The Devils are starting to look like themselves again. They have bounced back by winning three-straight games with a 5-2 victory over the Islanders Friday night. Kevin Weekes started in goal for the Devils, making 25 saves. It was the 100th victory of his career.
The Devils are beginning to do what they need to do to win; solid defense with timely scoring. Clemmensen and Weekes are starting to pick up the slack even more with Marty's injury. The Devils offense, which has been a problem most of the season but especially after Marty got hurt, is also starting to show up.
For once the Devils took advantage of their powerplay opportunities, going 2-5. They also stopped the Islanders, who went 0-3. Brian Gionta even added a shorthanded goal.
The Devils are starting to slowly climb up the Eastern Conference standings. They are currently tied for 7th place. They are 2 points behind Carolina, with a game in-hand.
The Devils will face a Tampa Bay Lightening team, who currently fired their head coach Barry Melrose. I'm actually pretty disappointed. I liked the Devils watching the Devils beat his team. I never liked him as a commentator. I felt like whenever he spoke of the Devils he never gave them the credit they deserved. Although it usually just made him look foolish anyway. Not really too surprised he failed as a coach.
Next Game Prediction: Devils 3 Lightening 2
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment