This Peter Harrold guy isn’t so bad.
The New Jersey Devils (finally) brought Harrold up from Albany (AHL) prior to a game with Buffalo on March 7, and so far it’s looked like a good move for the parent club. Harrold scored his second goal in three games, this one off a rebound to give the Devils a 3-0 lead, in Thursday night’s 4-1 win at Carolina.
The victory, coupled with the New York Rangers’ loss to Florida, vaulted New Jersey back into the Stanley Cup playoff picture. The Devils are now in seventh place in the Eastern Conference with just 17 games remaining in the abbreviated regular-season, two points ahead of both the Hurricanes and the Rangers.
Harrold spent the majority of the 2012-13 professional campaign in Albany, where he tallied five goals and 21 assists for 26 points to go with 36 penalty minutes in 61 games prior to his most recent recall. He had an assist in Tuesday’s loss to the Rangers, but was also on ice for all three opposing goals, including Rick Nash's second-period game-winner, making him minus-five for the year. That needs improvement, but Devils' top-scoring defenseman Marek Zidlicky is a minus ...
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