Final - 2OT
Injury-plagued Devils hope to avoid third straight loss
Oct 29, 2008 - 10:20 AM Toronto (3-3-3) at New Jersey (5-2-1), 7:30 pm EDTNEWARK, New Jersey (Ticker) -- While the New Jersey Devils have as many key injuries as losses, their hot start is slowly evaporating.
The injury-stricken Devils will be without three of their top six forwards once again when they try to snap a two-game losing streak on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Brian Rolston (high right ankle sprain) and Bobby Holik (fractured right pinkie) were placed on injured reserve on Monday, retroactive to the dates of their respective injuries. Rolston was injured on October 16 in Atlanta; Holik went down two days later in Washington.
Captain Jamie Langenbrunner will also be a scratch due to a lower body bruise suffered in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. He did not practice on Tuesday.
Since their offense has taken such a hit, there will be more pressure will be placed on goaltender Martin Brodeur, who needs nine wins to break Patrick Roy's all-time NHL record of 551.
New Jersey, which starts a four-game home stretch, opened the season 5-1-0, but fell to the Flyers twice in a home-and-home series over the weekend.
Toronto is coming off a 3-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Matt Stajan and defenseman Mike Van Ryn each netted power-play goals for the Maple Leafs. Goaltender Vesa Toskala played well, turning aside 22 shots. He has allowed nine goals in his last five games after giving up 12 in his first three.
Toskala has never beaten the Devils, going 0-3-0 with a 3.06 goals-against average.
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FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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TORONTO 0 3 2 0 (2) 6
NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 0 (1) 5 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NJD - DAVID CLARKSON 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE) 2:32
NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (BRIAN GIONTA, ANDREW GREENE) 7:04
2ND PRD: TOR - MATT STAJAN 2 (LUKE SCHENN, ALEXEI PONIKA
Maple Leafs 6, Devils 5 Final - 2OTOct 29 10:28 PM - NHL
END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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TORONTO 0 3 2 0 5
NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 0 5 END OF OT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NJD - DAVID CLARKSON 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE) 2:32
NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (BRIAN GIONTA, ANDREW GREENE) 7:04
2ND PRD: TOR - MATT STAJAN 2 (LUKE SCHENN, ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY)
Oct 29 10:21 PM - NHL
END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TORONTO 0 3 2 5
NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 5 GOING INTO OT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NJD - DAVID CLARKSON 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE) 2:32
NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (BRIAN GIONTA, ANDREW GREENE) 7:04
2ND PRD: TOR - MATT STAJAN 2 (LUKE SCHENN, ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY) 4:13
TOR - (PP) MATT ST
Oct 29 10:11 PM - NHL
TORONTO 5
NEW JERSEY 5
3RD PRD: NJD - ZACH PARISE 7 (PAUL MARTIN, BRIAN GIONTA) 11:17
Maple Leafs 5, Devils 5 3rd - 8:43Oct 29 9:55 PM - NHL
TORONTO 5
NEW JERSEY 4
3RD PRD: TOR - (PP) ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 3 (MATT STAJAN, TOMAS KABERLE)
10:25
Maple Leafs 5, Devils 4 3rd - 9:35Oct 29 9:55 PM - NHL
TORONTO 4
NEW JERSEY 4
3RD PRD: TOR - JAMAL MAYERS 1 (DOMINIC MOORE, RYAN HOLLWEG) 9:15
Maple Leafs 4, Devils 4 3rd - 10:45Oct 29 9:52 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TORONTO 0 3 3
NEW JERSEY 2 2 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NJD - DAVID CLARKSON 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE) 2:32
NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (BRIAN GIONTA, ANDREW GREENE) 7:04
2ND PRD: TOR - MATT STAJAN 2 (LUKE SCHENN, ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY) 4:13
TOR - (PP) MATT STAJ
Oct 29 9:18 PM - TORONTO VS NEW JERSEY - SCRATCHES
TORONTO NEW JERSEY
S BROOKBANK HEALTHY
P LEBLOND HEALTHY
Maple Leafs 3, Devils 4 2nd - 6:18Oct 29 9:13 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
NEW JERSEY 3
2ND PRD: NJD - (SH) JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE)
9:14
Maple Leafs 3, Devils 3 2nd - 10:46Oct 29 9:00 PM - NHL
TORONTO 3
NEW JERSEY 2
2ND PRD: TOR - (PP) ALEX STEEN 1 (JOHN MITCHELL, PAVEL KUBINA) 7:31
Maple Leafs 3, Devils 2 2nd - 12:29Oct 29 8:58 PM - NHL
TORONTO 2
NEW JERSEY 2
2ND PRD: TOR - (PP) MATT STAJAN 3 (TOMAS KABERLE) 5:31
Maple Leafs 2, Devils 2 2nd - 14:29Oct 29 8:48 PM - NHL
TORONTO 1
NEW JERSEY 2
2ND PRD: TOR - MATT STAJAN 2 (LUKE SCHENN, ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY) 4:13
Maple Leafs 1, Devils 2 2nd - 15:47Oct 29 8:45 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TORONTO 0 0
NEW JERSEY 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NJD - PETR VRANA 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE) 2:32
NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (BRIAN GIONTA, ANDREW GREENE) 7:04
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TOR 13 13
NJD
Oct 29 8:17 PM - NHL
TORONTO 0
NEW JERSEY 2
1ST PRD: NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (BRIAN GIONTA, ANDREW GREENE) 7:04
Maple Leafs 0, Devils 2 1st - 12:56Oct 29 7:56 PM - NHL
TORONTO 0
NEW JERSEY 1
1ST PRD: NJD - PETR VRANA 2 (MIKE MOTTAU, ANDREW GREENE) 2:32
Maple Leafs 0, Devils 1 1st - 17:28Oct 29 7:46 PM
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