make that play 20 times a game, and sometimes the puck doesn't want to go your way," said Hedberg, who finished with 20 saves. "It came back to them and boom boom, it's in the net. It was one of those games that comes down to a goal like that, and we were weren't fortunate enough to get it."

Colby Armstrong ended his 39 game goal drought by scoring in the first period giving the Canadiens the 1-0 lead.

Peter Harrold scored the New Jersey Devils lone goal on the powerplay in the loss to Montreal. That was Harrold's first goal since December 2, 2010. Ilya Kovalchuk picked up the lone assist on the goal.

Ilya Kovalchuk had an opportunity on the PK to give the Devils the lead but was unable to capitalize on the 2-on-1 which he rang a shot of the pipe.

The Devils effort in the third was nothing less than superb. They got 18 shots on Carey Price and he stood tall and made the saves which included a chest save through traffic stopping Patrick Elias and stoning Travis Zajac and Adam Henrique in the final minute of play.

"It's a tough one to swallow, but their goalie played well and so did ours," Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk said.

The Devils shot attempts weren't lacking as they were able to get 33 shots on Carey Price. Once again the inability to put the puck into the back of the net came back to bite the Devils.

Lost in all this was Johan Hedberg who had a phenominal game stopping 20 of the 22 shots he faced. If it wasn't for a lack of goal support Hedberg would certainly have had a lot more wins during this tough stretch that he and the Devils have gotten into. Hedberg was playing in his 12th straight game while Martin Brodeur is still recovering from injury.

Defenseman Anton Volchenkov lost his footing shortly after the faceoff which allowed Colby Armstrong to get open and take the shot which he whistled by Johan Hedberg for the goal.

The Devils have completed a stretch where they were playing 3 games in 4 days (1-1-1) and will get some much needed rest before they head down the stretch for a playoff push.

The Canadiens are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins with the most points in the Eastern Conference.

The Devils also honored legendary goalies coach Jacques Caron at tonights game.

(AP Photo/ Bruce Bennett/ Getty Images)

The Devils will be back in action on Tuesday at the Prudential Center to take on the New York Rangers.

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In a completion of the home and home series, the Philadelphia Flyers were able to come away with a much needed home win keeping their slim but possible playoff hopes alive. Thanks to superb play from the goalie Ilya Bryzgalov who stopped 27 of 28 shots, the Flyers came away with a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Johan Hedberg stopped 21 of 22 of his shots, but was unable to stop Matt Read and Claude Giroux in the shootout.

Late in the first period with Philadelphia on a 3-on-2, Devils player Andy Greene collided with goalie Johan Hedberg and gave the Flyers a wide open net which Maxime Talbot buried off the assists from Simon Gagne and Matt Read. Besides the little mishap on that shift, the Devils came to play and were clearly out hustling the Flyers and just looked like the better team early.

The Devils had an early 5-on-3 with Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds both in the penalty box, but were unable to take advantage of the opportunity.

The shots were an even 10 shots for each team.

In the second, the Devils were still forcing the issue and sooner or later they had to put one in the back of the net. That's exactly what happened as David Clarkson finally got out of his goal drought and redirected the Bryce Salvador shot into the back of the net tying the game at 1-1.

The shot totals in the second were 7-7 and 17-17 overall.

In the third, there was no scoring from either team but the physical play began to pick up on both sides. For the Devils you could see the Flyers becoming desperate to get this win and earn at least one point in this game.

There were outstanding opportunities for both teams to score but the goalies rose to the occasion and made excellent saves to preserve the tie game.

Peter Harrold of New Jersey was the victim of a vicious charge (can't even call that a hit) from Brayden Schenn and was lucky that he got up. Schenn should have got at least a 5 minute major for that hit and will certainly be getting suspended for leaving his feet.

On that powerplay the Devils were nearly inches away from winning the game. Tavis Zajac ripped a shot from the point which deflected off Bryzgalov, bounced off a couple of bodies in front of him, and trickled just inches away from going into the net and stunning the Flyers in Philadelphia. However, they were unable to score and the game would go into overtime.

The overtime was all Devils as they came close many times to ending the game but Ilya Bryzgalov would stand strong making some very impressive saves. He would make 6 saves in the overtime and basically kept the Flyers in the game.

The Devils had plently of opportunities, but couldn't convert the chances into goals.

"We had a couple good chances," Kovalchuk said. "But The Bryz was playing real well tonight.

In the shootout, Matt Read scored and Ilya Kovalchuk matched him. Claude Giroux scored on the second attempt, and both David Clarkson and Patrick Elias would miss on their shots giving the Flyers the win.

The Devils were 7-0 vs. the Flyers in shootouts all-time before Friday nights game.

"We needed to win a hockey game tonight," coach Peter Laviolette said.

Peter Laviolette said it perfectly. The Flyers needed this win, not only for keeping their chances of a playoff birth alive, but to get some momentum for this team heading into their next game. Philadelphia came into the game having lost 4 of their last 5 games and sitting at 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

No doubt Philadelphia need this win.

(AP Photo/ Matt Slocum)

The Devils (13-9-6) will be in action on Saturday night at the Prudential Center, as they will take on the Montreal Canadiens (18-5-4) at 7:00pm. Until Saturday night, Go Devils!

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The Devils arguably played their best hockey of the season and it came against one of the Devils biggest rivals in the league, the Philadelphia Flyers. The Devils were able to score 5 goals in the game as they blew out the Flyers 5-2 in front off another sold out crowd at the Prudential Center. Adam Henrique added a pair of goals with Kovalchuk, Elias, and Loktionov, all adding goal tallies. This was the first time that the Devils scored five goals in a game since Feb. 15th, against Philadelphia. With the win, this marks seven games in a row dating back to last year that the Devils have beaten the Flyers. The Devils improve to 13-9-5 (31 points) on the year and continue to hold down the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference.

In the first period the Devils were able to establish their presence early as Patrick Elias was able to score the first goal of the game (9th goal of season), with the assists going to Adam Henrique and Steve Bernier.

With the Flyers on the powerplay for a Ryan Carter tripping, Jakub Vorachek netted his 13th goal of the year and tied the game at one half way through the first.

Not even a minute later, Adam Henrique scored for the Devils (8th goal of season) to put them back on top 2-1.

Philadelphia was givien another chance on the powerplay but Ilya Kovalchuk had something to say about that as he was able to snipe a wristshot past Ilya Bryzgalov for another shorthanded goal (4th shorthanded goal of season) as the Devils began to pull away with a 3-1 score.

The shots were 11-9 in favor of Philadelphia.

As the second period starts the Devils are obviously in full control of the game, completely out playing the Flyers in nearly every aspect of the game. It continued to show as Loktionov, with an awesome toe drag, was able to wrist a shot between the legs of Ilya Bryzgalov (4th goal of season) making it a 4-1 game.

Johan Hedberg continued to put up strong saves, stopping every shot that came his way in the second period. He would finish the game with a total of 24 saves and gathering a much needed win.

The shot totals were 13-7 in the second and 22-18 overall, both in favor of New Jersey.

The third period was pretty much like the first two, the Devils in complete control.

With a Philadelphia carry over penalty into the third, Adam Henrique scored his second goal of the game (9th goal of season), with assists from Loktionov and Zid and put the Devils in the drivers seat with a commading 5-1 lead.

Needing a spark for his team, Scott Hartnell would take the game into his own hands. He managed to take every single penalty for the Flyers in the third which consisted of a boarding, slashing, unsportsmanlike conduct, and another slashing. On the boarding call, he tried to take out the Devils best player Ilya Kovalchuk by trying to apply a hard elbow to him.

Kostopolous then officialy (IMO) became a Devil was when he laid a vicious check on Scott Hartnell leading to an outpour of tweets with the hastag #HartnellDown.

Hartnell however added a goal for Flyers as he put a high shot past the lunging Hedberg, giving the Flyers their second goal of the night, but still way behind.

The Devils outshot the Flyers 10-7 and owned the shot total for the game, 32-25. Most importantly was the scoreboard as the Devils finished the blowout in Newark, 5-2 being the final.

(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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