Devils Dominate Hurricanes

DEVILS 4

HURRICANES 1

Unlike the Rangers, who had to sweat out their game against the Washington Capitals, the New Jersey Devils took a walk in the park against the Carolina Hurricanes in Newark, Wednesday night. The Devils totally dominated the contest with 39 shots on Carolina goalie Cam Ward and held a pretty good Carolina offense to only 19 shots on goalie Martin Brodeur.

In the first period, the Hurricanes got off to a terrible start when they were called for penalty for having too many men on the ice. Yes, even the NHL can have NFL-like rules about the number of men on the field of battle. That pretty much set the tone for the night; later in the period, the Devils started to tighten the noose on the Canes, as Mike Mottau scored an unassisted goal to give New Jersey a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, Zach Parise opened with a goal of his own to make it 2-0 Devils. Patrick Ellias would add the third goal of the game to give New Jersey the commanding 3-0 lead.

Brodeur had a pretty quiet night. With only 19 shots on goal, the goalie really didn't have to sweat this one at all. The Devils now lead the series 1-0. BOXSCORE.