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| The Devils next traveled south to face the Atlanta Thrashers at the Phillips Arena. Atlanta unleashed fury upon New Jersey's goal as Ron Hainsey, Eric Boulton and Evander Kane all netted in the opening period. Andrew Ladd's second period goal chased Brodeur as Johan Hedberg took over between the pipes. New Jersey continued their strong performances on the power play as Kovalchuk uncorked a blast that beat Ondrej Pavelec. It was the Russian sniper's eighth goal of season as Elias and Zajac picked up their sixteenth and thirteenth assists respectively. Going to the second intermission, the Devils trailed 4-1.  Thrasher's Boulton proved to be a handful for Langenbrunner and the Devils.There wasn't any break for the Devils to collect themselves after their loss as they visited the nation's capital. A difficult match-up against Washington Capitals presented itself in the second of back-to-back road games. Matt Corrente made his return to the New Jersey lineup in place of Salmela before the puck dropped at the Verizon Center.  Despite assisting on Elias' power play goal, Langenbrunner and the Devils lose a frustrating one to the Caps.Mike Knuble increased the lead to 5-1 in the third period and despite out-shooting the Caps 36-28, New Jersey was soundly defeated. MacLean reflected upon the loss, "It's not getting better. It's frustrating. We had some opportunities. We did work hard but we made some mistakes against a team that capitalizes on mistakes." The Devils returned home to "The Rock" for a divisional battle against the New York Islanders. Another homecoming came in the form of Jacques Lemaire who took over from the departing MacLean, less than a year after his retirement. With the team in desperate need of a kick start, Lou Lamoriello handed over the keys to the coach that won the franchise's first Stanley Cup in 1995. Travis Zajac spoke about the coaching change, "For us, it's a start to hopefully get something going, get some momentum. Maybe come to the rink and work hard and have a new attitude, I think, is the main thing. That's what's going to have to happen. We're going to have to try and get better and just battle for the rest of the year." |
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