The New Jersey Devils came within a mere lots of thousands of fans of selling out their home opener, and again, beat the New York Islanders 2-1 at the Rock in terrifying Newark, NJ to open the 2008 NHL Season.

Doug Weight, who will not score another goal until 2015 when he does it against his grandson on the Playstation X, scored the only goal for the Islanders. What’s his name’s son from the 1980 something team opened the scoring for the Devils late in the first on a powerplay goal after Martinek numbskulled himself into the box for hooking. Patrik Elias scored the game winner in the third and Hall-of-Fame bound serial adulterer Brodeur made 25 saves in the win for the Devils bla bla.

Okposo had a penalty shot against said-sinner late in the first period, and his fake out move of falling down quickly and almost missing the net proved unsuccessful.

Not wanting to send everyone off with frowns, young lad Scott Gordon unleashed this humdinger: “There’s not going to be perfection yet.” Hah, you’re going to fit in just fine Scott!

Side Dishes: The Islanders record in season openers plummeted to 8-19-8; Rick Dipietro, made imbecile by offseason hip surgery 2.0 is day-to-day and may still start the opener tomorrow against St. Louis and #1 pick Josh Bailey was quietly scratched with a “lower body injury”. The Devils gave away some half-assed magnetic schedule thing everyone in attendance discarded immediately.