Heatley propels Senators to 3-1 lead over Devils
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Heatley summoned a roaring cheer from the Scotiabank Place record crowd of 20,248 with 5:16 left in the second period when his shot along the ice from the right corner struck Brodeur’s right skate and slid between his pads and into the net.
Fisher made it a two-goal lead when he drove into the Devils’ zone and beat Brodeur with a 40-foot wrist shot.
“I just tried to get a quick shot off and whenever you beat him from there it’s obviously a pretty good feeling, especially in the third period of a game like that,” Fisher said.
Pandolfo cut the lead to one midway through the period when his deflection beat Emery for a goal that stood up to a video review.
Elias put a couple of shots toward the net in the final minute with Brodeur pulled for an extra attacker, with one stopped by Emery and a second blocked by defenseman Anton Volchenkov.
“We pushed hard and gave everything we could,” Elias said. “Even when we pulled the goalie we had a couple of good chances.”
Notes: Brodeur got his eighth career playoff assist — his ninth point — on Gionta’s goal. Brodeur scored into an empty net against Montreal on April 19, 1997, joining Ron Hextall as the only goaltenders to score a goal in a playoff game. ... Mike Rupp joined RW Cam Janssen and D John Oduya as New Jersey’s healthy scratches. ... Emery, who improved to 7-2, also shut out Pittsburgh in Ottawa’s first-round clinching 3-0 win on April 19. He hadn’t allowed a goal at Scotiabank Place since Sidney Crosby scored 11:44 into the third period of the Penguins’ 4-3 win in Game 2, Ottawa’s only loss in the first round.
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