The lack of fans in attendance didn't make the Devils play poorly in the first. Most people couldn't even get to their seats before the Sens had their first goal. The "lack of support" also didn't cause Rasmussen to take a penalty and for Redden to get the game winning goal because that sealed the game right there. The enthusiasm and emotion was there. It could have been a coincidence but everytime the crowd oohhed over a big hit or ahhhed about a chance, the Senators also fed off of that and got chances of their own. You can run all the attendance numbers game all you want, but I'm going to look forward to game two.
While I don't leave the game early, it's none of my business why people do. Like everything in life, there are good reasons for it and there things more important in life than hockey, like family.