From the desks of:
RAISE GRESCHNER WITH THE GREATS & THE BRICK CITY DEMONS
BATTLE of the HUDSON
Devils Lead Series 1-0
NJD 4; NYR 0
TONIGHT
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
vs.
NEW YORK RANGERS
FROM
Madison Square Garden
33rd Street and 8th Avenue
New Jersey Devils
Tonight's starter between the pipes, Marty Brodeur is coming off consecutive shut out performances, and now has 123 for his Hall of Fame career. The last time these teams played Cory Schneider authored a 4-0 white washing in Newark. That game was New Jersey's first victory of the season. Since then, the Devils have gone 5-5, which included a pair of shoot-out losses.
The Devils have benefited lately from the return of Travis Zajak, but Patrick Elias will miss tonight's game with continuing back spasms, while Bryce Salvadore and Ryane Clowe remain out of action.
It doesn't surprise me that Jaromir Jagr leads the Devils with five goals.
LOCAL STANDINGS:
#3 N.Y. Rangers 9-8 18 pts.
#5 N.J. Devils 5-7-5 15 pts.
#6 N.Y. Islanders 6--3 15 pts.
New York Rangers
With no current toughness to speak of, cheap shots keep finding their marks and costing the Rangers dearly. Taylor Pyatt remains out, and joins Rick Nash with a concussion. And twice this season, teams have taken runs at Derek Stepan's head.
They've managed to outlast injuries to Carl Hagelin and Ryan Callahan, and despite their increased lack of physicality, the Rangers continue to turn their early season woes around. With Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers, the Rangers own a 9-8 record, breaking the .500 mark for the first time this season. They have gone 7-2 in their last nine games to recover from a 2-6 start.
The Rangers have also upped their offensive output, averaging 3.4 goals in their last 7 games, scoring 24 times. They've scored four or more goals in four of their last five games. With a goal against the Panthers, Brad Richards now has six goals this season.
Henrik Ludqvist has faced off against Martin Brodeur 36 times in the regular season, and owns a 24-7-5 record against him. The playoffs are another matter however.
Mike.BTB
They've managed to outlast injuries to Carl Hagelin and Ryan Callahan, and despite their increased lack of physicality, the Rangers continue to turn their early season woes around. With Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers, the Rangers own a 9-8 record, breaking the .500 mark for the first time this season. They have gone 7-2 in their last nine games to recover from a 2-6 start.
The Rangers have also upped their offensive output, averaging 3.4 goals in their last 7 games, scoring 24 times. They've scored four or more goals in four of their last five games. With a goal against the Panthers, Brad Richards now has six goals this season.
Henrik Ludqvist has faced off against Martin Brodeur 36 times in the regular season, and owns a 24-7-5 record against him. The playoffs are another matter however.
Mike.BTB
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