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Struggles on the road and surprisingly poor play from Martin Brodeur have dropped the New Jersey Devils out of the Atlantic Division lead. A meeting with the NHL-worst Edmonton Oilers might be coming at the perfect time.
The sputtering Devils look for their third win in 13 road games Sunday night when they visit Edmonton for the first time in over two years.
New Jersey (38-22-3) returned from the two-week Olympic break by opening this three-game trip in impressive fashion with Tuesday’s 4-3 win over Pacific Division-leading San Jose. However, the Devils followed that up Friday by allowing five straight goals in a 5-3 loss to Calgary, which entered ranked 29th in scoring.
New Jersey is second in the division after holding an eight-point lead on Pittsburgh on Jan. 12, while also sitting atop the East four days later. That gap evaporated and the Devils are also fourth in the conference, which is led comfortably by Washington.
The Devils’ fall is due to a 6-11-2 stretch that includes a 2-9-1 road record after opening the season with 16 wins in their first 21 games away from home.
Brodeur, the NHL record holder for wins (592) and shutouts (108), has also been a major culprit of the collapse, going 6-10-2 with a 3.04 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage. The four-time Vezina Trophy winner has been even worse on the road, posting a 2-8-1 record and 3.39 GAA after making 20 saves against the Flames.
His poor play even carried over to the Olympics, where he was replaced by Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo after being heavily criticized for his performance in Canada’s 5-3 loss to the United States in the group phase. Luongo went on to help Canada win the gold by beating the U.S in overtime.
Brodeur’s return to league play wasn’t very strong either, as he made 17 saves against the Sharks.
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