Petr played extremely well today. His forechecking and playmaking was very good as well. He could have had about 2 or more assists in tonight's game but the recipient of his passes was slightly off the mark. He scored the first goal of the game by banking it off Lalime's right pad and in. Overall, Petr played yet another solid game as the A Line keeps rolling. On the year, Sykora has 3 goals and 4 assists (total of 7 points) in 7 games. Heres the ticker recap:
"Patrik Elias scored midway through the third period to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Elias, who assisted on Petr Sykora's second-period goal, tipped Brian Rafalski's shot from the point past goalie Patrick Lalime with 10:12 left in the third as the Devils beat Ottawa for the second straight game.
Martin Brodeur finished with 28 saves for New Jersey (3-3-0-1), which beat the Senators 3-2 at home on Saturday. The Devils extended their winning streak to three games.
Wade Redden scored for the Senators (3-6-1), who lost their fourth straight and are winless in their last five games.
After being outshot 13-5 in the first period, New Jersey took a 1-0 lead 5:54 into the second when Sykora scored his third goal of the season.
Sykora banked a shot off Lalime's right pad from behind the net after retrieving a rebound of a shot by Elias."