There will be much said about last night’s spectacularly awesome 6-1 Devils victory with 2 Man Advantage in the building in the near future. But for now, I feel an obligation to at least post this:

Stories, shenanigans, and praise for those who don’t usually get praise, coming up in the next 24 hours!

9:40 PM ET: Aaaaand that’ll be the end of it! Devils win, 7-3! Oduya with a goal and THREE assists, Parise and Elias with two goals a pop (Elias also tallied an assist), and Zajac with three assists. A great game all around, I’d say. That’ll wrap it up for us tonight! Goodnight!

9:38 PM ET: Silly Clarkson with another wrap-around attempt. Unsuccessful, but cute how often he tries.

9:36 PM ET: Devils power play is up and we’re back to full strength. Lotsa dump-and-chase now. I’m a-ok with it though!

9:34 PM ET: Knuble and Vendermeer for Philly, Pelley for the Devils, all for roughing. There ya go. Very quiet in Philly tonight. I like it.

9:33 PM ET: Welp the Devils are apparently on a power play, though I have no idea who went for what in the last scrum.

9:30 PM ET: Marty with the stop and another scrum behind the net with Colin White in the middle of it for the Red and Black. More penalties likely a-comin’.

9:25 PM ET: Clarkson and Zubrus are in the box for the Devils (elbowing and roughing, respectively), Downie in for the Flyers for roughing and it’s a Flyers PP. Which makes little sense, but whatever. Let’s just get out of here without Philly mugging someone, eh?

9:22 PM ET: Rachunek takes a nasty header into the boards and a big scrum ensues. Penalties a-comin’.

9:20 PM ET: We haven’t scored a goal in like, 10 minutes. Makes me sad.

9:13 PM ET: Asham with a shot off the crossbar!

9:12 PM ET: Clarkson with a 2-on-1 with Elias, stopped by Biron. That would have bothered me if we weren’t up by four goals.

9:07 PM ET: ELIAS! 7-3 DEVILS! Clarkson with a big blast and Elias with a bad angle shot that makes it’s way in! Man this game rules.

9:05 PM ET: Langenbrunner to Zajac to Parise and it’s 6-3 Devils! Pretty passing play all around less than a minute into the third period.

9:04 PM ET: Third period underway!

8:47 PM ET: And that’s the end of two. Not a bad game so far. Hate to give up three goals in two periods but at least we’re putting them in the net as well. Be back for the third shortly!

8:46 PM ET: Randy Jones with a shot from the top of the right circle that sneaks in over Marty’s shoulder and it’s 5-3 with less than ten seconds left in the second. Drats.

8:44 PM ET: Vishnevski takes a penalty against Briere on a kinda-but-not-really sort of penalty. But I’m happy right now so I won’t whine. Devils PK gets some time in.

8:42 PM ET: Couple of nice chances in front of Biron and some scrummy stuff at the end. Biron with a couple of nice stops, his first against the Devils all year (I KID, I KID!)

8:39 PM ET: Gagne takes a dumb penalty and the Devils are BACK to the power play yet again!

8:37 PM ET: Parise stuffs home a Travis Zajac rebound for the goal and it’s 5-2 Devils! Devils chase Nittymaki and Martin Biron hits the pipes for Philly. FIFTH power play goal of the evening. And guess who gets the assists? Well that would be Zajac and…JOHNNY ODUYA!

8:34 PM ET: Johnny Oduya is having such a great game that his mere presence is making the other team make his former mistakes. Smith with the Oduya Special - puck over the glass delay of game - and the Devils had back yet again to the power play.

8:33 PM ET: The penalty to Dowd is up, and for the first time tonight, the Devils don’t connect on the power play. Lazy jerks.

8:28 PM ET: Another slash against the Flyers and the power play gets back to work. I’m literally quaking with excitement at the prospect. Jersey Jim Dowd, who could have been a PR Guy for the Devils but chose to play in Philly, is the culprit.

8:27 PM ET: JOHNNY ODUYA IS ON FIRE! Oduya carries it ALL THE WAY from goal line to goal line, sends a neat backhand pass to Patty Elias in the slot and Elias tips it home, 4-2 Devils! 4-for-4 on the power play, and Oduya now with a three point night!

8:25 PM ET: Upshall tot he box for slashing and the suddenly red-hot Devils power play gets another chance on ice.

8:21 PM ET: Penalty kill and the Devils with a couple of good shots on Niittymaki but nothing doing. The game’s gotten a little slower, which might be a good thing.

8:16 PM ET: Mike Rupp trips up Cote and the Devils head the penalty kill again.

8:13 PM ET: Clarkson is back, for those wondering.

8:12 PM ET: And all penalty time is up.

8:11 PM ET: And we’re back! Devils successfully kill the, ahem, 2 Man Advantage, and now it’s a traditional man advantage for Philly.

7:52 PM ET: End of period with a score of 3-2 Devils. Philly will be on about 10 seconds of 5-on-3 to start the second. See y’all in 17.

7:49 PM ET: Rachunek with a big hit on Gagne in the corner, Gagne appears to hit his head on the glass. Doesn’t look to be intentional on Karel but he’s to the box for four minutes for boarding and roughing. It wasn’t cheap but oh well. Knuble also goes to the box for roughing post-play. 5-on-3 for Philly.

7:48 PM ET: Vishnevski to the box for cross-checking, Flyers to the PP.

7:46 PM ET: ZUBRUS! Devils power play is 3-for-3! Elias and Gionta with the assists and it’s 3-2 New Jersey!

7:45 PM ET: Briere to the box for interference and the currently 2-for-2 Devils Power Play gets a shot to go three for three.

7:42 PM ET: ANOTHER FIGHT! Clarkson Vs. Downie. Starts out big by the Flyers bench. Downie gets a through shots in, a couple of big hits by Clarkson. Downie appears to claw at Clarkson’s face opening up a big gash near the eye. Fight ends with Clarkson letting go and Downie yapping. Typical Flyers cheap crap, it appears. Clarkson heads to the locker room for medical attention.

7:41 PM ET: Big scramble in front of Brodeur, but Marty’s up to the task.

7:39 PM ET: Johnny Oduya and Paul Martin with the assists on the Langenbrunner goal. The defensive is contributing offensively big time lately kids. This is a very good thing.

7:37 PM ET: FIGHT! Rupp Vs. Cote. Cote leads with his left and they tie up. A few shots for both but overall a very slow fight with not much connecting. Rupp gets the takedown punch/drag, but overall, I’d rule this one Edge: Cote.

7:35 PM ET: You know what always cures the Devils power play ailments? A game against the Flyers. Langenbrunner with the PP goal and it’s 2-2!

7:32 PM ET: Upshall tries to clothesline Mottau and gets two minutes in the bin for it. Devils to the PP.

7:31 PM ET: Things have slowed down some now. Which is why I’ve been quiet. I’ll be talkative when something happens though I swear!

7:22 PM ET: Here we go again with the high scoring Flyers games…2-1 Flyers, Mike Knuble slaps a shot past Marty that Marty probably could have had. Dammit.

7:19 PM ET: JOHNNY OFRIGGINDUYA!! A BLAST from the point and it’s a tie game! And we finally have a power play goal! Martin and Zajac with the assists.

7:16 PM ET: Some Flyer to the box, Devils on a power play. ‘Cause we’re dangerous on the power play, y’know.

7:14 PM ET: Briere gets the goal. Briere sucks. Dammit.

7:12 PM ET: Rupp to the box for a penalty. Ensuing faceoff sees a blast from the point and either Gange or Briere tips it in. Great. 1-0 Flyers.

7:10 PM ET: Elias fires one past Niittymaki and it rings off the post!

7:08 PM ET: Game on! Parise, Langs, and Zajac; Oduya and Martin to start.

6:57 PM ET: Devils hit Broad Street (no, not the Broad Street in Newark, the other one). Game upcoming!

Sorry for the delay.

Blame the flu.

EDIT: Holy smokes! AN EMPTY NET GOAL! We never score those! I’m in shock. Great team work gets Parise a freebie, 4-2 Devils. Good times. Devils win. Big win. Yays. Keep with 2MA for some awesomely awesome post game coverage, including an update on Jay Pandolfo.

Come on, you know we love you.

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3-2 New Jersey, courtesy of Mr. Zubrus. Stay tuned, we still gots a good nine minutes left in this contest.

9:38 PM ET: And that’s the game! 6-2 Devils and Marty wins #500! Pretty great game all around. More of these would be amazing guys. Really. Keep it up and we’ll be happy, stress-free people.

Goodnight gang and thanks for keeping it here at 2MA!

9:37 PM ET: Frustration is a funny thing, Cote trying to goad Greene. Nothing doing.

9:34 PM ET: 2:18 to go to Marty’s 500th career win.

9:31 PM ET: Lotsa things are going right tonight. Penalty time is up again, that’s 7-of-7 kills on the night. Huzzah!

9:28 PM ET: Yet another Devs penalty. Vish for hooking. PK unit on the ice again.

9:22 PM ET: Langs out of the box. Devs have killed all six penalties.

9:18 PM ET: HOLY GOD WHAT A SAVE! Marty flies like Superman across the crease to rob Daniel Briere. Literally catches it like a diving shortstop to grab a line drive. That’s a highlight-reel stop for years to come.

9:16 PM ET: Sarge out of the box, Langs into the box. ‘nother Philly PP.

9:14 PM ET: Brodeur with a big glove save on the penalty kill. Something’s wrong with his mask and we get a little breather while they fix it and/or get a new mask.

9:09 PM ET: Flyers to the powerplay, hooking whistled on Sergei Brylin.

9:05 PM ET: And Parise with a goal of his own! I like it when we’re scoring. It aids in the winning process. 6-2 Devils.

9:04 PM ET: See? Gio listens to us. We say step it up, he steps it up. Weird little goal after Parise gets pulled down and it’s 5-2 Devils.

8:59 PM ET: Well that’s not good. Upshall is left alone in the slot and jabs it home. 4-2 Devils.

8:58 PM ET: Back for the third. Nittimaki in net for the Flyers. Rats.

8:41 PM ET: Second period is over and the Devs lead 4-1. Two very good periods, they’ve played a full forty minutes. You’re 2/3rds of the way there boys, finish strong!

8:40 PM ET: Jay Pandolfo leads the Devils with seven goals. Hot diggity.

8:38 PM ET: Super Jay! 4-1 Devils! Can we work out a system in which the Devils play Martin Biron every night?

8:37 PM ET: Thankfully Marty’s looking sharp tonight, the last few minutes could have been dangerous if Brodeur wasn’t on his game.

8:33 PM ET: Damn. Lots of Devils in front of the net kicking around a loose puck that Richards eventually gets to and puts over a sprawling Marty. 3-1 Devils.

8:31 PM ET: Brodeur with a good stop on a bouncing shot up close by Richards.

8:26 PM ET: Two big blasts by Rachunek on the power play. Karel has tasted offensive success, and it tastes sweet.

8:23 PM ET: Flyers take a hooking call and the Devs will be on the PP again.

8:21 PM ET: Either the kill is playing amazingly or the Flyers’ PP is just as woeful as the Devils. No PP shots as of yet for Philly with a half a minute to go on the double-minor.

8:16 PM ET: Some scrummy stuff again results in a penalty Karel Rachunek. Took Hartnell awhile to bleed but he is, so it’s a double-minor for high-sticking. Four minutes of kill time for the Devs.

8:10 PM ET: Madden to the box, Philly to the power play.

8:08 PM ET: YEAH PATTY! Big scrum in front and Patrik Elias stuffs home the rebound. 3-0 Devils. The most heartening thing here is that the boys are getting rebounds. That hasn’t been happening as of late.

8:04 PM ET: Good hit by Johnny Oduya. I still contend that all he wanted was some pizza & ice cream in exchange for good play.

8:02 PM ET: Period #2 is underway. Devils begin on the PP due to Upshall’s late penalty.

7:46 PM ET: Best period of Devils hockey in a very very long time. Be back in 17 minutes.

7:45 PM ET: Andy Greene with a very poor pass that nearly resulted in a Philly breakaway. But it didn’t.

7:42 PM ET: Lots of physical stuff from Philly, particularly Scottie Upshall. If they can’t score they’ll headhunt a little at least I suppose. Big open-ice hit on Gio. Towards the end of Upshall’s little reign of terror he draws a penalty for slashing and the Devils will head to the PP again.

7:38 PM ET: Devils playing suspisciously well so far tonight. I’m a little scared, honestly.

7:32 PM ET: HOLY KAREL RACHUNEK GOAL BATMAN! 2-0 Devils. Zubrus with the assist.

7:31 PM ET: Holy offensive opportunities Batman! Couple of nice chances for the Devils.

7:24 PM ET: WHOO! Dainus Zubrus with a rebound off the Andy Greene blast and it’s 1-0 Devils.

7:23 PM ET: God the power play sucks.

7:21 PM ET: ‘nother Philly penalty. Seven seconds of, pardon the plug, a 2 Man Advantage. Then back to the traditional man advantage.

7:19 PM ET: Mike Knuble’s in the box. Devils almost instantly give up a 2-on-1 rush. Shot wide. Yay-ish?

7:17 PM ET: Did I mention Rachunek’s penalty is over? It is. Now Philly’s been penalized. Devils on the PP. Be afraid.

7:15 PM ET: Marty Brodeur with a couple of early stops. 3-0 in terms of shots for Philly. A little pressure on the other Martin please, kids.

7:12 PM ET: My apologies everyone, it appears Olli Malmivaara may be up with the team tonight, but is NOT in the lineup. Rachunek in the box for a hook, Devils on the kill.

7:09 PM ET: I’m not liking that Olli Malms is up from Lowell, and yet Mottau and Rachunek are both still playing. Guess it’ll be seven defensemen tonight.

7:08 PM ET: Elias centering Gionta and Parise to start.

7:01 PM ET: Oh crap, Olli Malmivaara is back. Good for our defense, bad for my spell-check. Paul Martin did not make the trip, nor did Colin White.

6:53 PM ET: Rubber meets the rink in 10 minutes. Don’t move from that chair, the world-famous 2MA Livecap, cominatcha!

8:40 PM ET: Don’t worry, I haven’t died. Still here, somewhat. I’ll try to regroup for the third.

8:32 PM ET: Once again, sorry for the delay. Game still is fun, my mysterious ailment is not. I don’t feel so hot right now, don’t expect too many updates from here on out. My most sincere apologies.

8:19 PM ET: Ouch. Gionta took a stick to the nose. These darn sticks. Off to the locker room he goes.

8:18 PM ET: Sorry for the delay. Not much going on. Devils PP right now.

8:10 PM ET: Goalie change!

8:09 PM ET: 4-1! ROD PELLEY!!!! FIRST CAREER GOAL! HOLLER!!! Give that man the puck!

8:06 PM ET: Not the way to start the period. Oduya fumbles the puck, turns it over, Rachunek takes a penalty. Flyers PP.

8:05 PM ET: Start of the second.

7:47 PM ET: Flyers barely get out of the period without giving up a fourth goal. 3-1 Devils after one. Me likey.

7:46 PM ET: ZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBRUUUUUUS!!!!!!!! 3-1 Devils! High shot pops over the head and rolls over the back of Biron and into the net. Whew boy, I’m feelin’ this!

7:45 PM ET: Wow. Clarkson works a turnover, is heavily taken down by the Flyer defense, still gets a shot off, no penalty.

7:44 PM ET: Devils are passing strong tonight. Biron makes a solid save on an Andy Greene backhand.

7:42 PM ET: Brylin slowly gets up, he looks like he’s not feeling too hot. Grabbing at the throat and such. Somehow he gets a penalty as well, though. He goes to the locker room, Clarkson serves his penalty. Four-on-four time.

7:41 PM ET: Another high stick, it appears. Brylin is painin’ too. This time, a cross check to the neck to poor Sarge.

7:38 PM ET: FIGHT! Asham-Cote. SLUGFEST!@#@!!! HOLY BALOGNA! That was one of the best fights I’ve seen in awhile. Cote is bloodied. Yum. EDGE: EVEN

7:35 PM ET: ZUBRUS!@!@!@!11 2-1 DEVILS! ‘nother rebound goal! HOOORAY! DO MORE OF THIS.

7:34 PM ET: Hooray! TIE GAME! Gionta gets the rebound, lasers it behind the screened Marty Biron. DO MORE OF THIS. 1-1.

7:32 PM ET: …and now the Devils look like butt.

7:30 PM ET: Reviewing the goal for fun. Never fear, it’ll count.

7:29 PM ET: 1-0 Flyers. Mike Knuble. Power play goal. Lame.

7:27 PM ET: And now Timonen takes a high stick at the expense of Mr. Zach Parise. Devils need to watch their sticks, too. No more high sticking penalties!

7:24 PM ET: Four minutes of power play time, no goals. Sigh.

7:23 PM ET: Fans are starting to get a bit frustrated.

7:21 PM ET: Zubrus took a stick to the face. He’s painin’. Flyers need to watch their sticks, this could get ugly real quick.

7:21 PM ET: Man, Parise has such a beautiful shot.

7:19 PM ET: I demand a power play goal.

7:17 PM ET: Ouch. Elias had a wide open net, swings and misses. Flyer then swings and does not miss the nose of poor Patty. Opened him up good. Looks like a four minute pee-pee for the Devils.

7:15 PM ET: PP over. Good kill by Marty.

7:14 PM ET: Ice is slippery. Careful there, Marty.

7:13 PM ET: Penalty Pando takes two for tripping in the offensive zone, no less. Flyers pee-pee.

7:11 PM ET: Shooting maniacs, these boys are!

7:10 PM ET: Boys have started out relatively strong. So far, so good. At least it’s still scoreless.

7:08 PM ET: Game on. Rachunek back. Mottau sits.

7:04 PM ET: Almost time. I’ll do my best, feeling under the weather, but I shall brave my mysterious sickness to give the best live-cap I can possibly give. Hooray!