Martin Brodeur Injures Elbow

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The injury-depleted New Jersey Devils saw another star go down, but then got some long-awaited breaks in a much-needed win against the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Rookie forward Bradley Mills scored his first NHL goal with 3:51 left to snap a tie and lift the Devils over the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Wednesday night.

New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur left the game in the second period because of a bruised right elbow. X-rays were negative, and Brodeur said he expects to play Friday night at home against the rival New York Rangers.

"It's not pulled or torn," Brodeur said. "I just banged it. From past experiences with bruises, usually it takes a couple of days to feel 100 per cent.

"We'll see how this one reacts."

With New Jersey leading 2-0 at 5:27 of the second period, the stick of Chicago forward Troy Brouwer appeared to hit the area around Brodeur's blocker after he made a save against Patrick Kane.

Brodeur said Kane's shot from a sharp angle caught him by surprise and struck him in the elbow.

"It was a shot from Kane in the corner," Brodeur said. "I never saw it. The feeling was always there, I just lost strength."

Brodeur removed the blocker, shook his arm and rotated his wrist as the trainer attended to him.

Play resumed, but Brodeur skated off the ice 21 seconds later following a stoppage and didn't return. Brodeur stopped all eight shots he faced before he was replaced by Johan Hedberg, who turned aside 21 of 24 shots.

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