Pens Fall to Devils, Drop to Last in Division

The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped their fourth straight game as they lost to the New Jersey Devils at home by a score of 3-2 on Monday night, and moved into last place in the Atlantic division with just over 20% of their season played. The Penguins continued their downward spiral despite battling back from a 2-0 defecit to tie the game midway through the third period. It was a breakout 3-on-2 play late in the 3rd period on a blind pass by Georges Laraque from behind the Devils net that gave New Jersey the break they needed to break the tie and win the game. The Devils scored twice on the Penguins in the first period to quickly go ahead 2-0. The first goal was an even strength, bad-angle 5-hole shot by Travis Zajak that slipped through the pads of Penguins netminder Dany Sabourin at 4:40. Zach Parisi and Dainus Zubrus were credited with assists. Less than 6 minutes later, it was Zach Parise who put up a power play marker while Erik Christensen sat for hooking. Brian Gionta and Patrick Elias picked up the assists. The first 2-goals came on the first three Devils' shots of the game. The Penguins outshot....click the link to read the rest of the article.