You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you're down and you don't know if you can make it up? It's not a pleasant experience, especially when all your nervous energy is screaming 'not tonight' and it's 'not gonna happen.' That's where we found ourselves, down 3-1 after one to the New Jersey Devils. It would have been so easy to just roll over, but the guys deserve all the credit for battling through and refusing to be defined by negative emotions. It was a sign of a mature hockey club, and a source of great pride.
Not only did we fight back to win, but Cam Neely scored his 300th career goal, and for the cherry on-top, karma took a bite out of Alexei Kasatonov. In the previous chapter, we explained why Igor Larionov didn't want to meet his old Soviet teammate, and now, in an act of just deserts, Kasatonov had the lowest defensive game rating (DGR 38) on his team, while also being the only Devil tagged with a bad game. Igor would probably never admit it, but that must have felt good.
VIDEO: Bure Eats Kasatonov's Lunch!!
Player in the Spotlight: Cam Neely | OGR 76 | G 1 | SOG 5 | HT 4 | TOT 16:03 |
300th Goal