Dainius Zubrus

And for 51 seconds after Dainius Zubrus’ jailbreak, the Devils would have a power play and a written invitation to wholly alter the complexion of the series. Instead, the only play Kovalchuk or any Devil recorded on that brief power play was a wide ...  

The Devils outhit the Kings 44-35 in the opening game of the finals. Zubrus finished New Jersey's 2-1 overtime loss with a minus-2 rating and one shot, but he has been a strong contributor during the team's playoff run and will look to get back on track in ...  

The New Jersey Devils have certainly been more physical in the opening few minutes of the second period, but it’s not really getting them anywhere. Through the first 6:14 of the period, New Jersey has zero shots on goal, while the Los Angeles ...  

The New Jersey Devils have certainly been more physical in the opening few minutes of the second period, but it’s not really getting them anywhere. Through the first 6:14 of the period, New Jersey has zero shots on goal, while the Los Angeles ...  

NEWARK, N.J. — Dainius Zubrus is 15 years removed from his first trip to the Stanley Cup finals, though he still feels the pain and heartache from that sweep in Detroit. He can recite the Flyers’ route to the finals that spring, knocking off ...  

Zubrus was cut on the lip by the stick of Ryan Callahan, a move that led to the tying goal by Marian Gaborik and was not called a penalty. Zubrus was fine for Game 6 and will be ready for Game 1 against Los Angeles Wednesday. Zubrus has been one of the ...  

Devils forward Patrik Elias plans to give his teammates advice before Game 6 about dealing with the emotions of being one win away from the Stanley Cup finals. He will try to impress upon them the need to seize this opportunity, but the pep talk ...  

NEWARK, N.J. -- Dainius Zubrus reached the Stanley Cup finals as an 18-year-old rookie with the Flyers in 1996-97. It’s taken him 15 years to get back there. “Just remember how devastating it was to lose in the finals,” said Zubrus, whose Philly team ...  

It doesn’t matter whether it’s your first year, your fifth year. We talked after the game. Dainius Zubrus is a great example. Went to the Cup final in his first year in the league, and you’re 10, 12, 15 years later, and he’s getting a ...  

The Devils certainly began to get their feet moving late in the first period, and when they came out to start the second, they certainly grabbed the territorial advantage early. Oh, but then Dainius Zubrus took a minor penalty for hooking Ryan ...  

LW Alexei Ponikarovsky and RW Dainius Zubrus both notched assists in Game 6. Ponikarovsky has gone eight games without a goal, Zubrus seven, but both had two assists in the last three games against the Rangers. --C Stephen Gionta, who joined the Devils for ...  

New Jersey Devils RW Dainius Zubrus talks to the media about being hit in the head in Game 4 against Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux and Game 5 against the Flyers.  

Claude Giroux faces NHL hearing for illegal hit on Dainius Zubrus; says he's ...Yahoo! Sports (blog)By Greg Wyshynski By Greg Wyshynski | Puck Daddy – 32 minutes ago After the Philadelphia Flyers' Game 4 loss to the New Jersey Devils, Claude Giroux didn't believe his hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus would result in any NHL supplemental discipline.and more »  

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux participated in a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Monday morning for his late hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus of the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night. The call on the ice was a minor ...  

After the Philadelphia Flyers' Game 4 loss to the New Jersey Devils, Claude Giroux didn't believe his hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus would result in any NHL supplemental discipline. "I should be fine" for Game 5, he said. Brendan Shanahan and the ...  

NEWARK, N.J. -- Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory Sunday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference ...  

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has not played well in his team's second round series against the New Jersey Devils, and he might hurt them even more by being suspended for Game 5 because of a terrible head shot he hit Dainius Zubrus with.  

Late in the second period of Game 4 between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers, Claude Giroux got angry and did something regrettable to Dainius Zubrus: Giroux was upset over an incident earlier in the shift, heatedly griping to the official as ...  

In the waning moments of the second period in a pivotal Game 4 between the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils, Claude Giroux delivered a shoulder directly to the head of forward Dainius Zubrus. For the hit, Giroux was handed a two-minute minor for ...  

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils are looking as good with a 40-year-old Martin Brodeur in goal as they did when he was a kid. Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the Devils helped Brodeur celebrate a major birthday, overcoming a two-goal ...  

NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Devils are looking as good with a 40-year-old Martin Brodeur in goal as they did when he was a kid. Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the Devils helped Brodeur celebrate a major birthday, overcoming a two-goal deficit and pushing the Philadelphia Flyers to the  

Dainius Zubrus is back on the ice in the third period of Sunday night's Game 4 between the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers are down 2-1 in the second round Eastern Conference series of the 2012 NHL Playoffs, and are ...  

NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils are looking as good with a 40-year-old Martin Brodeur in goal as they did when he was a teenager. Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the Devils helped Brodeur celebrate a major birthday, overcoming a two-goal deficit ...  

NHL’s chief discipline czar Brendan Shanahan is getting back to work Monday and will be having a meeting with Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux. The superstar, who is still leading playoffs in scoring by five points, dinged New Jersey Devils ...  

This picture of an outstretched Dan Girardi trying to protect the puck from an upright Dainius Zubrus in Game 6 is in need of a creative caption. We need your help to put Zubrus and Girardi's actions into words! What do you think they would be saying to each other?  

The NHL has suspended Flyers star Claude Giroux one game for his hit to the head on Devils winger Dainius Zubrus in Game 4 Sunday night. Giroux will miss Game 5 at the Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night. "I don't have any opinions on suspensions ...  

Late in the second period of Sunday's Devils-Flyers game, Philadelphia forward Claude Giroux allowed his emotions to get the best of him. He was penalized for this hit to the head of Devils forward Dainius Zubrus, earning a two-minute minor for an illegal ...  

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to stave off elimination in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the New Jersey Devils, and they'll have to do without arguably their best player. Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been ...  

UPDATE, 9:30 a.m.: A supplementary hearing with the NHL for Giroux has been scheduled for 11 a.m. today. So what can the Devils expect from the NHL? Claude Giroux could be suspended for his hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus. Zubrus would not cal ...  

The Philadelphia Flyers are already in a lousy situation against the New Jersey Devils. They are down 3-1 in the series, but it’s much worse than that. The Devils are killing the Flyers in most aspects of hockey. The Flyers can’t even carry it out of ...  

"I'm sure I'm going to work on it a bit, but it's a muscle, so I'm happy it's nothing else," he said. Zubrus was targeted by the Flyers several times in the series, but he remained in the lineup and should be available when the Devils open their next ...  

“I think more and more we realize what makes us good,” Dainius Zubrus said after scoring two goals Sunday night in a 4-2 Game 4 win that gave the Devils a 3-1 advantage in the series. “If we keep doing the same things I think we have a ...  

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"I saw the explanation by (NHL senior VP) Brendan Shanahan online and I don't think ... Giroux hit Zubrus with 3.6 seconds left to play in the second period of New Jersey’s 4-2 win in Sunday's Game 4 of the series. Giroux drove upward with ...  

The leading point getter in the playoffs with 17, Giroux has had a history of concussion, missing four games earlier this season after taking a knee to head from teammate Wayne Simmonds. “After pulling even with Zubrus on the backcheck ...  

Throughout these playoffs, Claude Giroux has been a big bright spot for the entire league, taking his elite game to a national stage and getting some real recognition for it. But after a strong start to Sunday’s Game 4 against the New Jersey ...  

He even picked up an assist on Zubrus' final goal. Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux scored first-period goals for the Flyers, who once again were a step slow. The Flyers seemed to come apart at the end of the game. Defenseman Kimmo Tomonen took ...  

and as a whole have looked more like the team down 2-1 in a second round 2012 NHL Playoff series, not up. It was a dumb move by Giroux for certain. Zubrus had long let go of the puck, and in replay it appears that Giroux targeted the head.  

The list goes on." Zubrus said he was aware of attempts to dig into his relationship with former youth coach Ivan Pravilov, who committed suicide on Feb. 10 while being held on child molestation charges. Pravilov had been held in a Philadelphia ...  

perhaps the NHL should look at a hit the Devils' Dainius Zubrus had on Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman in the same game. Prust received a one-game ban for his hit and will be out of the lineup for Game 4 on Monday night, but Zubrus' alleged ...  

Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal. Zubrus put New ...  

He can only hope he hasn't played his last game of the season. Giroux was suspended by the NHL on Monday for his illegal check to the head on New Jersey center Dainius Zubrus in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The punishment leaves ...  

New Jersey Devils winger Dainius Zubrus won't be providing the Flyers any bulletin board material about the hit he took from Claude Giroux, who is suspended for tonight's Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal at the Wells Fargo Center.  

New Jersey Devils coach Peter DeBoer called Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux's second-period shoulder to right winger Dainius Zubrus' head "a textbook hit" that the NHL is trying to eliminate from the game. NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey Devils coach ...  

Quick made 23 saves to close out the St. Louis Blues in a 4-game sweep, as the Kings won Game 4, 3-1. The Blues played perhaps their best game of the series, but Quick was there to stifle their chances. No. 2 Star: Dainius Zubrus, New Jersey Devils The ...  

Dainius Zubrus knew that he had to give something special to Martin Brodeur for his 40 th birthday and he did exactly that as the player score the two game-winning goals to lift New Jersey Devils with a 4-2 win to a 3-1 lead in the 2012 National Hockey ...  

Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyer to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory Sunday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.  

The NHL has suspended the Flyers’ Claude Giroux for one game following a hit on the New Jersey Devils Dainius Zubrus in Sunday’s game.  

Dainius Zubrus scored a go-ahead goal late in the second period which held up as the winner, and he added an empty-net marker as the New Jersey Devils took a 3-1 Eastern Conference semifinal series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Marek ...  

A rather undisciplined play from Claude Giroux to end the second period on a negative note. After arguing with the ref at one end of the ice and not getting the call he was looking for, Giroux clearly hit New Jersey Devils right winger Dainius Zubrus with a shoulder to the head  

The NHL has suspended Claude Giroux for Tuesday night's game 5 against the New Jersey Devils for his hit on Dainius Zubrus in Sunday's game.  

Flyers star Claude Giroux faces a disciplinary hearing this afternoon with the NHL's Department of Player Safety in the wake of his actions during Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Devils. Giroux delivered a hard, illegal hit to the head of Devils forward Dainius Zubrus near the end of the second period, drawing a minor penalty. Game 5 in this series is scheduled for Tuesday in Philadelphia.  

Former Flyer Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and ex-Albany River Rats forward Petr Sykora recorded ... Hartnell and a shorthanded goal by Claude Giroux, but the Devils battled back with four unanswered goals to secure the victory. Devils’ goaltender ...  

Giroux was suspended by the NHL on Monday for his illegal check to the head on New Jersey center Dainius Zubrus in Game ... including the violent chop of the stick coupled with the lateness of the hit, we feel this reckless picking of the ...  

by Bob Herpen Phanatic Hockey Editor  As if things weren't already dire enough, the Philadelphia Flyers learned on Monday afternoon that forward Claude Giroux was suspended for one game -- Tuesday's crucial Game 5 -- for his hit on the Devils' Dainius Zubrus during Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal Game 4. As time was winding down in the second period of a 4-2 New Jersey victory, Giroux struck Zubrus in the head with his...  

NEWARK, N.J., May 6 (UPI) -- New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus scored twice Sunday, lifting the Devils to a 4-2 win over Philadelphia and 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Zubrus notched the go-ahead goal late in the second period ...  

The NHL slapped the all-star with a one-game suspension for delivering a shoulder blow to the head of New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus in the Devils’ 4-2 win Sunday night. Giroux hit Zubrus at 19:56 of the second period and was assessed a minor penalty ...  

Claude Giroux earned a two-minute minor penalty for head contact on his hit to Dainius Zubrus during Game 4, but is a suspension warranted? Zubrus would not call it a dirty hit, but it was an obvious late hit, and an obvious headshot. Giroux ...  

On November 21, 2011, the New Jersey Devils visited the Florida Panthers in what was Devils head coach Pete DeBoer's first trip there since being dismissed as Florida's head coach. That night, New Jersey jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead behind goals from Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus and Petr Sykora. The game looked like it was in the bag after 20 minutes of play.We all know what happened next.Florida scored two goals in the second...  

The New Jersey Devils have had pretty much their entire roster pitch in to some degree in order to make it to the Eastern Conference finals, but forward Dainius Zubrus has probably picked up his play more than anyone. The big Lithuanian has more playoff ...  

A little luck helps, too, which came to bear on that power-play goal. Richards won the draw so cleanly, he fooled Devils forward Dainius Zubrus, who broke toward the faceoff dot instead of toward the point, leaving Girardi to walk in with tons of room.  

Tortorella also implied that the Devils embellished injuries to try to receive power plays, and accused Dainius Zubrus of elbowing Rangers defenceman Anton Stralman, and Devils captain Zach Parise of launching himself at defenceman Michael Del Zotto.  

Zach Parise, who moved to a line with Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus, added a goal and an assist and he's now tied with David Clarkson, one point behind Zajac in the team playoff scoring race. Considering how the Devils' offence was stifled after the ...  

Parise moved to left wing alongside Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus, which would give the Devils a stronger 1-2 punch against the Flyers. Petr Sykora was shifted to the left wing on the third line with Henrique and David Clarkson, while the fourth line of ...  

Dainius Zubrus added two assists for the Devils. Matt Read had put the home team ahead 1-0 in the first period before New Jersey broke through in the third against Philadelphia goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, who had been flawless in the first two periods and ...  

DeBoer also re-constituted the team's second and third lines with Adam Henrique between Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus on the second unit and Alexei Ponikarovsky, Jacob Josefson and David Clarkson on the third. The only line DeBoer did not change was the ...  

Lundqvist’s best stop in the third was on Dainius Zubrus on a shot from behind the circles. Facing elimination and down 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Rangers found their game in the second period and tied the game at 2-all on goals by Fedotenko and Callahan ...  

Zajac's goal gave the Devils a 2-0 edge at 11:59, and the rejuvenated Parise had a big hand in it. New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus sent the puck along the boards and New York's Michael Del Zotto made two mistakes. He didn't flag down the puck and then he ...  

Rather than shoot, Clarkson dumped down to Dainius Zubrus, who had a wide-open seam in front of the crease. He passed to Kovalchuk who one-timed it past Henrik Lundqvist. We don't want to say that power-play goal was a thing of beauty, but it was just ...  

"You could tell he was in the zone. He led us," Parise said. "He made some big saves tonight." Lundqvist's best stop in the third was on Dainius Zubrus on a shot from behind the circles. Facing elimination and down 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Rangers found ...  

The winning goal was a perfect example. Williams fought Devils defenseman Bryce Salvador and forward Dainius Zubrus along the boards in center ice and managed to chip a pass down the middle toward the Devils' zone. It was somewhat of a prayer. "I just ...  

Veteran forward Dainius Zubrus said Zajac's return has been one of the keys to the Devils' success. Instead of gambling and making a deal for a top center at the trading deadline, general manager Lou Lamoriello stood pat and waited for Zajac to be ready.  

They haven't been involved with the Flyers recently, but the players are still noteworthy. Dainius Zubrus--Drafted 15th overall by the Flyers in 1996, he played in 200 regular season games for Philly totaling 19 goals and 43 assists. In his rookie year ...  

Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings shoots the game winning goal in overtime against Dainius Zubrus #8 and Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils during Game One of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final. Los Angeles better get ready to catch ...  

Dainius Zubrus, Jacob Josefson, Alexei Ponikarovsky and David Clarkson also scored as New Jersey matched its season high for goals. ISLANDERS 5, PENGUINS 3: Sidney Crosby left briefly in the second period after being bloodied when he was struck ...  

When asked, they responded in generalities. "It's been fine. It's been OK," New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus said. "We've just tried to use it to our advantage." Brodeur concurs. "I've tried to do my homework," he said. "But for us, it's about ...  

Patrik Elias, Ryan Carter and Dainius Zubrus scored for the Devils, who set a playoff franchise-record with 26 shots on goal in the first period, when the team took a commanding 3-0 lead in the opener of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.  

But Doughty's end-to-end rush and Quick's goaltending had Los Angeles ahead 1-0. Quick's best saves came on a tip in front by Dainius Zubrus with just under eight minutes left in the period and a follow-up rebound by Parise. The goaltender also ...  

Only Ilya Kovalchuk, Marek Zidlicky, Bryce Salvador, Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus skipped out on practice. Since most of these players are either older, or suspected to need the rest for nagging injuries (Kovalchuk) this wasn't that surprising.  

Rangers get one shot. 9:14: Ryan Callahan hits the post on flip of the puck from a bad angle. 9:12: Dainius Zubrus hooks Marian Gaborik. 9:11: We are 23 minutes into the game and the Devils have only six shots. 9:07: Rangers are surging at the ...  

The Rangers received the first power play of the game on Bryce Salvador’s high stick of Callahan 2:54 into the game. Dainius Zubrus had a great chance on a short-handed 3-on-1 rush, but hit the right post with a shot from the right circle at 4:07.  

Then his timing and stickhandling returned. At 3:08 of the third period, he took a drop pass from Devils forward Dainius Zubrus, spotted a uncovered part of the net and took a wrist shot from 26 feet. He scored. The Devils took the lead eight ...  

He stopped Ilya Kovalchuk on a breakaway, then turned away Dainius Zubrus' blast and stoned Adam Henrique on the rebound. Coach John Tortorella had seen enough, and called a timeout at 1:51. "We were too slow, we were lethargic," Tortorella said.  

That he has done. Friday night, his first contribution came in the form of a power-play goal, when he buried a pass from Dainius Zubrus for the Devils' second score against the Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. But that was ...  

The Flyers had two chances to break a 3-3 tie -- first on a boarding call to Dainius Zubrus at 8:23 and then on a delay of game to Bryce Salvador at 12:29. Philadelphia could generate nothing and moments later, at 17:21, Alexei Ponikarovsky ...  

Lundqvist's best stop in the third was on Dainius Zubrus on a shot from behind the circles. Facing elimination and down 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Rangers found their game in the second period and tied the game at 2 on goals by Fedotenko and ...  

1) How is the Dainius Zubrus elbow any different whatsoever than the Brandon Prust elbow? And does anybody want to bet the NHL won’t even look at it? 2) This was a game ya boys could have won. 3) Ilya Kovalchuk sure wasn’t Mr. Superstar in ...  

Zidlicky was defending against Petr Sykora and Dainius Zubrus during practice when the puck ricocheted into his face. Zidlicky was taken to a nearby hospital for the stitches. The Devils' next game is Thursday in Detroit against the Red Wings.  

Finally Zajac was put in the other box, just in time for the Devils door to get cracked for good. As they waited, Devils forward Dainius Zubrus had a word for the referees. “I said, since you put our guy in there, make sure you don’t hide ...  

Travis Zajac is back on the Devils' top line with Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk. This puts the Petr Sykora-Patrik Elias-Dainius Zubrus line back together. Some fans still aren't convinced that Parise and Kovalchuk should be on the same line.  

Florida Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov, top, of Russia, flips over New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, of Lithuania, during the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Newark ...  

It’s a team record. It starts right from the coaching staff.” Parise, Salvador, Petr Sykora, Dainius Zubrus and Mark Fayne were the only players to play in all 82 of the Devils’ regular season games. It was particularly impressive for ...  

The tally came on a rare 5-on-1 power-play rush that Kovalchuk started with a pass to Marek Zidlicky. Sykora, Dainius Zubrus and Adam Henrique got the next three touches on the puck before Sykora tapped Henrique's pass into an open net.