Posts Tagged ‘ Brent Sutter ’

Two Late Goals End Devils Season

Apr 29th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – No one had ever seen anything like it.
Long after the final buzzer ended, there was a zombie-like haze amongst the players and the coaches.
How could everything change in one minute and twenty seconds? How could home-ice advantage and a raucous crowd just melt away in 80 ticks of a clock?  How did [...]



Brodeur Fantastic in 1-0 Devils Win for Game 5

Apr 24th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

Martin Brodeur would have preferred a larger margin for error, but he and the New Jersey Devils will have to settle for a 1-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
“Well, I like the 2, 3-nothing better,” Brodeur joked. “It makes it tough at the end, because one lucky bounce, anything could happen.”
The all-time winningest goalie knows [...]



No Contest in Jersey, Leafs Down Devs, 4-1

Apr 8th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – A professional hockey game lasts 60 minutes, but for the New Jersey Devils, it seemed the match against the Toronto Maple Leafs was over after only 20 minutes had been completed.
Toronto scored three goals in the first period off of Devils miscues to start them on a 4-1 victory in Newark.
“Three straight [...]



Rangers Blank Devils, 3-0

Mar 31st, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets, Top Story

NEW YORK – It was a “Code Blue” evening for the New Jersey Devils Monday; the New York Rangers suffocated them every inch of the ice and the Devils’ offense flat lined.
There was no rescuing the club from themselves, resulting in a season-high fifth straight loss, a 3-0 shutout by Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers.
“There [...]



Marty Inches Closer With Another Win

Mar 13th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – “Things can be accomplished if your team has success,” New Jersey Devils’ Head Coach Brent Sutter said after Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Sutter could have been referring to a few different things happening in the Devils organization.
The win over Phoenix marked a team-record ninth straight home win, which comes after [...]



Devils Scorch Flames, 3-2

Mar 11th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – The New Jersey Devils were determined to not let a big loss on Saturday “snowball” into a losing streak, and Tuesday night they turned up the heat on the Calgary Flames in a 3-2 win.
In a game that some predict may be a Stanley Cup Final preview, the Flames took an early [...]



Marty Gets His 100th

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – March is coming in like a lion, and if the New Jersey Devils are on your schedule, so are they.
Martin Brodeur, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Gionta all achieved career milestones in a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon.
Brodeur reached the 100 career shutout plateau, only the second goaltender ever to [...]



“Chippy” Game Has Devils On the Short End

Feb 8th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – Home cooking is not sitting well with the New Jersey Devils.
In what could only be described as a “chippy” game, with six penalties in the first 10 minutes, the Devils lost to the Los Angeles Kings, 3-1, for the second home game in a row.
Head coach Brent Sutter was cryptic after the [...]



Washington Caps Devils, 5-2

Feb 4th, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Today's News, Top Story

NEWARK, NJ – The party lasted a little too long, and the hangover set in Tuesday night for the New Jersey Devils. Riding the high of an eight-game winning streak, the Devils ran out of gas against the quicker Washington Capitals, losing 5-2 in regulation.
Despite Captain Jamie Langenbrunner’s best effort to revive the team, by [...]



Martin, Devils Have Their Way With the Habs

Jan 22nd, 2009 | By Melinda Quasius | Category: New Jersey Devils, Today's News

NEWARK, NJ – Five was the number of the evening for the New Jersey Devils Wednesday night, when they faced the Montreal Canadiens. Five players notched two points in the Devils’ fifth straight win, a 5-2 success that solidified New Jersey as tops in the Atlantic Division at the All-Star Break.