New Jersey 3, NY Islanders 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 12, 2011
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees:
Stephane Auger, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer, Tim Nowak
Attendance:
17625
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Defenseman Anssi Salmela scored 3:09 into overtime as the New Jersey Devils skated to a 3-2 home triumph over the New York Islanders on Saturday in a battle of Atlantic Division rivals.
David Clarkson recorded a goal and an assist and Jacob Josefson netted his first career NHL tally for New Jersey (32-32-4), which posted its 22nd win in 27 outings (22-3-2). The Devils are now just six points out of eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Mattias Tedenby notched a pair of assists and Martin Brodeur turned aside 13 shots to improve to 14-2-1 in his last 17 starts.
In overtime, Salmela accepted a feed from Tedenby and wristed a shot from just inside the red faceoff circle past Al Montoya for his first goal of the season.
Blake Comeau collected a shorthanded goal and John Tavares also tallied for New York (27-32-11), which fell to 4-0-3 in its last seven games.
Montoya finished with 32 saves to drop to 7-2-3 this season.
Top Game Performances
| NY Islanders |
|
New Jersey |
|
Blake Comeau 1 |
Points |
David Clarkson 2 |
|
Blake Comeau 1 |
Goals |
David Clarkson 1 |
|
Jack Hillen 1 |
Assists |
Mattias Tedenby 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
Blake Comeau 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Al Montoya .914 |
Save Percentage |
Martin Brodeur .867 |
|
Al Montoya 32 |
Saves |
Martin Brodeur 13 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Islanders
|
15 |
2 |
0-1 |
5-5 |
25 |
23 |
| New Jersey
|
35 |
3 |
0-5 |
1-1 |
7 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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New Jersey will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Devils have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .417 after a loss.
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Islanders have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .357 after a loss.