Devils didn’t play well enough to earn two points
The Devils lost, 2-1, to the Bruins at TD Garden tonight in Boston’s home opener.
Not only the highlights of tonight match, Devils started kind of slow and not effective from the start in winning hockey game tonight.
Keep Devils with only six shots on net in the first period and played the majority of that frame in their own end. Also trouble getting through the neutral zone, getting pucks past their defense and, when they did, they couldn’t sustain any offensive pressure.
Devils didn’t play well enough to earn two points, pushed back hard in the second and scored the first goal of the game early in the third, but they immediately fell back on their heels and let the Bruins back into the game. After Palmieri’s power play goal, the Bruins had the next eight shots on goal, a total of 17 in the third period and scored twice for the win. As captain Andy Greene said after the game, “We found a way to lose tonight and it’s unacceptable.”
Cory Schneider is a beast of a goalie. He stopped 34 shots and gave the Devils every opportunity to win this game tonight with huge save after huge save. In the first four games, he has a 2.00 GAA and .952 save percentage.
The Devils will practice tomorrow afternoon about their ofensivelly start and prepare for their next game on Saturday against Minnesota at Prudential Center, 7 p.m.
