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The Devils host the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Here are some observations from the game...
- The first period felt very unlike the type of hockey we've been used to seeing the New Jersey Devils play this season. Where they have become used to being quick on the pucks and first, the Flames muscled their way into forcing New Jersey to play a more Flames-hockey type of game, one that is heavy hitting. It prevented the Devils from accessing their speed and stuck in perimeter play which is not an ideal recipe for the club.
- The Devils thought they had evened the first period late in the first period when Jonas Siegenthaler rifled a shot through the slot and past a screened Jacob Markstrom. It would have been Siegenthaler's second goal of the season, but the goal was challenged by the Flames for off-side on the play 29 seconds prior to the goal when Jesper Boqvist entered the offensive zone.
The play was indeed off-side and the call was overturned.
- Five shots after the first period was the lowest shot total in a single period for the Devils this season.
- If one goal called back wasn't upsetting enough for the crowd, imagine their anger when a second goal was called back early in the second period when Yegor Sharangovich was originally credited with a goal after a flurry in front of Markstrom's net. The puck found itself at Sharangovich's skate and while the goal was initially deemed a good goal, the Flames challenged for a 'distinct kicking motion', which eventually overturned the goal.
"We had a couple tough ones go against us," Ruff said of the two overturned goals. "The off-side, definitely. The kicking in, I don't know, I didn't agree with it. But sometimes you get those and sometimes you don't. We didn't get it."
It would take a third puck to get behind Markstrom before it counted when off the rush Ryan Graves came streaking through the ice to wire the puck into Calgary's net. This one would stand, tying the game at one.
- Ryan Graves has three goals in his last five games. While Tomas Tatar's assist on the play extends his assist streak to five games, which marks a new career high.
- When the Devils were able to access their game and force the Flames into playing New Jersey's style of play, the Flames were forced to play on their heels and so began the shift in the game.
After Graves' goal, a two-man advantage with just under four minutes to play in the period, converting off a wicked Dougie Hamilton shot, with assists going to Fabian Zetterlund and Jesper Bratt.
- The Devils have improved to 5-0-0 when they are the first to trail in a game, while they are also 9-0-0 when Hischier records at least a point.
