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New Jersey gets shut out for second straight game

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The best news to come out of this weekend for the New Jersey Devils might just be that this weekend is just about over.

The Minnesota Wild added insult to injuries on Sunday, shutting out a damaged Devils team 4-0. New Jersey was also blanked by Ray Emery and the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Saturday.

Combine those demoralizing defeats with injuries to the likes of Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, Peter Harrold, Jon Merrill and carryover headaches with Ryane Clowe and Bryce Salvador and things are just miserable for head coach Peter DeBoer’s group right now.

Sometimes teams want to get the next possible opportunity for redemption, yet deep down, the Devils might be glad that they have off until Thursday’s road game against the Flyers. They’re banged up and not playing very well - it’s not just bad puck luck, as New Jersey fired 33 shots on goal in these past two losses - so a little time to heal up and refresh could be very valuable.

On Minnesota’s end, Jason Pominville scored his 10th goal of 2013-14 while Nino Niederreiter collected three assists. Josh Harding got his fourth consecutive win and second shutout of the season.

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