What are your favorite regular season games at the Prudential Center?

Let's take some time off of analyzing Collective Bargaining Agreements and how many goals the Devils may score in the 2010-11 season and whether the Devils will even be in Newark three years from now.  Let's update the "favorite games" segment.  List some of your favorite games that you have seen at the Rock, either in person or not.

I'll list my top 10 (there have been a number of classics):

1. BLACKHAWKS @ DEVILS - March 17th, 2009: Martin Brodeur breaks the NHL's all-time record for goaltender regular season victories.  The game was exciting throughout, the crowd was electric, the Devils scored early and often, Patrik Elias broke the franchise's scoring record and the Devils held the Hawks off to win the game, 3-2, which is actually the most common score for a Martin Brodeur victory (that is a fact by the way).  552 is an instant classic, I had the privilege of being in attendance that night, and I won't ever forget it.

2. RANGERS @ DEVILS - December 12th, 2008: If you watched this game at all, you probably still remember many details about it.  Jay Pandolfo's short-handed goal, Zajac's powerplay goal, the Gionta backhander, blowing the four-goal lead, Elias scoring 10 seconds after the Rangers tied the game at 5, this game had everything...except goaltending and defense.  It was a dramatic 8-5 win for the Devils, a win they needed against the rival Rangers.

3. PENGUINS @ DEVILS - January 30th, 2009: No, this is not retro night, but in my opinion, this is the most entertaining regular season game since the Prudential Center opened.  It may be ranked third, but having been in attendance that night (it was also Doc Emrick night), this was a thriller.  It extended an 8-game winning streak for the Devils, the Devils rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, but truly dominated the game.  It ended with two Jamie Langenbrunner goals, he scored six goals in three games, including back-to-back overtime winners.

4. MAPLE LEAFS @ DEVILS - February 5th, 2010: This is Ilya Kovalchuk's Devils debut.  That's what most Devils fans will remember this game for.  This was also the third of three games against Toronto within an eight-day span.  Kovalchuk assisted on the game's first goal, then Toronto took over for a majority of the game, then collapsed late in the game.  The Devils scored three goals in three minutes...to end the 3rd period to win in regulation, 4-3.  This game was a classic, and a new superstar energized the arena.

5. LIGHTNING @ DEVILS - October 31st, 2007: This was the first win for the Devils at the Prudential Center.  Normally, 6-1 games aren't necessarily the most entertaining throughout the game, but this game had extra excitement.  The team was struggling, so the offensive explosion was welcomed, thanks in large part to John Madden, and most of all, Jay Pandolfo, who registered a hat trick plus an assist.  The Devils blew a 2-1 lead wide open in the third period, with four third period goals to seal the win.

6. LIGHTNING @ DEVILS - April 3rd, 2009: The night started by honoring Martin Brodeur for breaking the goaltender's all-time wins record.  The Devils had been slumping badly coming into this game, and went down early.  Brodeur relieved Kevin Weekes early in the second period, allowing another goal to Steven Stamkos.  Then a flurry of chances for the Devils, then a Mike Mottau dump-in that forced Karri Ramo of Tampa Bay to throw his goalie stick, giving Brendan Shanahan a penalty shot goal.  The Devils scored twice more before a wild third period and overtime, where Zach Parise won the game for the Devils.

7. CAPITALS @ DEVILS - November 15th, 2008: Martin Brodeur had just gone down with a serious bicep injury, and the Devils were in a skid.  David Clarkson scored early, but Washington scored twice in the first.  The game then became a 3-2 Devils lead, then 3-3, then 4-3 Devils before 4-4, 5-4 in the third period, then Alex Ovechkin tied the game in the final second of the third period.  The Devils won in a shootout, capping an exciting 6-5 win for Clemmensen and the Devils.

8. PENGUINS @ DEVILS - March 17th, 2010: I get the feeling a tradition was born with "retro night" at the Prudential Center.  March 18th, 2011 has already been scheduled, but the Devils brought back the red and green jerseys, which sparked an exciting game between the Pens and Devils.  The goal scoring was explosive, at least on the Devils' side, and the Devils won 5-2.  This was also the sixth win in six tries against Pittsburgh.

9. SHARKS @ DEVILS - February 15th, 2009: This game was another one of those crazy, back and forth games.  Now any time a hockey game has a 3-2 score after the first period, it usually becomes a crazy game.  This one certainly was.  The Devils traded goals with San Jose in the first, taking a 3-2 lead into the second period, San Jose left the second up by one, but the Devils outscored the Sharks, 3-1 in the third period to win the game, 6-5.

10. PENGUINS @ DEVILS - March 12th, 2010: I considered a number of games for the final "classic" spot, but Devils fans really love this game.  It was a game in which both penalty boxes were up to capacity.  One could comfortably say that Ilya Kovalchuk was the star of this game, notching a pair of assists, a penalty shot and a thrid period goal en route to a 3-1 win.  This game was exciting to say the least.

I hope a lot of good memories come back to all of you, they certainly do to me.  I'm sure I'm missing some great games, considering how new the arena is, there have been an abundance of memorable games.