The only bright development for the Devils, who allowed the tying goal with 10 minutes 5 seconds left in regulation, was the debut of Shawn Chambers.

Emerson poked the puck away from Shawn Chambers to Brendan Shanahan.

But they also suffered a severe loss on defense when Shawn Chambers broke his right hand.

He couldn't get up and cover Dowd, who knocked a rebound of a Shawn Chambers shot behind Mike Vernon.

Brian Bradley and Shawn Chambers got assists.

Dean was considered to be among the top six defensemen after the loss of Shawn Chambers and Dave Ellett to free agency.

He ran hard into Shawn Chambers.

The puck went to the Driver's defensive partner, Shawn Chambers.

Washington's rookie goaltender, Jim Hrivnak, lost his shutout when Shawn Chambers scored in the third period.

"I think we wanted to make the extra pass and we didn't execute very well," said Shawn Chambers, who plays on the power-play point.