DENVER — Brian Boyle takes his role on the power play seriously, so he was happy to contribute and give New Jersey another close victory. Boyle scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period, Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and the Devils beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Friday night. Boyle broke a 1-1 tie with his fourth of the season when he knocked in a rebound on the power play at 13:11 of the third period. I’m taking all the responsibility; it’s on me.”Colorado responded 3:13 later when Compher scored off Alexander Kerfoot’s rebound on the power play to tie it. … Colorado captain Gabe Landeskog served the second game of his four-game suspension for a crosscheck.

Source: National Post December 02, 2017 04:54 UTC