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Devils look for first back-to-back wins this month

Nov 20, 2008 - 11:26 AM Florida (7-9-1) at New Jersey (8-7-2) 7:00 p.m. EST

NEWARK, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The New Jersey Devils have struggled since All-Star goaltender Martin Brodeur went down. The play in their net, surprisingly, has not been the team's biggest problem.

The Devils look to score more than two goals for the second time in the last six games and win back-to-back contests for the first time this month when they face the Florida Panthers on Thursday.

Brodeur, who is expected to miss three to four months after undergoing elbow surgery, suffered the injury during a 6-1 victory on November 1. Since then, New Jersey is averaging 2.14 goals per game while going 2-5-0.

The Devils snapped a four-game slide on Saturday with an offensive explosion, earning a 6-5 shootout win over the Washington Capitals. Patrik Elias tallied twice and Zach Parise netted the shootout winner.

The six goals were one more than the team managed during its four-game slide.

Veteran backup Scott Clemmensen stopped all three tries by the Capitals in the shootout to earn his first win of the season.

The Panthers having been playing better, picking up wins in three of their last four games. David Booth scored his team-leading eighth goal and Bryan McCabe tallied twice in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The second-worst goal-scoring team in the Eastern Conference with 41 goals in 17 games, Florida has picked up the pace to average 3.25 tallies over the past four games.