A preview of the first round series between New Jersey and Carolina.

Devils’ struggles continue
Whatever you think of New Jersey’s recent 6-game losing streak, you can’t put the blame on Marty Brodeur. His defense in front of him has been non-Devil like. They’re giving up nearly 36 shots a game in the last 8 games, which they’ve lost 7. Also, the offense has run dry as they’ve scored a grand total of 7 goals during this losing streak. And it’s interesting to point out that these struggles have come immediately after Brodeur’s celebratory 552nd win.
Last year they had a brutal 5-game losing …

Some might look at Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara’s move to the second power-play unit as a demotion, but head coach Claude Julien stressed after his club’s enormous 4-1 win over New Jersey today at TD Banknorth Garden that he made some changes to his power-play units for “the right reasons.”
For one, Chara became a shooting threat the second unit lacked. The captain was also able to lessen his workload a bit, as he skated for just 23:21 of ice time (1:54 on the power play). And, oh yeah, the …

Every time a team loses to New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur from now until the time he retires, that club will add to his already-record for all-time victories.
Today at TD Banknorth Garden, the Bruins will try to avoid not only adding to Brodeur’s total of 553 wins, but also aboud helping him move closer to all the all-time record for shutouts — which he is two shy of with 101 on his ledger.
Bruins winger Michael Ryder will be one of the Bruins players trying to solve Brodeur.
“I just think he’s …

After playing his 987th NHL game Tuesday, Martin Brodeur has earned the right to call himself the winningest goalie of all-time. Brodeur picked up his 552nd career win when the New Jersey Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2.
As I was driving home from work, I was thinking about this record and how unlikely it would be for anyone to break. Not only does Martin Brodeur have 552 wins but he also has 3 or 4 more years left in him. So, let’s say he wins an …