Goal Line Report
Devils Playing Better
by Patrick Hoffman on 01/22/11 at 01:56 PM ET
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After just finishing watching the first period between the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers, I have come away impressed by how much better the Devils are playing.
Both of their first period goals by Henrik Tallinder and Patrick Elias are the kind of goals that are needed to win hockey games. The goals came as a result of not be afraid to put the puck on net and also not being afraid to generate traffic in front of the net to make life difficult for Flyers’ netminder Brian Boucher.
This is exactly how the Devils have been playing during their current 4-0-1 streak. In that span, they have scored 20 goals and have allowed just 10, which are the kind of numbers that the Devils and their fans had gotten used to seeing over the last decade or so.
In the game this afternoon, which the Devils lead 2-0, the Devils are playing the same way they have in their previous five games and are outshooting and outworking their opponent to create chances, turnovers, and make plays. Again, all facets that have been part of the Devils’ identity for many, many seasons.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of the game pans out but if the Devils continue to play this way, there is no reason why the Devils cannot extend their streak to 5-0-1 in their last six games.
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