Devils rally to beat Sabres and close gap at top
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The New Jersey Devils moved to within four points of the top of the Eastern Conference by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.
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Martin Brodeur registered his 84th career shutout to join Glenn Hall in third place on the all-time list, helping the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in East Rutherford on Friday.
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Chris Drury deflects in Teppo Numminen's shot 1:36 into overtime and the Sabres get back to winning on the road with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.
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Checking forward Jay Pandolfo capitalized on a bad night by Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to score the tie-breaking goal and the New Jersey Devils snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Penguins on Friday night.
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The New Jersey Devils scored five powerplay goals on the way to a dominating 7-3 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
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Thomas Vanek scored twice, including the winner with four minutes left, to lift the Sabres over the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, last night in Buffalo.
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The streaking New Jersey Devils won for the ninth time in 10 home games on Wednesday, Martin Brodeur making 31 saves to lead them to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.
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The Islanders (23-18-5) have beaten the Devils (26-16-3) in all five games they have played this season, including a 3-1 victory on Wednesday.
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The Buffalo Sabres took the lead in the NHL's points race on Tuesday after hammering the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 at the Air Canada Center.
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Martin Brodeur stopped 37 shots in his 96th regular-season shutout, and the New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia, 3-0, last night for their 11th straight home win over the Flyers.
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Eric Staal, Jeff Hamilton, Cory Stillman and Bret Hedican score third-period goals to help Carolina end a recent streak of futility against the Sabres with a 6-2 win.
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Patrik Elias scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Martin Brodeur made 20 saves in the visiting Devilsâ 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
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Patrik Elias scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Martin Brodeur made 20 saves in the New Jersey Devils' 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
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Sean Avery scored the first of his two goals 10 seconds in, and Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and two assists for the New York Rangers, who chased goalie Ryan Miller in the first period and routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Saturday.
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John Madden scores two goals and Martin Brodeur makes 29 saves, including a game-turning penalty shot stop, to lead the Devils to a 4-2 win over the Flyers on Sunday.
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Daniel Briere score twice to lift the Buffalo Sabres to the top of the NHL overall standings with a 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
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Dany Heatley had a goal and two assists, Martin Gerber made 29 saves, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Sabres, 5-3, last night in Buffalo.