SB Nation New York - Devils Fall To Panthers In Overtimehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2011-02-05T10:52:47-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17383782011-02-05T10:52:47-05:002011-02-05T10:52:47-05:00Panthers 4, Devils 3 (OT): Olesz scores game-winner
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<p>Newark, NJ (Sports Network) – <span>Rostislav Olesz</span> scored two minutes into overtime as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Florida Panthers</a> took a 4-3 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/">New Jersey Devils</a> at Prudential Center.</p>
<p>In the extra session, Olesz took a pass from <span>Radek Dvorak</span> in the New Jersey end and from the right circle snapped a simple wrister that fooled <span>Johan Hedberg</span> for the win.</p>
<p><span>Dennis Wideman</span>, Mike Santorelli and <span>Chris Higgins</span> all lit the lamp for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game skid. <span>Tomas Vokoun</span> made 28 stops in the win.</p>
<p>“I think we deserved that win tonight,” said Florida head coach Peter DeBoer. “We’ve been playing some good hockey lately and haven’t been getting the bounces. We played good tonight and we deserved those two points.”</p>
<p><span>Travis Zajac</span> had a goal and an assist while <span>Jason Arnott</span> and <span>Mark Fayne</span> also scored for the Devils, who came into the game having won six of their last seven. Hedberg stopped 24 shots in defeat.</p>
<p>“I thought we played well, we did alot of good things in the second and third period,” said Fayne. “We just couldn’t hold on and let this one slip through.”</p>
<p>New Jersey held a one-goal lead in the third period and were looking to build on it when <span>Jason Garrison</span> was called for slashing, but it was Florida getting the shorthanded goal.</p>
<p><span>Ilya Kovalchuk</span> attempted a pass from the left to the right point, but he didn’t get anything on it and Santorelli picked it off. He then skated the length of the ice and went around a pokecheck from Hedberg before depositing the puck behind the goaltender to tie the game with 7:08 left in regulation.</p>
<p>The Panthers took the initial lead in the game on Higgins’ ninth goal of the season at the 6:52 mark, but New Jersey got a pair of lucky bounces to score the next two goals.</p>
<p>The first came just two minutes after the Higgins goal as Vokoun played a puck over to the right boards for Garrison, who attempted to backhand the puck behind the net. However, it hit off the boards and went out front where Zajac put the gift into the net.</p>
<p>Just over two minutes later, a right point shot from <span>Henrik Tallinder</span> hit off a body in front then bounced off the backboard before coming to the right side where Arnott tucked it home for his 13th goal of the year.</p>
<p>Florida, though, tied it 1 1/2 minutes later with a power-play tally as a wrist shot by Wideman in the high slot made its way through a screen and past Hedberg.</p>
<p>The only goal of the second period was the Devils’ as Fayne used a chip shot on a rolling puck in the slot that arced over the head of Vokoun for a 3-2 lead at the 6:20 mark.</p>
<p>Hedberg stopped 11 shots in the middle frame to help New Jersey take a one- goal lead into the third.</p>
<p>The Devils play at Montreal on Sunday.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-jersey-devils/2011/2/5/1976531/panthers-4-devils-3-ot-rostislav-olesz-nhl-scoresEd Valentine2011-02-04T10:07:24-05:002011-02-04T10:07:24-05:00Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils: Devils Look To Stay Hot Against Struggling Panthers
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<p>It seems like nothing can slow down the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/">New Jersey Devils</a> (18-30-3) these days.</p>
<p>A visit from the sputtering <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Florida Panthers</a> (22-23-6) may not slow them down.</p>
<p>The Devils look to continue their hot streak as they face the Panthers tonight at the Prudential Center.</p>
<p>New Jersey, 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, are trying to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Heading into tonight's game, the Devils sit 18 points behind eighth place Atlanta with three games in hand.</p>
<p>The Devils finally moved out of the league basement with a 3-2 win over the rival <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/">New York Rangers</a> last night. New Jersey leapfrogged the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.coppernblue.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a> and moved into a tie with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/">New York Islanders</a> for 28th place. They hold the tiebreaker over the Isles with one more non-shootout victory.</p>
<p>The Devils and Panthers are no strangers to each other. This will be the third matchup in less than a month between the Eastern Conference foes. The team's have split the season series, each winning one game.</p>
<p>Florida won the first matchup of the season, 3-2, in overtime. Tied 2-2 after regulation, <span>Dmitry Kulikov</span> beat <span>Martin Brodeur</span> with a wrist shot from the low slot to deny the Devils a three-game win streak. <span>Nick Palmieri</span> and <span>David Clarkson</span> scored for the Devils.</p>
<p>The Devils gained revenge eight days later at home, beating the Panthers 5-2. New Jersey used three first period goals to chase starter <span>Scott Clemmensen</span> to the bench. <span>Jason Arnott</span> finished with two goals in the win.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2011/2/4/2329156/florida-panthers-at-new-jersey-devils-devils-look-to-stay-hot-againstAJ Manderichio