Brodeur, Devils in control

Martin Brodeur's latest shutout left the New Jersey Devils onevictory away from the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs andthe Boston Bruins wondering how to get the puck past him.

Brodeur posted his 14th shutout in 70 career playoff victoriesSunday when the visiting Devils beat the Bruins 3-0 to open a 3-0lead in the series. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday in Boston.

"They have an unbelievable wall back there, and that weighs onyou," Bruins right wing Mike Knuble said.

It should bother the Devils' potential playoff opponents,especially with the confidence Brodeur brings to the postseason.

"I still have a long way to go and many more shutouts to get," hesaid.

The Bruins now face a daunting task. In 13 previous playoff seriesin which they trailed 3-0, they never made it to Game 6. They lostseven of those series 4-0 and six 4-1.

"Anything's doable," said Bruins center Brian Rolston, who managedonly one shot on goal and has no points in the series.

The Devils got goals from Scott Stevens in the second period andJay Pandolfo and John Madden in the third.

The Bruins, meanwhile, got none of their 29 shots past Brodeur,who led the league with 41 victories and nine shutouts during theregular season.

"He's a big-time goalie and thrives on games like this," Maddensaid. "He plays just well enough to be better than everybody, butwhen big games come, he takes it to another level."

OILERS 3, STARS 2: Georges Laraque, Fernando Pisani and RadekDvorak scored in a 3:05 span in the third period to rally hostEdmonton past Dallas. The result gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead in theseries, with Game 4 scheduled for Tuesday in Edmonton, Alberta.

The Stars entered the third period leading 1-0, but Laraque tiedthe score at 2:33. After Jere Lehtinen gave the Stars a 2-1 lead 50seconds later, Pisani scored at 4:40 and Dvor-ak at 5:38. GoalieTommy Salo did the rest, turning aside 30 of the 32 shots he faced.