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Devils welcome Blackhawks to Prudential Center


devils VS Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks, 5-on-5 this season, looked like they always do perennial championship contender. They were superior to the teams 16-8 thanks to his talent and depth along the entire line. Ask Blackhawks Jerseys cheap penalty kill, however, and they look like a lottery team Tanking for the top pick. Their Thirties-ranked penalty killing, which sits at an incredible 46.1 percent, will try to correct myself on Friday night against the New Jersey Devils, who have five goals in 16 power-play chances of their last four games. Fighting Blackhawks "while a man down may be indirectly credited to the lack of unity that led to the team defending more, putting them in a position to take more penalties than they usually are. "Our identity in the past had to be fast and with the puck," said Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville to the Chicago Sun-Times. "Now we do not have enough rotation of the four lines, or the puck enough to get that accuracy, looking for that identity, we are accustomed to. We do not play so fast, because we defended a lot more than we used to." Is there a reason for the slow start? "No one is good, not exactly," said the captain of the Blackhawks Toews to the Chicago Sun-Times. "We have to get that out of our game. A penalty-kill, usually translated with our efforts to 5-on-5, and if we do not start the game well, then we get for (a) the renunciation of power plays. And we do not killing a penalty kill, that we are on. Unfortunately, to get at a time (on Monday night against the Calgary). " The Devils (3-2-1) are off to a 3-0 start at home. All six games were started goalie Cory Schneider, who holds a 2.00 goals-against average and .936 save percentage, but will get the night off in favor of backup goalie Keith Kinkaid. "I am very happy," said Kinkaid in the Bergen Record. "I finally get some action games. I just want to help the kids out." Devils won nine of Kinkaid in 20 starts last season, which included two shutouts. Kane Jersey. If the Devils to improve their 84 points a season ago and become a playoff contender, Kinkaid will have to give more support and Devils to play better, giving Schneider night away. "Back-to-back, we knew that all along, coming in a year in those situations that we want to play like the guys," said Devils coach John Hynes in the Bergen Record. "He played well. He is well practiced so we'll give it a shot tomorrow. We want to be able to do a good job in front of him and make sure that we allowed him to get into the game and see the pictures that he has to stop himself re-acclimated with things. he has passed through before it. it's not like it's a new player who is to come into the backup role. Thus, we are confident that he will be ready to go.

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