East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Zach Parise, Grant Marshall and Sergei
Brylin tallied a goal and an assist each as the New Jersey Devils defeated the
Ottawa Senators, 5-3, at Continental Airlines Arena.
Jamie Langenbrunner and Erik Rasmussen also scored a goal apiece and Martin
Brodeur made 27 saves for New Jersey, which snapped a two-game skid.
Antoine Vermette and Patrick Eaves registered a goal and an assist each and
Dominik Hasek stopped 25 shots for Ottawa, which has lost two straight after a
three-game winning streak. Dany Heatley also notched his 32nd tally of the
season for the Senators.
New Jersey drew first blood 1:40 into the opening frame after Parise one-timed
a pass from the right point past Hasek's stick side for a 1-0 lead.
The Devils extended their lead to 2-0 with 5:11 left in the first period while
on the power play after Marshall deflected a shot from the high slot past
Hasek.
New Jersey upped its lead to 3-0 less than a minute later after Langenbrunner
threw a shot in front from the right circle that hit Ottawa defenseman
Christoph Schubert's stick and caromed past Hasek.
Ottawa stopped the bleeding with 2:25 remaining in the first period after
Vermette gathered a rebound in the slot and fired a shot that beat Brodeur
glove side to make it 3-1.
The Senators climbed back within a goal 7:44 into the second period after
Heatley one-timed a shot past Brodeur from below the right circle to make it
3-2.
New Jersey regained its' two-goal advantage with 23 seconds left in the second
stanza while on the power play Brylin, who was camped at the side of the net,
one-timed a shot past Hasek for a 4-2 lead.
The Devils pushed their lead to 5-2 just 2:59 into the third period after
Rasmussen beat Hasek with a backhander from in front.
Ottawa pulled back within two 5:44 into the final frame after Eaves' shot from
the point caromed off of a Devils' defenseman in front and past Brodeur to
make it 5-3.
The Senators pulled Hasek with well over a minute left in the contest for an
extra attacker but did not generate any scoring chances.