After the Devils pulled their goalie for an extra attacker, Messier finished the scoring with his second goal of the night, into an empty net.
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
Finally, with just 1:10 remaining, the Devils went on their ninth power play and pulled Dunham out of the game, gaining a six-on-four advantage.
G sends them aloft with a song, and the Devil pulls the back into his hot frying pan.
He put a puck into an empty net after the Devils pulled Martin Brodeur for an extra attacker during the fight-filled final minute.
And still the Devils cannot pull away from Toronto.
But the Devils went on a three-goal spurt and pulled away.
Messier scored his final goal, at 18:15, into an empty net after the Devils had pulled their goalie for an extra attacker during a power play.
John Madden scored with 24 seconds remaining, his seventh goal of the season, after the Devils pulled Brodeur.
And the Devil grabbed his hand and had pulled him part way to Hell already.