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TRENTON, N.J., (April 11, 2009) -- Game 2 of the North Division Semifinals proved to be an offensive display as the Trenton Devils defeated the Elmira Jackals, 6-5, Saturday night. The best-of-seven series is now tied at one apiece.

For the second night in a row, the Jackals scored the first goal of the game courtesy of Slavomir Tomko, who slapped the puck from the slot at 2:58 for his second goal of the playoffs.

Tony Zancanaro continued his hot streak with a goal in his fourth straight game on a strange play, as his shot from the far circle bounced high in the air off of Elmira goaltender Riku Helenius' mask and into the net for his third goal of the postseason at 5:43.

The Jackals regained the lead at the 15:24 mark with a power play goal by Chris Korchinski, who put in a rebound around the left pad of Gerald Coleman for his second of the series.

Dan Eves followed up last night's spectacular goal with another terrific effort to tie the game, as he passed the puck off of Josh Aspenlind to himself at the far circle and fired a wrist shot over the right shoulder of Helenius at 17:26.

The Devils scored early in the second period as Justin Coutu scored his first career playoff goal. The defenseman took a feed from Devils newcomer Nathan Perkovich and squeaked a shot between the legs of Helenius at 2:15.

Mike Wilson extended the lead at 5:56 after taking a pretty feed from Eric Castonguay in the slot and blasting the puck over the glove of Helenius to make it 4-2.

Elmira cut the deficit to one after a Steve Yetman's centering pass intended for Benoit Doucet caromed off the back of Wilson and into the net at 12:50.

In the third period, the Devils increased their lead with two goals, as Trevor Kell deflected in a Ryan Gunderson shot on the power play at 2:06 and Matt Radoslovich scored on a wraparound at 10:43 to make it 6-3.

The Jackals would not quit however, as they scored twice in 1:14 to make it a one-goal game down the stretch. A costly penalty by Chaz Johnson limited the Jackals from a late push, and the Devils were able to hold on to tie the series at one.

Radoslovich and Kell each tallied a goal and an assist for Trenton, while Castonguay and Matt Cohen each notched two assists.

The Devils head over to Elmira for Game 3 of the North Division Semifinals against the Jackals Wednesday night; with the puck drop scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Fans can order their tickets online through www.trentondevils.com or by phone at (609) 599-9500.

Season tickets for the 2009-10 season are now available! To find out more about season plans and benefits, visit the Trenton Devils official website at www.trentondevils.com.

TRENTON DEVILS  - The Trenton Devils are a member of the ECHL -- North America's Premier "AA" Hockey League.  The Trenton Devils are owned and operated by the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.