GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: NEW JERSEY (16-13) at WASHINGTON (10-19)

NHL: NEW JERSEY (16-13) at WASHINGTON (10-19)

<h3>Devils look to get back on winning track against Capitals</h3>

<div class="pre">New Jersey (16-10-3) at Washington (10-17-2) 7:00 pm EST</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The New Jersey Devils had their nine-gamewinning streak snapped on Sunday. They'll try to get back onthe winning track when they visit the Washington Capitals onMonday.


The Devils had 12 losses in their first 19 games and werestruggling to find any sort of consistent offense in front ofgoaltender Martin Brodeur and a normally stout defense. But anine-game winning streak put them back top in the
hotly-contested Atlantic Division.


New Jersey averaged over 3.5 goals per contest during thestreak, and allowed more than two goals just once.

But the rival New York Rangers brought them back down to earthin a 1-0 overtime win on Sunday, during which the Devils managedjust 17 shots on goal.


The Capitals have also had a hard time scoring this season,despite the presence of superstar left wing Alex Ovechkin.Washington ranks last in the Southwest Division with just 71goals scored in 29 games.


New Jersey earned a 3-2 win last Friday against the Capitals,holding Ovechkin - who has four goals in his team's last fourgames - scoreless.

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING GOALIES: NJD - KEVIN WEEKES
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - DAN SCHACHTE, DON HENDERSON</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY VS WASHINGTON - SCRATCHES

NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON

J PANDOLFO GROIN M NYLANDER HEALTHY
J ODUYA HEALTHY B POTHIER HEALTHY
M RUPP HEALTHY S EMINGER HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
WASHINGTON 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
WASHINGTON 0 15:35 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 0
1ST PRD: NJD - JOHN MADDEN 8 (BRIAN GIONTA, DAINIUS ZUBRUS) 5:56</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 0 13:12 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 1
1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) NICKLAS BACKSTROM 4 (VIKTOR KOZLOV, TOM POTI) 8:44</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 1 9:15 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 1 7:14 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 1 4:38 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NEW JERSEY 1 1
WASHINGTON 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NJD - JOHN MADDEN 8 (BRIAN GIONTA, DAINIUS ZUBRUS) 5:56
WAS - (PP) NICKLAS BACKSTROM 4 (VIKTOR KOZLOV, TOM POTI)
8:44

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NJD 10 10
WAS 9 9

GOALIES: NJD - KEVIN WEEKES
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

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New Jersey 1 --1
Washington 1 --1
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, New Jersey, John Madden 8 (Brian Gionta,
Dainius Zubrus), 5:56. 2, Washington, Nicklas Backstrom 4 (power play)
(Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti), 8:44. Penalties: A Semin, Was (hooking),
0:51; K Rachunek, Njd (tripping), 7:32; S Brookbank, Njd (major
fighting), 9:35; M Bradley, Was (major fighting), 9:35; M Green, Was
(hooking), 14:52.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
New Jersey 10 --10
Washington 9 --9
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Goalies : New Jersey, Kevin Weekes (9 shots, 8 saves). Washington,
Olaf Kolzig (10 shots, 9 saves). Referees: Bill Mccreary, Steve
Kozari. Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Don Henderson.</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 2
2ND PRD: WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 3 (ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, JOHN ERSKINE) 0:53</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 2 17:57 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 2 13:41 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 2 10:50 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 2 7:02 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
WASHINGTON 2 3:35 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>