Langenbrunner returns to Devils from sports hernia injury
NEWARK, N.J. -- Right winger Jamie Langenbrunner was in the New Jersey Devils lineup Wednesday night for the first time this season following surgery to repair a sports hernia and scored both goals in a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers.
Langenbrunner scored his first goal on his first shift. He gave the Devils a 1-0 lead when he put a rebound past Henrik Lundqvist just 35 seconds into the game. Langenbrunner added his second goal of the game at 7:29 of the third period.
Langenbrunner, tied for third on the team last season with a career-high 60 points, has been out since the operation in September. He sat out the entire preseason and the first 17 regular games as the Devils got off to a 7-8-2 start.
The 32-year-old forward went right into the starting lineup Wednesday against the Rangers, playing on a line alongside Travis Zajac and Zach Parise.
Langenbrunner was one of six Devils to play in all 82 games last season. In 739 previous NHL contests, he had 167 goals and 435 points.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
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