Found March 17, 2013 on Running With The Devils: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The Canadiens are so hot that there young players who are called up from the minors are even producing. With the Devils attempting to clear the zone, Jarred Tinordi set up Tomas Plekanec with the redirect goal and giving the Canadiens the 2-1 lead late in the game. "We make that play 20 times a game, and sometimes the puck doesn't want to go your way," said Hedberg, who finished with 20 saves. "It came back to them and boom boom, it's in the net. It was one of those games that comes down to a goal like that, and we were weren't fortunate enough to get it." Colby Armstrong ended his 39 game goal drought by scoring in the first period giving the Canadiens the 1-0 lead. Peter Harrold scored the New Jersey Devils lone goal on the powerplay in the loss. That was Harrold's first goal in what seemed like forever (December 2, 2010). Ilya Kovalchuk picked up the only assist on the beauty of a pass which Harrold slid through Price'...
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