SB Nation New York - Devils Win In A Shootouthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-11-12T14:40:53-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15744082010-11-12T14:40:53-05:002010-11-12T14:40:53-05:00Edmonton Oilers At New Jersey Devils: Devils Still Trying To Get Into Groove
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">(Sports Network) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New Jersey Devils</a> will once again try for their first home win of the season when they host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.coppernblue.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Edmonton Oilers</a> tonight at the Prudential Center.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New Jersey is 0-5-2 as the home team this year and has dropped both games so far on a three-game homestand. The Devils opened the residency with a 3-0 loss to the rival <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New York Rangers</a> and dropped a 5-4 shootout decision to Buffalo on Wednesday.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Derek Roy</span> scored the decisive goal for the Sabres on Wednesday, beating <span>Johan Hedberg</span> with a nifty backhander in the fourth round of the shootout. The Devils had <span>Ilya Kovalchuk</span> left to try and even things, but the high-priced forward never even attempted a shot on goal as he lost control of the puck while skating towards Buffalo netminder <span>Jhonas Enroth</span>.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Jason Arnott</span> scored twice for the Devils, while Hedberg made 38 saves in the losing effort.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"It's nice to score, especially at home, we haven't done a lot of that," Arnott said. "It's a confidence booster for us. Everybody contributed tonight but we had that lapse of a few minutes and they were right back in the game again. You have to learn from that and be ready to go again."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Hedberg has started the last two games for New Jersey while No. 1 netminder <span>Martin Brodeur</span> nurses a bruised right elbow. Brodeur had a full practice on Thursday and is questionable for tonight's contest.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Devils captain <span>Jamie Langenbrunner</span> is also questionable tonight after suffering a head injury against the Sabres. The veteran winger is tied for the team lead with nine points on the year.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Devils and Oilers enter tonight tied for last in the NHL with just 10 points apiece. After winning the opener of a five-game road trip in Chicago, Edmonton has dropped back-to-back games in regulation and has been outscored by a 13-3 margin in those games.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Edmonton was slammed, 7-1, by Carolina on Tuesday and last night was delivered a 6-2 defeat in Detroit. The Oilers are just 2-4-2 as the visiting team this season and will complete their swing Sunday against the New York Rangers.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Dustin Penner</span> and <span>Theo Peckham</span> scored for the struggling Oilers in Thursday's loss. <span>Nikolai Khabibulin</span>yielded all six goals on 34 shots for Edmonton.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"They're a good team, very opportunistic and patient," said Penner. "From our viewpoint I think we were more focused than we were the night before. But, sometimes when it rains it pours, we just have to regroup and get out game back."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Oilers centerman <span>Shawn Horcoff</span> is expected to miss his third straight game with a thigh injury tonight. Horcoff is tied for second on the team this season with nine points (4 goals, 5 assists).</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Oilers posted a 2-0 home win over New Jersey in the only meeting between the clubs last year. Edmonton has taken two straight in the series and is 4-2-0 with a tie in the last seven meetings in the Garden State.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/11/12/2324203/edmonton-oilers-at-new-jersey-devils-devils-still-trying-to-get-intoJoseph Fortunato