Martin Brodeur scores goal in return for New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur and teammate Marek Zidlicky defend the goal against Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal during the first period. (March 21, 2013) Credit: AP
Brodeur returned to the lineup on Thursday night. He had been out since Feb. 21 with a pinched nerve in his back and neck.
With a delayed penalty call pending against New Jersey's Marek Zidlicky, Staal passed the puck back to the point from behind the net.
The pass missed intended target Tim Gleason and bounced off the boards near center ice. Carolina goalie Dan Ellis had already skated toward the bench because of the delayed penalty and couldn't get back in time to prevent the puck from sliding into the net.
Because he was the last Devils player to touch the puck, Brodeur got credit for a power-play goal.
