At least they got a point out of it—but then, you could say that about a lot of their games so far this fall.
The New Jersey Devils rebounded last night against the Montreal Canadiens with three third-period strikes, including the go-ahead goal from Patrik Elias with 1:06 remaining in regulation. That should have been enough to keep the team from losing for the fifth time in seven outings.
The visiting Habs responded with a score from David Desharnais with just 37 ticks left, and then outscored the Devils in the shootout to escape the Prudential Center with a 4-3 victory.
Desharnais also netted the decisive goal in the shootout, which coupled with Lars Eller's shootout score was enough to offset one by Devils rookie Reid Boucher—who posted an assist on New Jersey's second goal in his NHL debut for his first NHL point.
The Devils have struggled to score this season, having netted just 64 goals in 29 games so far, and the club has tallied more than four goals in a game only twice. They've only given up 71 goals, but are 6-5-6 in one-goal games, which currently ranks them 25th in the league according t ...
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