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New-look lines center on Z's

TAMPA, Fla. -- Exchanging Zajac for Zubrus on the Devils' Z line looks like pre-Patrik Elias prepping. If center Dainius Zubrus is going to score with Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise, then coach Jacques Lemaire will have two high-octane offe...

Danis nets wisdom from Brodeur

BOSTON -- For the Devils, breaking in a new backup can meaning breaking a few old habits. Yann Danis became the 26th goalie in Devils history last night when he made his season debut, beating the Bruins 2-1. Martin Brodeur, who started New Jersey's...

Road paved with another victory for Devils

BOSTON -- Why do the Devils win so much on the road? "We have to, because we lose so much at home," captain Jamie Langenbrunner said after last night's 2-1 triumph over the Bruins. The Devils find ways to win; they are a perfect 6-0 away from N...

Devils may be home-icidal after latest loss

The Devils chase records on the road, their own tails at home. They visit the Bruins tonight with a team-record five-victory road start, but the Devils fell to 1-4 in Newark last night with a 4-1 loss to the Northeast-leading Sabres. "We're p...

Devs may be home-icidal

The Devils chase records on the road, their own tails at home. They visit the Bruins tonight with a team-record five-victory road start, but the Devils fell to 1-4 in Newark last night with a 4-1 loss to the Northeast-leading Sabres. "We're p...

Devils' Elias aims to practice next week

All-time Devils leading scorer Patrik Elias says he hopes to practice with the team next week for the first time this season. "Soon. Hopefully next week some time," Elias said last night before the Devils played host to the Sabres. Elias underwent hi...

Devils are looking to home in on win

The Devils' return from Pittsburgh has not been the happiest of homecomings. In addition to learning that they would be without stalwart defenseman Paul Martin and winger Jay Pandolfo for four to six weeks because of injuries suffered in Saturday ...

Key Devils sidelined

The Devils will be without defenseman Paul Martin and left wing Jay Pandolfo for 4-6 weeks, the team said yesterday. Martin has a non-displaced fracture of the left forearm, and Pandolfo has an unspecified right shoulder injury, the team said. Bo...

Injuries to Martin, Pandolfo pain Devils

Defenseman Mike Mottau is expected to rejoin the Devils in practice today, and Patrik Elias, the franchise's all-time leading scorer, is anticipated to make his practice debut "more toward the end of the week," GM Lou Lamoriello said. But they're b...

Devils top Penguins, but lose Martin and Pandolfo

PITTSBURGH -- The finest triumph of the Devils' Declaration of Contention was tempered, and probably spoiled, by serious injuries to defenseman Paul Martin and winger Jay Pandolfo. Martin, far and away their ice-time leader, suspects he has a brok...

Painful win for Devs

PITTSBURGH -- The finest triumph of the Devils' Declaration of Contention was tempered, and probably spoiled, by serious injuries to defenseman Paul Martin and winger Jay Pandolfo. Martin, far and away their ice-time leader, suspects he has a broke...

Brodeur: French-Canadian players get a fair shake

PITTSBURGH -- There's a controversy raging in Canada these days over whether French-Canadian hockey players get a fair shake in the NHL. The game's biggest French-Canadian player says such Francophobia is a thing of the past. "I don't I see it, and ...

Devils on road to record

PITTSBURGH -- The team record the Devils chase tonight would truly stamp them as a force, again, because they will have to beat the league's best team to achieve it. No Devils team has opened the season by winning its first five road games, a feat ...

Ex-Devil, Ranger Shanahan wants to keep playing

The NHL's leading active career goal-scorer wants to remain that way, the Post has learned. Brendan Shanahan's agent, Rick Curran, said the 40-year-old right wing, cut by the Devils on Sept. 30, is seeking another suitable place to add to his 656 c...

Brodeur ends Rangers' hex

After the final buzzer, after finally breaking the jinx, Martin Brodeur was nonchalant on the ice. But once the crowd departed, the winningest goalie of all time confessed relishing beating Henrik Lundqvist in regular season regulation at the Garde...

Brodeur ends Blueshirts' hex

After the final buzzer, after finally breaking the jinx, Martin Brodeur was nonchalant on the ice. But once the crowd departed, the winningest goalie of all time confessed relishing beating Henrik Lundqvist in regular season regulation at the Garde...

Shanahan wants to keep playing

The NHL's leading active career goal-scorer wants to remain that way, the Post has learned. Brendan Shanahan's agent, Rick Curran, said the 40-year-old right wing, cut by the Devils on Sept. 30, is seeking another suitable place to add to his 656 c...

Shanahan searching for team

The NHL's leading active career goal-scorer wants to remain that way, The Post has learned. Brendan Shanahan's agent, Rick Curran, told The Post that the 40-year-old right wing, cut by the Devils Sept. 30, is seeking another suitable place to add to ...

Brodeur knows hex in the city

Never is long enough to call a hex, especially for the winningest goalie in NHL history. Martin Brodeur said he isn't bothered by his recent futility against the Rangers, lowlighted by never beating Henrik Lundqvist in regular-season regulation at ...

Greene will replace Murphy on Devils

A day after the Devils put Cory Murphy on waivers, coach Jacques Lemaire said the defenseman hadn't been thrown off his game by the pressure of competing with Andy Greene. Lemaire said Murphy just flat-out got outplayed. "Murphy started very well,...

Devils go Greene

A day after the Devils put Cory Murphy on waivers, coach Jacques Lemaire said the defenseman hadn't been thrown off his game by the pressure of competing with Andy Greene. Lemaire said Murphy just flat-out got outplayed. "Murphy started very well,...

Devils waive Murphy

After seven games, it looks like the Cory Murphy Experiment has come to an end. The 31-year-old defenseman, whom the Devils signed for the NHL minimum of $500,000 during the summer, was placed on waivers yesterday, after failing to score a point in...

Devs waive Murphy

After seven games, it looks like the Cory Murphy Experiment has come to an end. The 31-year-old defenseman, whom the Devils signed for the NHL minimum of $500,000 during the summer, was placed on waivers yesterday, after failing to score a point in...

Devils break up top line

Funny how Martin Brodeur's 102nd shutout seemed to validate all other strategies, even the breakup of the Z Line. Coach Jacques Lemaire sounded as if the trio that carried the Devils last season is no longer in fashion after Saturday's 2-0 victory...

Devils try line dancing

Funny how Martin Brodeur's 102nd shutout seemed to validate all other strategies, even the breakup of the Z Line. Coach Jacques Lemaire sounded as if the trio that carried the Devils last season is no longer in fashion after Saturday's 2-0 victory...

Devils end home hex; top Hurricanes 2-0

A perfect game proved the only way out of the Devils' home futility, and Martin Brodeur delivered. Brodeur's 102nd shutout pulled him within one of Terry Sawchuk's 39-year-old NHL record, and gave New Jersey its first victory of the season in four...

Devils end home hex

A perfect game proved the only way out of the Devils' home futility, and Martin Brodeur delivered. Brodeur's 102nd shutout pulled him within one of Terry Sawchuk's 39-year-old NHL record, and gave New Jersey its first victory of the season in four...

Matter of daze until Elias' return

Six more games to go, and the Devils will count every one: Nov. 4 is the target for Devils all-time leading scorer Patrik Elias to start his season, The Post has learned. The Devils surely will have a welcome mat out for Elias when he returns from S...