Game 49: Devils @ Boston
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 1:15 PM EST
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New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Jan 29, 2009 7:00 PM EST
The New Jersey Devils travel up to take on the Boston Bruins. According to Gulitti and Chere, this does not include Jay Pandolfo. So I would expect the same lineup that was out there against Ottawa. I don't know who the starter will be, but I see no reason why it wouldn't be Scott Clemmensen again.
The last time these two teams played, the Bruins shutout the Devils in a closely-fought game where the deciding goal came off a really bad break.k. This time, the Devils are hot and the Bruins are, well, still the best team in the East - if not in the league. Do I need to recount it all? They score a ton of goals (3.5 goals/game), they don't let a lot in (2.15 goals/game), they are wicked in even-strength (1.54 goals for/against ratio), they have a ruthlessly efficient power play (25.4%), and their penalty kill is solid (83.4%). In all of these stats, the Bruins are in the top 3 in the league except their kill, which is only seventh best overall.
Yeah, this team is still good. As if there was any doubt.
Stanley Cup of Chowder should be your choice in getting a Bruins' perspective. As usual, the Bruins won their last game - but in overtime - to Washington. SCC's recap is here; and his most recent postings reference the Boston Globe reporting that Phil Kessel is able to practice again. Also, SCC says Michael Ryder is getting over the flu.u. Yes, the Bruins are going to be getting more regulars back soon, possibly for the Devils game. They were without. I hadn't noticed, the 35-8-5 record distracted me.
Anyhow, the Devils have been playing incredibly well with a 6 game winning streak. Zach Parise, among others, has been playing great and he'll need to be great tonight in rushing through the neutral zone. I think the key to tonight's game - other than the obvious (play all 60 minutes, Clemmensen needs to be confident, &c.) - will be how well the Devils respond with Claude Julien's 1-2-2. He has the firepower, the wheels, and most importantly, the players actually listening and respecting him. Therefore, their system has been quite effective. A good way to beat that is throw them off their routine with strong breakout passes and to beat defenders with speed. If this means endless battles along the board for the puck, so be it. The Devils have excelled in that regard this season.
As always, this is the Game Thread. Feel free to leave a comment before, during, and after the game. Just keep it clean, relevant, and in support of New Jersey.
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It drives me nuts when the refs wind up calling a penalty
Because they think there is an infraction and boo.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 7:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was an atrocious call
Just abysmal.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 7:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That serves karma right that the Devils scored on that powerplay
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What’s the word, here? Score?
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 29, 2009 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
1-0 Devils
Jamie got the SH after a questionable hooking call by the Zebras.
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem with the zebras not calling the dive enough
The guy grabbed the stick and fell over.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
That shift could turn the game. The Devils failed to score.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It could easily go the Devils’ way. I expected Boston’s 1-2-2 to slow down New Jersey. And now I just saw Mike Rupp flying up the wing for a shot – further proof that it ain’t working!
Oh yeah, comment from my friend Geoff: It was a Langenbrunnian goal.
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The hooking call on Gionta on the other hand…that could turn the game. Boston’s been outshot 8-0 this period and the Devils have come oh so close 3 times already.
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
The Devils almost scored a shorthanded goal. Again! LOL
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Another freaking Devils penalty?
You’ve got to be kidding me.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mike Rupp
has looked surprisingly good tonight.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Still waiting for a fight from him.
Speaking of fighting, how did Salvie do in his scuffle?
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Salvie pounded that fool
He dropped him in one punch, the guy got up and Bryce wailed on his some more. It was one of the more one-sided fights I’ve seen in a while. Actually Rupp pounded on Greene pretty solidly out in LA.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I meant a fight from Rupp tonight. Him and the Clarkie Monster. Then it would be a good day.
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, stupid me. Didn’t mean to italicize the last two sentences. I should avoid italicizing on this site from now on.
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Again
Even though Holik pulled him that was a dive too. Man the NHL no tolerance rules have really hurt the game because it rewards the actors of the game.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Zach is the big time! He’s mother funkin’ awesome!
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I din’t realize Parise and Zajac skated on the same line. Keeping the Fightin’ Sioux together
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 29, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s been that way for the past few seasons, since Zajac came up. It’s always been the ZZ Pop line (Zajac, Parise, and Langenbrunner).
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember seeing those guys beat BU in the NCAA tourney a few years ago
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 29, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s amazing how we’re getting shafted by the refs yet the Bruins haven’t capitalized on any of it. No words, just wow!
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 8:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chico says it was a Devils period. Well, I think the first 5-6 minutes and the last 5 minutes or so would apply. The Devils did well to ward off the Bruins in the middle of the period when they had power plays to kill.
But the beginning of that period, that shift from the Parise line was epic in terms of puck possession and work ethic. A shame they didn’t score on it, but they truly pinned one of the best teams in the league in their own end for a very significant amount of time. It wasn’t just them though, the team dropped 8 shots on the B’s before they even responded, and they needed a power play to get that shot!
Devils up 2-0 on some, let’s say, fortunate goals and they are looking good on the road. If they can keep it up, that would be fantastic!
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 8:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Very sloppy period for the B’s
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 29, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, I remember the last game in Boston, the Devils had a goal via video that should have been awarded but was denied.
Did this cross? Perhaps?
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by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 8:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, the review thought so. Fair enough.
This game has had all of it’s goals scored in flukish manners.
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by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Replay showed Andy Greene in the pile. Not that it matters. Sloppy play all around.
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there’s the equalizer! Lucky shot by Kessel there, but the hole was there
Time for the Devils to come out flying and turn this momentum around.
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was a brutal holding call. He leaned on Rupp’s stick!
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by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Momentum's goin' to Boston now
Hold your breath, this could get worse.
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 9:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It just got worse!
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow! Just a drive to the net to make it happen! Just like last game!
3-3
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’ve promoted this in my blog and I will say it here: ELIAS IS JESUS!!
by R_Adragna on Jan 29, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Elias is a lucky bastard who was in the right place
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jan 29, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER WITH THE BRACE ON THE REBOUND!!!
23-0-1 with a lead going into 2! The streak is alive! Let this be a lesson to the Devils: Forechecking should be often and with confidence!
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Jan 29, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that was awesome
The Devils worked through some BRUTAL officiating tonight to win. Marc Savard is the biggest dive artist in the NHL.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 29, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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