 In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the seventh @-@ seeded Tampa Bay Lightning , Brodeur started out shaky and the Devils fell behind two @-@ games @-@ to @-@ one . He rebounded , however , to finish the series , and helped the team advance in six games , while passing Grant Fuhr for second place in all @-@ time playoff victories . In the second round against the Ottawa Senators , Brodeur could not continue his stellar play and allowed 15 goals in only five games en route to a 4 – 1 series defeat to the Senators . 
