CHICAGO -- D. Saints #33 Jersey .J. Augustin had 22 points and eight assists, and the Chicago Bulls routed the Denver Nuggets 117-89 Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Rookie Tony Snell added a career-high 20 points as the Bulls put seven players in double figures. Taj Gibson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Joakim Noah finished with 14 points, 11 boards and five assists. Randy Foye scored 23 points for Denver, which has lost six of seven. Aaron Brooks had 17 on 7-for-11 shooting in 28 minutes in his Nuggets debut, which also included a technical foul when he was involved in a tussle with Noah in the third. Denver acquired Brooks and forward Jan Vesely in a pair of trades on Thursday. The 7-foot Vesely had five points and five rebounds in 16 minutes. Pierre Thomas Saints Jersey . It lasted just 64 seconds before Zack Smith and the Senators retook the lead. Bobby Ryan scored two goals and the Senators topped the Capitals 6-4. Saints #24 Jersey . Scott Ranger scored three times including a short-handed goal early in the third quarter that put Calgary ahead for good as the Roughnecks defeated the Colorado Mammoth 15-10 in a National Lacrosse League West Division semifinal.NEWARK, N.Y. - No strangers to losing the first game of a playoff series, the New Jersey Devils know losing the first two at home would dig a deep hole. New Jersey lost their openers against both Philadelphia and the Rangers before coming back to win the series. They may be used to it but veteran goalie Martin Brodeur says being down a game is never a comfortable situation -- especially against a stingy team like the Los Angeles Kings with a 9-0 record on the playoffs road. "Getting off to a 0-2 start would be a tough one to overcome," the 40-year-old goalie acknowledged Friday as the Devils returned to practice after a day off. "Like they did to every single team they started in the playoffs on the road against. Its in the back of our heads a little bit." Game 2 is Saturday at the Prudential Center. Devils coach Peter DeBoer says the team knows what to do. "We know weve been here before. I think also after looking at the tape, we know what we have to fiix. Saints #93 Jersey. . So I think theres a comfort level there that we can get that done." And despite the Kings perfect record away from home, DeBoer says the Devils are getting other benefits than last line change at home. "I think the big thing is the crowd, the environment, sleeping in your own bed. All those things. I know L.A.s record kind of, I guess, minimizes the sounds of that with what theyve done on the road but its important to us. "Weve been a good home team. Weve played well here. I know were going to throw a good game out there Saturday night." To do that, DeBoer said the team needs to test goalie Jonathan Quick more than it did on Wednesday. "I think we made it too easy on him. We had some opportunities. But we didnt do enough to make it tough on him." And his skilled players have to step up after not playing their best in Game 1. "I think if you asked our group, theres a lot of guys on that list," DeBoer said. ' ' '
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