The Devils finally started a winning streak, well a home winning streak as they now improve to 2-6-2 on home ice for the season by shutting out the explosive Washington offense 5-0. Back on October 9th, the Capitals won by 5 in a 7-2 rout which included a penalty shot goal by Alex Ovechkin and a near brawl in the end, but this one did not have the brawl aspect, but it also included a penalty shot. Patrik Elias scored on the power play to make it 1-0 and Jason Arnott later made it 2-0 with his first of two on the night. Mattias Tedenby made it 3-0 on a penalty shot goal which closed out the 1st period. Arnott made it 4-0 early in the 3rd and Dainius Zubrus made it 5-0 and the Devils never looked back.
Before the game the Devils honored Pat Burns, who passed away on Friday at the age of 58. So, the team made his spirit proud in the win and now hopefully they can finally start something good and build off tonights game. They wore PB patches on their right shoulder and will wear it for their next 4 home games and possibly the year. Mark Fayne became the 9th different Devil to make his NHL debut and played very well and was very mobile. Ilya Kovalchuk was effective, but was again left off the score sheet.
Mattias Tedenby is making a strong case for himself and if he continues to work hard and play well, it does not seem like he will see Albany again this season. Tedenby scored his 3rd goal of the year on a penalty shot with another nifty move. Despite his small frame, he always goes into danger zones and comes out unscaved even during a big hit. Vasyunov also played another strong game. Johan Hedberg made 30 saves in the shutout for his first full 60 minute win of the year. He got "Moose" chants throughout the game. He won his first game in a relief appearance against Chicago 5-3. Good to see him get back on track.
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