Panthers Wrap-Up: Devils 4, Panthers 0
Devils pull away in third, Brodeur shuts the door as New Jersey knots series at two.
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 The 39-year-old bounced back from his shortest postseason performance with a record-setting 24th Stanley Cup playoff shutout, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers Thursday night, tying their first-round series at 2-all. FULL RECAP |
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 2. Devils Win Special Teams Battle: Heading into Game 3, the talk was all about the Panthers power play success and lack their of for the Devils penalty kill. Florida had gone six-for-ten on the man advantage. In Game 4, it was the Devils enjoying special teams success both on the kill and on the man advantage. Their power play unit got the scoring started and it was no fault to Clemmensen as Parise scored on a double deflection off a point shot from Marek Zidlicky 6:08 into the second period. That would eventually be all the home team would need but Ilya Kovalchuk made it a four-goal game with New Jersey's second power play goal on four chances. The penalty kill units would not be outdone as they killed off all six of Florida's chances (8:38 of PP time). Florida was only able to muster seven shots during those six opportunities and it was a lot of one shot and done as the Devils cleared the puck. 3. Two Quick Goals Change Game, Even Series: With only Parise's second period power play goal on the board through the first forty minutes, Florida had to feel good about their chances of a comeback. Both teams had 17 shots on net and the double deflection was the only marker. Any real chance of tying the game went out the window in less than two minutes early in the third period as the Devils put the game away. First it was former Panther Steve Bernier finishing off a Devils rush with a laser top shelf 2:02 into the period. Then 1:33 later, Travis Zajac scored on another tough shot that Clemmensen could not get a piece of. Kovalchuk's top shelf shot from the slot 8:32 in the third put the nail in the coffin. Two days after being pulled in the second period, Marty Brodeur stopped all 26 Panthers shots to record his 24th playoff shutout of his career. The victory makes it a best-of-three series as the Devils tied it at two wins a piece. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@FlaPnthrsPunk: Glad to know not many #FlaPanthers fans are panicing. Still 3 more possible games, although they have to get their act together on Sat. |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Chad Shields: series is a best of 3 now with 2 in our Den......lets go Cats!!!!! Javier Naranjo: Your Cats?? They are OUR Cats!! Saturday is the biggest game of the season thus far..see you all at the BAC to see OUR Panthers take a 3-2 lead!!! Margie Hernandez: We will come back strong at home on saturday. #believe Tyler Current: a game to forget James Rosa: Its not over till I SAY ITS OVER |
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 0. The teams played a scoreless first period for the first time in the series. In the previous three first periods of the series, Florida and New Jersey combined for nine goals. |
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26 Shots, 26 Saves, 1.000 SV%
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
