Devils continue road run
OTTAWA - Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight road game with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators last night.
The Devils are 8-0 away from New Jersey, the second-longest road winning streak to open a season in NHL history. The Buffalo Sabres went 10-0 on the road to start the 2006-07 season.
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The Devils' Zach Parise lifts the puck over Ottawa goalie Pascal Leclaire's blocker to score. Parise also had an assist as New Jersey won its eighth straight on the road.
New Jersey's power play led the way, scoring three unanswered goals. Parise, Clarkson and Andy Greene had goals for the Devils. Martin Brodeur faced 21 shots.
Milan Michalek and Brian Lee scored for the Senators. Pascal Leclaire, celebrating his 27th birthday, stopped 22 shots.
Leclaire got off to a solid start, making a big pad save on Jamie Langenbrunner and robbing Niclas Bergfors with a glove stop.
The Senators opened the scoring at 14 minutes of the first after creating a flurry of great chances. Daniel Alfredsson found Michalek, who beat Brodeur short side.
Ottawa made it 2-0 midway through the second on Lee's first goal of the season. Lee carried the puck from his own end and let a wrist shot go that just slipped under Brodeur's left leg. Brodeur sprawled to grab the puck, but it had already trickled across the line.
The Devils cut the lead in half with a power-play goal as Parise was able to pick the puck out of traffic in front and raise it over Leclaire.
New Jersey 0 1 2 – 3
Ottawa 1 1 0 – 2
First period: 1, Ottawa, Michalek 7 (Alfredsson, Campoli), 14:00. Penalties: Neil, Ott (holding), 11:17; Peters, NJ, major (fighting), 15:10; Carkner, Ott, major (fighting), 15:10; Zubrus, NJ (holding), 18:18.
Second period: 2, Ottawa, Lee 1, 11:09. 3, New Jersey, Parise 7 (Clarkson, Langenbrunner), 15:35 (pp). Penalties: Spezza, Ott (hooking), :49; Ruutu, Ott (holding), 3:20; Murphy, NJ (interference), 11:38; Regin, Ott (hooking), 14:26.
Third period: 4, New Jersey, Clarkson 4 (Bergfors, Rolston), 4:38 (pp). 5, New Jersey, Greene 2 (Parise, Langenbrunner), 7:20 (pp). Penalties: Peters, NJ (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:03; Ruutu, Ott, minor-misconduct (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:03; Winchester, Ott (elbowing), 3:03; Neil, Ott, misconduct, 6:37; Campoli, Ott (delay of game), 6:37.
Shots on Goal: New Jersey 6-13-6–25. Ottawa 7-8-6–21.
Power-play opportunities: New Jersey 3 of 6; Ottawa 0 of 2.
Goalies: New Jersey, Ma.Brodeur 9-4-0 (21 shots-19 saves). Ottawa, Leclaire 5-4-1 (25-22).
Attendance: 18,781 (19,153). Time: 2:23.
Referees: Paul Devorski, Wes McCauley. Linesmen: Steve Barton, Michel Cormier.
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