Coming off a 6-2-2 record in their last 10 games of the 2019-20 season, the New Jersey Devils had plenty of reasons to be optimistic about what the future had in store for them going forward. The expectation for the organization this year was for their young players to continue developing, and for the team
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April has arrived, and the New Jersey Devils are seventh in the NHL East Division with a 13-16-6 record for 32 points. They’ve played one game in April so far, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals at home after a road trip, and are coming off a few losses and a shutout to
In today’s NHL news and rumors, the developments coming out of Vancouver and for players who have tested positive for the COVID-virus are not good. Meanwhile, Kyle Palimieri’s stock is rising just ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline. The Calgary Flames are likely to become sellers after another loss and which forwards are the New
For many years, New Jersey was not a hotbed of homegrown hockey talent. The first player from New Jersey to crack the NHL was New Brunswick born Brian Lawton in 1984. He played his high school hockey in Rhode Island, though. It wasn’t until 1992 when Jim Dowd(Brick) and David Williams(Plainfield) played their first NHL
The New Jersey Devils are halfway (plus one game) through the 56-game 2020-21 seasoned they’re probably about right where most people expected they’d be. Through 29 games they sit seventh in the eight-team East Division with 26 points (11-14-4). In the first game of the second half of the season, the Devils rallied from a
The New Jersey Devils had been going through some rough times after returning from their COVID pause. But things appear to be turning around, as they have three wins in their last four contests, including taking four of six points against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Devils had some ups and downs against the Penguins, but there
The New Jersey Devils have had a tough go of it lately. They had lost eight of their last nine tilts coming into last night’s matchup with the Boston Bruins, including giving up 12 goals across two games against the New York Rangers on Thursday and Saturday. But luck was on their side yesterday. Scott
The New Jersey Devils returned to play earlier last week after 16 days off due to a COVID outbreak. They came away with two impressive wins against the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. But things took a downward turn this weekend with two regulation losses to the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals. There’s plenty to take away
The New Jersey Devils have surprised a lot of folks with two straight wins coming back from their extended COVID-19 break. But despite their solid 6-3-2 record, the team has a few glaring weaknesses. New Jersey ranks dead last in the NHL in both penalty kill percentage at 64.9 and in faceoff win percentage at
The first month of NHL hockey has concluded, and the New Jersey Devils have had a decent few weeks. There have been plenty of players making an impact from young to veteran, with an overall solid effort from all, but there have been a few that obviously stood out. While we wait for their season
The New Jersey Devils were only able to come away with one win this past week (1-2-1), but there are still plenty of positives to build upon. Rookie defenseman Ty Smith continues to put up points. They appeared to have found their go-to first and fourth lines, and Andreas Johnsson seems to have gotten into
The New Jersey Devils have looked quite good to begin the season, and Jack Hughes is a major reason why. Hughes was the first overall pick of the 2019 draft, but had a pretty disastrous rookie season. In 65 games last season, Hughes recorded just 21 points (7 goals, 14 assists). He had a terrible
If you weren’t able to watch the game and only saw/heard about the final score of the New Jersey Devils opening game of the 2020-21 NHL season – a 3-2 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins at Prudential Center – you might think they did pretty well considering the Bruins were the President’s Trophy winners
We’re a week into training camp, and the New Jersey Devils have yet to sign restricted free agent Jesper Bratt. According to Elliotte Friedman, the two sides don’t seem to be close to a deal. One phone call could change things, but there appears to be a wide enough gap that’s led to a stalemate. Bratt
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the status of talks between the Boston Bruins and Zdeno Chara. Are the Bruins actually interested more in another defenseman? In Winnipeg, reports are that Jack Roslovic has officially asked for a trade. The Edmonton Oilers have brought in two players for PTOs and one might
Training camp opens tomorrow for the New Jersey Devils, with on-ice activities beginning soon afterward. I’ll have some thoughts regarding Jesper Bratt, who remains an unsigned restricted free agent and will miss the start of camp. Plus, a look at how Nico Hischier’s injury affects the Devils as they begin preparing for next season. We’ll also
With the announcement of a Jan. 13 start to the 2020-21 NHL season, things are beginning to ratchet up. In a mid-week news and rumors roundup, we take a look at a key restricted free agent signed by the New Jersey Devils. Plus, potential interest in a Vegas Golden Knights’ forward, Yegor Sharangovich returns to North
While there’s no official start date to the 2020-21 NHL season yet, news is beginning to pick up again. There have been reports some NHL teams are looking to host multiple outdoor games to bring in gate revenue to start next season. How could that affect the New Jersey Devils, if at all? Plus, a