Game #15: New Jersey Devils @ Ottawa Senators
by John Fischer on Nov 7, 2009 6:30 PM EST
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New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Nov 7, 2009 7:00 PM EST
First Meeting of the Season
TV: MSG Plus 2
Radio: WBBR 1130 AM
Previews: Mine is below, though you can just click here for it. Peter R of Silver Seven has an Ottawa-based preview up as well.
Song to Get You Pumped Up But Also Make You Think Deeply About Tonight's Matchup and Ready to THRASH: If you expected Bruce Springsteen tonight, then you're forgetting that I'm not Steve. The Boss is not the Boss of me. Besides, hockey is an aggressive sport and as such we need aggressive music. Tonight it is "The Marshall Arts" by Razor. It's a thrashing instrumental that opens with an excellent scream, so bang your heads.
Join me in the comments. As always: Keep the comments clean, you keep them on-topic (tangents OK, talking about the Devils/Senators is OK, but I don't want to turn this into a Canadian thrash metal thread and/or a Dean McAmmond love-fest just in case Peter R is reading this), and support theNew Jersey Devils.
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Perfectly fine. Family comes first after all.
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Plus the opportunity was there to post a proper rager.
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Tim Sestito is wearing #14 in case anyone cares.
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Per the pregame interview by Steve Cangelosi: Tim’s excited about tonight’s game. He hasn’t worried about numbers and whathaveyou, but he says that’s what helped him got 7 goals so far.
He wants throw some hits, play solidly on defense, and get some pucks deep. Fair enough. Best of luck from him.
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The game has begun and Ottawa strikes first with offense thanks to Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson. Brodeur held on and shoved Michalek away.
The Devils respond on the ensuing faceoff, rush down, and Zubrus HITS THE POST.
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He’s out there right now. Look for him in wonderful SD (Some Definiton, not Standard Definition)
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Devils and Senators are even in shots and probably in missed shots as well – action is constant, but neither goalie has had to be brilliant yet.
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First great save of the night courtesy of Leclaire. Rolston had a nice move to get free, slides cross-ice to Langenbrunner and Leclaire needed to move quickly to stop the one-timer.
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And the first penalty of the game is called. Ottawa takes it, the call will come um, after commercial. I think I saw Neil going in the box. We’ll see soon enough.
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i didnt see anything
that was a penalty
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions
Neil holds Pelley in center ice by way of a stick. So the Devils are now on the PP.
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Well, I don’t know what to tell you.
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Devils PP just cannot set anything up so far. Maybe now with the second unit?
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Didn’t work now. Meh. Devils’ best chance came as the PP ended, Bergfors got loose but his rising backhand rose too much
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Meanwhile
Ottawa finally scored after three fantastic shots that brodeur stopped. The stick was lost and Senators cashed in
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Spezza screens him, and the shot squirts through his legs. Devils skaters all out of sorts on the entire sequence
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Andrew Peters figures it's time to fight
He is fighting…Carkner. And the feed is suddenly choppy?
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By the way
Ottawa goal scored by Michalek (his 7th), assists to Capt. Muppet Hair Alfredsson and Chris Campoli
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Dainius Zubrus caught with a hold in the corner while defending. That’s a penalty. Yeah, I see the arm wrapped on the replay so it’s time for the Devils PK to go to work.
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Period is over
17 seconds will carry over on the Senators’ power play.
Basically the Devils got burned by a defensive breakdown and so it is 1-0. The good news is that the Devils are entirely familiar with being down 1-0 on the road. Can they equalize again?
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the sens seem a little simular to the sabres.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions
That was a pretty dull period, to be honest. To liven things up, check out Homer Simpson’s official Twitter: http://twitter.com/HomerJSimpson
i think the devils can turn it around the sens are gonna play harder and harder as goes on as well.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 7:52 PM EST reply actions
That’s been pretty much the story why the Devils are 7-0-0 on the road this season. The big question is: can they do it again?
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they need more then 2 goals for sure
as u have been hinting at in your preveiws.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Well, um, they need exactly two to lead.
What I’ve been saying is that I’d like them to score more than two so they’re not going to have to feel the pressure to hold on to yet another one-goal lead.
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i was thinking ottawa
is gonna score atleast 2 more.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Second period
And the Devils kill the penalty. Well, that was that.
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And....Spezza trips Parise to get to that puck
A good power play – defined as one with possession inthe zone, not necessarily a goal – would be the goal here.
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I’ll take a goal, don’t get me wrong. I just want the unit to set it self up and move the puck
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So far I am highly disappointed given my expectations. Ottawa’s PK makes this kill look easy
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Well, the last power play by NJ sucked, but thankfully Ruutu decided to hold down Greene in the corner afterwards.
Can the Devils not waste a third power play? I am not so confident that they won’t, unfortunately
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Woah, the Devils finally figured out how to set it up…only to lose it and give up a SH scoring chance. Ugh
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the sens dont have to worry about getting pealtys as much
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 8:14 PM EST reply actions
So ZZ Pops is back together and….their first shift had them largely playing D against Ottawa’s fourth line. The Devils need a spark of sorts
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OH Halischuk you should have done better on that shot but hey, it’s a chance.
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his goal is commin hes getting closer and closer
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Are you kidding me
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Right under the pad – it’s being reviewed, but it’s pretty clear it’s fully over.
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Brian Lee fires a shot, it literally trickles through the legs and Brodeur only catches it as it squeezes over the line. That is an unfortunate goal
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And in response, Bryce Salvador feels the smart decision was to hit a Senator away from the play?
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Correction: Cory Murphy. Still, exactly what you’d like to avoid after giving up a bad goal
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who is the senators coach now did they get a new one.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions
This Senators power play looks like the Devils’ power plays of this game. Wow.
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Devils kill it and...are on offense
??
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Zach Parise's stick explodes on a shot
But it’s OK because the Devils…oh no…drew a call.
I’m afraid to see what PP#4 holds. It’s imperative that they do something with this, but how can anyone have any confidence after the first three from tonight?
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What the hell, the power play….has control of the puck!
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A GOAL! A GOAL! ZACH PARISE ON THE REBOUND!
The power play actually got control of the puck, moved it well, got to rebounds, and…maintained control. It was set up! It was actually a good, working PP!
And now it’s a game 2-1.
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the devils are carring the play five on five by a small margin in my opinion
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions
I must say, the Devils look FAR better on offense now that they got one past Leclaire.
I’m still not pleased with giving up a 3-on-1, Devils. Good work by Brodeur to stay calm and stop that noise.
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Halischuk with a giveaway that I can best describe with the word “Oy.” If I need a second word, it’s probably “Vay”
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The Devils, well, over the whole period, I can’t say they played well. But they looked worlds better after their fourth power play as they got some offensive pressure, moved the puck around, got pucks to the net, and most importantly, scored.
I feel the Ottawa forecheck and speed is still dangerous and they got a gift due to a bad goal given up by Brodeur, but the Devils seemingly have more confidence now and they’re going to need it to tie this game up.
The Devils have done this on the road already this season so it can be done. The big question is whether they will or not.
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Chico will not eat
Chuck the Duck apparently is eating in stop motion.
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And a Beecher quote. Uh….that was something.
By the way, there are, in fact, Devils fans in the Ottawa crowd.
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The Halischuk-Sestito-Clarkson unit just generated two strong scoring chances and looked generally good.
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And the Senators will take another penalty due to Colin White getting clipped by a stick and now with the fracas, who knows what will happen now.
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My mistake, it was an elbow to the chest by Winchester. And that wasn’t the call?
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Peters and Ruutu are in the box for roughing, presumably – and both are still yelling at each there. Winchester sitting for the elbow, presumably.
There’s a lot of presumption here.
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Devils on the power play after all this. PResumptions hold
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After two bad breakouts and a near-break by the Senators’ PK, the Devils power play has set itself up. Will they strike again in the final minute of the PP?
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GOAL!
David Clarkson on the SHARP angle shot and it sneaks through!
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That’s one hell of an equalizer! Clarkson just threw it on net low and he threads the needle! Wow!
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Two power play goals again, can the Devils build on this further? 15 minutes left in the game…
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ZZ Pops nearly got a great chance, Langenbrunner’s one-timer was just too high though. I’d like to see that line breakout like that more often.
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Wow.
The Devils forecheck pressures Ottawa and a Sen clears it over the glass in his own zone.
Can the Devils do the unthinkable and score three power play goals?
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Three in the box and….four Sens out there?
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SCORE!!!
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!
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Andy Greene!
A great shot from the point by Greene! After all his hard work since Martin went out, he just fires a wrister that Leclaire def. didn’t see!
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Three power play goals. I’m just…impressed.
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Brodeur just stopped his second shot third period. Figured I should point that out.
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Senators are warming to the task – and they have to, being down by one. Some Devils offensive pressure would help here.
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Mottau hit high into the boards…play continues.
Alfredsson down…play continues.
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Hey, the Senators finally got two shots on net! Easy for Brodeur.
The Devils aren’t necessarily sitting back, but circumstances are forcing them to clear. In other words, the opposition is pressing and moving the puck forward as much as possible. Devils defense has been here before so I expect them to make it through OK.
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that last one looked like i changed direction
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Big save by Marty from a point blank in the slot and the Devils move forward off the rebound
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Good move by Spezza, but Brodeur had no issue stopping that and kicking it ahead.
I’d love to see a Devils counter attack soon.
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But instead, it’s a dump-and-change. 2:30 left.
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Aaaand Leclaire should be leaving soon…
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A minute left and it’s 6-on-5 for Ottawa
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15.2 seconds left and the Devils are unfazed by the extra attacker by snuffing every attack. Almost there!
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very very well played game by the devils
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions
I would disagree – I felt the Devils were weaker for most the game; but they really showed some signs of life at the end of the second and they practically own the third for the most part.
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i think we are gonna see alot of games very simular to this one this year.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
And the DEVILS WIN
EIGHT road wins. A huge comeback win driven by the POWER PLAY of all things.
This team is just overflowing with guts.
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seemed fine to me
no big mistakes i noticed.mabey a scoring chance
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I felt he was more than acceptable tonight. In fact, for much of the game, he was energetic, he was involved in the play, and I think he played rather well for a call-up.
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i never planned on saying this this year but i hope the flames win tonight.
by Imperator_Celtic on Nov 7, 2009 9:42 PM EST reply actions
You’ll have to wait up for that. That game hasn’t started yet.
I’ll get to recapping shortly.
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