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NEWARK, N.J. -- With the New Jersey Devils fighting for a
playoff spot, Jon Merrill picked the perfect time to
score his first NHL goal. The rookie defenceman connected
2:34 into overtime, and the Devils snapped a two-game
skid with a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday
night. "You always dream of this kind of stuff when youre
a little kid," the 22-year-old Merrill said. "After 20
games went by and I hadnt scored, I think those dreams
went away a little bit. I knew it would come when it
came. Tonight was a good opportunity." The goal came in
Merrills 31st NHL game and was set up by Adam Henrique
winning a battle in the corner and Michael Ryder getting
the puck and finding Merrill all alone above the left
circle for an uncontested shot against Ilya Bryzgalov. "I
saw that four guys kind of collapsed on Ryds," Merrill
said. "I was calling for it and he made a great play. I
was walking in all alone and fortunately it went in." The
win was the second in six games for New Jersey (2-2-2),
and it ended a slide that saw the Devils lose the last
two games in overtime after giving up the lead late in
the third period. "It was awesome for him to get his
first goal in overtime," said Henrique, who might have
gotten away with a holding-the-stick penalty just before
the goal. "Its such an important win for the team. Thats
one hes going to remember for the rest of his career."
Cory Schneider made 19 saves and Andrei Loktionov scored
in regulation for the Devils, who play Saturday night at
Washington in their final game before the Olympic break.
Taylor Hall had the goal for the Oilers, who lost for
only the second time in seven games (5-1-1). Ilya
Bryzgalov made 22 saves for Edmonton, which wont play
again until Feb. 27. "We found different ways to get
points in this stretch," defenceman Justin Schultz said.
"We got some solid goaltending. Weve improved our game
against these teams that are battling for playoff spots."
The Devils hit three posts in the game, with Ryder
clanging a shot off the crossbar with 9:20 to play. Both
teams went for the win in the final minutes of
regulation. Henrique had two chances in close with just
more than 4 minutes to go, and defenceman Andrew Ference
and Matt Hendricks had chances for Edmonton a minute
later. Schneider stopped a chance in close by Jordan
Eberle early in overtime. With the Devils struggling to
score, coach Pete DeBoer shook up his lines for the game
and that led to the teams first goal. Loktionov, who was
put at centre on Jaromir Jagrs line, opened the scoring
at 11:01 with his first goal since Dec. 4. Jagr and
defenceman Bryce Salvador set up the goal. Jagr carried
the puck into the Oilers zone and found Salvador on the
other side of the ice. He skated toward Bryzgalov and
sent a cross-ice pass to a wide-open Loktionov for a shot
into an open net. Jagrs assist was the 1,039th of his
career, putting him one behind Marcel Dionne for ninth in
NHL history. The public address announcer had not
finished giving out the assists when Edmonton tied the
game 29 seconds later. Hall skated the puck into the
Devils end and worked a perfect give-and-go with Nail
Yakupov for his 20th goal of the season. Schneider never
had a chance to stop the shot into an open net. New
Jersey had plenty of opportunities to take the lead in
the second period. Devils defenceman Marek Zidlicky hit
the post on a power-play shot and Ryane Clowe hit a post
on a breakaway after an Oilers turnover. Mark Faynes shot
from the point was past Bryzgalov and heading into the
net when Ference swept it away from the crease. NOTES:
Schultz played in his 100th NHL game. ... Martin Brodeur
has been the Devils backup goalie the past five games. He
has not played since giving up six goals in two periods
during the outdoor game against the New York Rangers at
Yankee Stadium. ... Devils D Anton Volchenkov missed his
second straight game with a lower-body injury. ...
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W.Va. -- Jonas Blixts memory of raising the trophy last
year carried over to a strong start at the Greenbrier
Classic. The defending champion shot a 6-under 64 on
Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over former Stanford
star Patrick Rodgers and seven others at Old White TPC.
Blixt tied for second in the Masters but missed the cut
in three of his last four starts. Returning to The
Greenbrier resort brought him back to a comfort zone.
Starting on the 10th hole in the morning with little
wind, Blixt had six birdies on his front nine and made
the turn at 5 under. Six of the Swedes eight birdies came
on putts of 10 feet or less. He also chipped in from the
rough for birdie on No. 16. "The golf course is in
perfect shape, like last year," Blixt said. "You come
back with a bunch of confidence knowing that you won here
before. "If I can get my putter to work the way it did
today, I felt like I hit the ball on line every time, and
it could be a really good week." Rodgers is looking to
make his third straight cut since turning pro. He holed a
118-yard wedge for eagle on the par-4 first hole -- his
10th hole of the day. After the round, he was back on the
driving range. "Being a new pro out here, youre always
trying to figure out and establish your routines,"
Rodgers said, "and mine is just kind of cool down after
the round and working on the things I felt like I can
improve, and hopefully be ready for tomorrow." Also at 65
under were Chris Kirk, D.A. Points, James Hahn, Jason
Bohn, Joe Durant, Jim Renner and Danny Lee. Steve
Stricker, who has wife Nicki carrying his bag this week,
was among eight player at 66. Jimmy Johnson, his regular
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Stricker said. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson played
alongside Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson, getting a
close-up view as he contemplates his three captains picks
for the Sept. 26-28 event at Gleneagles in Scotland. "The
Ryder Cups a long way in the distance," Watson said. "Im
watching other people as well. Its fun to be out here to
get to know the young players a little bit better."
Watson took a similar approach in April, playing with
Jordan Spieth at the RBC Heritage and Patrick Reed at
Augusta National. Watson has said he would use a wild-
card pick on Tiger Woods if hes healthy and playing well,
leaving all sorts of possibilities with the other two
picks. Simpson, who shot 71 on Thursday, is 17th in the
U.S. Ryder Cup standings and Bradley, who shot 67, is
18th. Others ahead of them in the Greenbrier Classic
field are Kirk at No. 11, Brendon Todd at No. 13 and
Kevin Na at No. 15. The top nine get automatic berths on
the U.S. squad. Reed, also in the Greenbrier field, is at
No. 9, while Phil Mickelson, not playing this week, is
10th. "Youd think that one round or two rounds wouldnt
determine us being on the team. That would be kind of
silly," Bradley said. "It doesnt hurt to play well. Put
it that way." Bubba Watson, the top-ranked player in the
field at No. 3 in the world, had a 68. Only two rounds of
65 or better came during the afternoon when the wind
picked up and the greens became more firm. "I wish I
could guess the wind differently, but otherwise it was a
good day," Watson said.
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