Devils closing in on East-leading Sabres
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Unlike a year ago, the New Jersey Devils aren't waiting until the end of the season to make a playoff run. They're rolling right now, with wins in 15 of 20 games, and points in all but two.
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The wins continue piling up for Daniel Briere and the Eastern Conference-leading Buffalo Sabres. And so do the injuries.
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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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Martin Brodeur posted his NHL-best 10th shutout of the season last night, stopping 25 shots to lead the Devils past the New York Islanders, 2-0, at East Rutherford, N.J.
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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Montreal is 21-13-3-5 (second in the Northeast Division with 50 points); Boston is 21-17-2-2 (third in the Northeast Division with 46 points). Goals: Alex Kovalev 18, Christopher Higgins 15, Tomas Plekanec 13. Assists: Saku Koivu 25, Plekanec 23, Kovalev 21. Goaltending: Cristobal Huet (12-6-5, 2.36 GAA), Jaroslav ...
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Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist Monday, leading the surging New Jersey Devils past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 and giving them a share of the Eastern Conference lead.
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Toronto is 17-21-5-3 (fifth in the Northeast Division with 42 points); Boston is 22-18-2-2 (third in the Northeast Division with 48 points). Goals: Mats Sundin 20, Nik Antropov 17, Alexei Ponikarovsky 12. Assists: Sundin 30, Tomas Kaberle 22, Jason Blake 21. Goaltending: Vesa Toskala (14-13-4, 2.74 ...
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Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist Monday, leading the surging Devils past the Carolina Hurricanes and giving them a share of the Eastern Conference lead.
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Patrik Elias scored a power-play goal with 7.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens last night in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Jochen Hecht snapped a late third-period tie, and Ryan Miller made 20 saves in his seventh consecutive start to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Friday night in the first game of a home-and-home series.
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Maxim Afinogenov scored the game winner with just over two minutes remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday.
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Martin Brodeur posted his league-leading 10th shutout of the season to help the streaking New Jersey Devils register a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders in East Rutherford on Thursday.
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Arron Ashamâs tie-breaking goal with 9 minutes 22 seconds left gave the visiting Devils a 5-4 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.
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The New York Islanders have the New Jersey Devils' number, and it's starting to bug the perennial Atlantic Division champions.
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Patrik Elias had the deciding goal in the shootout as the New Jersey Devils extended their Atlantic Division lead to eight points with a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
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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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Wojtek Wolski scored the go-ahead goal 1:41 into the third period, extending the Colorado Avalanche's winning streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Sabres last night in Buffalo.