Devs’ Boyle gets 1st goal since leukemia diagnosis
Emotion simply overcame Brian Boyle.
As much as the veteran center tried to remain upbeat after being diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia at the start of training camp, Boyle has acknowledged it was obviously a scary time for him and his family.
So, when his first goal as a Devil came in his fifth game back in the lineup, Boyle could not contain his pent-up feelings.
“I’ve never cried after a goal before,” Boyle told MSG Networks during a first-intermission interview. “That’s a great feeling. It’s everything.”
Unfortunately, the emotional beginning didn’t have a good ending for the Devils, who lost their fourth straight, 3-2, in overtime to the Oilers on Thursday night before a sellout crowd of 16,514 at Prudential Center.
Connor McDavid set up Leon Draisaitl’s winner with 16.3 seconds left in the extra period in the second game of a three-game homestand for the Devils (9-4-2), in an 0-2-2 slide.
Cory Schneider made 30 saves for the Devils, including the first five in overtime, as the Devils outshot a team for the first time in eight games. Cam Talbot stopped 32 shots for the Oilers (6-8-1), who won consecutive games for the first time this season.
SEAHAWKS LOSE SHERMAN
Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes to Jimmy Graham and the Seattle Seahawks added to their history of success in Arizona with a 22-16 victory over the host Cardinals.
But the victory was costly, as cornerback Richard Sherman suffered an apparent ruptured Achilles and is out for the season, according to coach Pete Carroll.
Sherman injured his heel on a tackle of Arizona’s John Brown with 5:20 to play in the third quarter.
The Seahawks (6-3) limited Adrian Peterson to 29 yards in 21 carries in a game marred by a host of injuries and penalties, most of them against Seattle, to improve to 4-0-1 in Arizona in Bruce Arians’ five seasons as coach of the Cardinals (4-5).
Seattle’s Kam Chancellor forced a fumble by Peterson on Arizona’s first offensive play and later tackled him in the end zone for a safety.
l The New England Patriots claimed tight end Martellus Bennett off waivers on Thursday, a day after he was cut by the Green Bay Packers for “failing to disclose a physical condition.”
He didn’t play in the Packers’ 30-17 loss on Monday to the Detroit Lions after being listed as doubtful for the game. The 30-year-old then sat out practice Wednesday and was listed as having a shoulder injury as Green Bay began preparations for its game Sunday at Chicago.
Now, if he passes a physical, he will be reunited with the team he won a Super Bowl with last season.