9:38 PM ET: That’ll do it for me tonight gang, goodnight!

9:36 PM ET: WHOO!!!  Devils weather the ridiculous pressure at the end and Marty even gets a few seconds with the puck to seriously consider shooting it.  Devils win it, 3-2, and pick up sole possession of first place in the Atlantic and are two points behind Ottawa for first place in the conference.  Good rebound game by the Devs after that awful loss to Atlanta.

9:34 PM ET: Someone shoots at the empty net from way to far away and misses, icing on the Devils and the faceoff is by Marty with 40ish seconds left.

9:32 PM ET: Sens net is empty with 1:16 left to go. Gulp.

9:30 PM ET: I need a Tums…

9:26 PM ET: Now THAT’S the Colin White I know and miss! White just wrecks Spezza with a huge hit behind the net. You need to do that more often, Colin. I miss that so much.

9:25 PM ET: Oh dear god, Heatley just walks through THREE devils defensemen. Luckily Marty’s there for the poke sweep/stop.

9:22 PM ET: Crap. Chris Kelly stuffs home a pass from behind the net from Vermette and it’s 3-2 Devils. Oh dear.

9:19 PM ET: Period’s half over already. That’s a good thing.

9:13 PM ET: Clarkson wrap-around try! Nothing coming of it, but I have to bring it up at least.

9:11 PM ET: HEY! Vish even lines up an open-ice hit and takes out his man without falling on his own ass! Nice!

9:09 PM ET: Emery AGAIN stones Langs after a good centering pass by Parise. Drats.

9:07 PM ET: Now they’re playing The Pretender at ScotiaBank Place. I, again, approve.

9:06 PM ET: Brodeur with a big stop and then Commodore misses the net, though a random Senator does find himself in the back of the net. Just without a puck. Still 3-1 Devils.

9:01 PM ET: Third period on. It’s been a real good game so far, let’s close it out now maybe…?

8:44 PM ET: BIG saves by Brodeur on Spezza and Heatley, followed up by a huge stop on Brylin by Emery to bring the second period to a close. That was a fun period, all kinds of up-and-down hockey and neat chances and stuff. We’re not treated to that kind of stuff often here in Devils-land. Second intermission is on, see everyone in a few.

8:42 PM ET: That was a bad one to give up, it’s suddenly loud in Ottawa and the Senators finally seem to care.

8:39 PM ET: Oh jeez. Marty caught out of his net trying to play the puck, turns it over to Alfredsson who centers it and Spezza stuffs it in, 3-1 Devils. That sucked.

8:36 PM ET: Penalty up, 3-on-1 for the Devils, nothing doing, 2-on-2 for Ottawa and Heatley makes a beautiful move but Marty stones him, Langenbrunner gets a shot off at teh other end and can’t get it to go and finally a stop in play. That was kinda fun!

8:35 PM ET: 4-on-4 up, Senators power play on.

8:33 PM ET: And now a penalty on the Devils after a nice save by Emery. These refs are not allowing for much guff. Shame, really. 4-on-4 for 38 seconds. Zubrus to the box.

8:31 PM ET: Another Senators penalty, and Phillips hits the box for hooking. Devils PP is 1-for-5 tonight and gets it’s sixth shot right now.

8:29 PM ET: ‘Nother fight! Asham V. Chris Neil, as Asham goes for some kind of Super Gordie Howe Hat Trick. Lots of wild punches by both early on. In the end Asham…well, he doesn’t do so hot. Edge: Neil.

8:28 PM ET: The refs are being very strange tonight. Schubert bumps Marty and knocks the net off it’s moorings, an, to quite Doc, “play continues…?” For a good ten seconds, before a whistle.

8:24 PM ET: The Devils opt to dump-and-chase quite a bit this PP. It, naturally, does not work at all.

8:19 PM ET: Ottawa is completely imploding. Redden goes away for a hook and it’s another Devils PP. Sweet.

8:18 PM ET: WHOO! Parise misses a WIDE OPEN net but atones later in the power play with another wrist shot over Emery and the boys are up 3-0! The goal is not a 2 MAN ADVANTAGE goal as it’s scored just as the first penalty expires. A power play goal nonetheless though.

8:16 PM ET: ‘Nother Ottawa penalty, and the Devils will get 1:08 of a 2 MAN ADVANTAGE. Only good things can happen. ‘Cause 2 MAN ADVANTAGEs are awesome.

8:14 PM ET: Penalty to Gionta is up, and Chris Neil goes away for holding Mike Mottau, so now the Devils hit the power play. Neat.

8:12 PM ET: Madden and Pando with a nice 2-on-1 shorthanded, can’t get it through. Elias also gets a shot. Ottawa didn’t get the message that they’re the ones on the power play.

8:12 PM ET: …And Gio goes off for a hook.

8:11 PM ET: HOLY WHATEVER! After a HUGE kick stop by Marty, Asham winds up and CRANKS one past Ray Emery for his second of the game! 2-0 Devils!

8:09 PM ET: They’re playing Icky Thump at the ScotiaBank Place. I approve.

8:05 PM ET: Second period is on in Ottawa, Devils on a 20 second power play, held over from last period. Which is now over, as I typed that sentence.

7:47 PM ET: Vish penalty up, Vermette penalty still on, period over. 1-0 Devils, and Jersey has a short power play to start the second. See y’all in seventeen.

7:45 PM ET: Loose puck just sorta hanging out in Marty’s crease, havin’ a sammich, takin’ it’s time. Eventually it’s cleared and Ottawa takes a cross-checking penalty, and we got 4-on-4 hockey for a minute and a half.

7:43 PM ET: Vish goes away for apparently the biggest trip in history, the way Heatley reacts. Yeah, maybe he got clipped, but it looked so cartoony, I couldn’t help but think dive too. Refs didn’t think that though.

7:39 PM ET: A-HA! First Devils goal does NOT belong to Madden, but to Asham. What appeared to be Madden’s stick tipping it into the net was actually Daniel Alfredsson. Oops. Also, a goal in which he didn’t actually put it in the net? How very “whatever” of Asham.

7:36 PM ET: A trend that I grow weary of: Vishnevski lines up a big hit, then winds up bouncing off like the other dude’s made of rubber.

7:35 PM ET: Penalty to Rachunek is up, score remains 1-0 Devils.

7:33 PM ET: Some kind of weird clock issues have slowed this game up quite a bit. Puck’s back in play now though.

7:30 PM ET: Chico just used my favorite word when he said the Devils, leading up to Rachunek’s penalty, got discombobulated.

7:28 PM ET: Rachunek with the trip, and the Sens hit the power play following the TV time-out.

7:26 PM ET: Asham (whatever) with a blast, gets his own rebound and sets up Madden in front, and the Devils in the lead, 1-0! Mottau also tallies an assist.

7:19 PM ET: Some Senator crashes into Brodeur, and then on the other end of the ice we have an completely unrelated FIGHT! Clarkson V. Commodore, and the red-headed wonder looks huge compared to Clarkie. A couple of shots for each, not much interesting, really. Eventually Clarkson drags the man who should be wearing #64 down and it’s over. Edge: No one, really.

7:16 PM ET: Aaaand our awesome power play continues to be awesome and does absolutely nothing.

7:15 PM ET: If ever a line needed a catchy name, it’s Alfredsson/Spezza/Heatley.

7:13 PM ET: Devils hit the powerplay as…someone trips…someone. I need an HD TV. Oduya blasts one into Volchenkov’s face. That could suck for Anton.

7:12 PM ET: Puck’s on the ice at ScotiaBank Place.

7:10 PM ET: Though it has nothing to do with tonight’s game, I’d like to mention to those who may not have heard, Richard Zednik was released from the hospital today following that horrible skateblade accident last week in Buffalo. Here’s to a quick and successful recovery, Zeddie.

7:06 PM ET: How in the hell did that happen?! If the Devils win tonight in regulation, the boys in black and red are only two points behind the other boys in red and black for first in the CONFERENCE. I obviously have not been paying attention.

7:03 PM ET: See what I mean about “possibly against my better judgement?” I decide to cap, and I get Cangelosi instead of Doc. This isn’t a good start.

7:02 PM ET: First I was, then I wasn’t, now I is again. Livecap on the way, possibly against my better judgement. Two games in two nights wears ME out and I’m only watching ‘em. I wonder how Brodeur does it.