The Devil on a roof three doors up threw his hands to his head and fell from view.

The Devils fell behind by 4-1 in the second but rallied to cut it to 4-3.

But that came only after the Devils fell behind on two goals 35 seconds apart early in the first period.

The Devils fell behind twice tonight because they had their share of costly turnovers and penalties.

Holik had a goal and an assist, but the Devils fell to 21-20-6-3.

Only once in their 33 previous playoff series since 1988 did the Devils fall into an 0-3 hole.

It was also the third time at home this month that the Devils had a chance to move into first place but fell short.

Indeed, the Devils fell just short of the standard they have set in recent weeks.

Twice in this game, the Devils fell behind.

The Devils, playing in front of a crowd of 17,507, fell behind twice by two goals and failed to recover.