Look Schneider was the difference in the game. Negatively.
Both of the shorthanded goals were on him. On the penalty shot his positioning on the guy coming in was so poor, it look like he left the guy two feet of open net.
On the second shorthanded goal, well, Schneider has never been good at getting back into a play once he gets out of position. He is the least athletic goal tender I have ever watched, night in, night out, for several seasons. But even so, this one was worse than usual. He just stood around and watched, there was no attempt to scramble back and get square to the puck.
You can't win in the NHL with less than average goal tending. Particularly a team as offensively challenged as the Devils. I wonder how many teams ever win a game when they let in two short handed.
On both of those power plays our battle level was also very low as a club. A power play has to continue to out hustle and outwork the penalty kill in order to be successful.
Not that the game mattered much or at all.