Who did the NJ Devils play in their 2009 season opener?
Milestones don’t usually rattle Devils goalie Martin Brodeur. You don’t win 557 games by getting nervous in the big ones. And yet, on the night he became the second goalie in NHL history to appear in his 1,000th game, Brodeur had the kind of performance that elicited mock cheers from home fans and taunts from Flyers supporters. “Not really his best game,” said Devils coach Jacques Lemaire. “It was kind of tough for him. You get a couple of easy goals on him and, after that, maybe he was questioning himself.” It was the Flyers who left the Prudential Center Saturday night feeling especially good about their goaltending as Ray Emery outplayed Brodeur in a 5-2 victory over the Devils before a home sellout crowd of 17,625. “Tough game,” Brodeur said. “Defensive positioning, I thought I was there on a few. On others I wasn’t there. They got close to me. A lot of broken plays. And they scored around the posts.” Not the way the Devils wanted to open their 2009-10 season. “Not quite,” said Lem
Emery stops 24 shots as Flyers beat Devils Gaea Times (blog) Power play is a flop in NJ Devils opener The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Rich Chere – 1 hour ago But it was the Devils’ power play that got this season off on the wrong foot for the Devils. Sources: http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2009/10/power_play_is_a_flop_in_nj_dev.
