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Look at the Devils delivering maximum damage to a pair of Metropolitan Division rivals this week, although in very different ways. First, on Tuesday, they rolled over and played dead for a hapless Rangers team that got two points that won’t help them in their race to the bottom for Gavin McKenna. Forty-eight hours later […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) at the Washington Capitals (38-28-9) The Time: 7:30 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — ESPN+/Hulu; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Jackson had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos was a popular name in the rumor mill leading up to the 2026 NHL trade deadline. The 36-year-old forward generated interest, but Nashville, of course, chose to keep him around. However, with the Predators in a retool, Stamkos will be a trade candidate to watch during the summer. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to acquire Stamkos this offseason if he is made available. New Jersey Devils It has been an incredibly di...
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) @ Washington Capitals (38-28-9) The Time: 7:30pm ET The Broadcast: Hulu, ESPN+, Devils Hockey Radio Network Last Devils Game A dismal 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers at MSG on Tuesday. Connor Brown was the long goal-scorer, while Jacob Markstrom played poorly and then delivered the most notable part of the night: […]
On a night honoring Steven McDonald, the Rangers actually showed up. Oh, and Igor threw hands.
The Vegas Golden Knights made the decision over the weekend to fire head coach Bruce Cassidy and replace him with John Tortorella with eight games remaining in the regular season. On the surface, it might be surprising to some. After all, Cassidy is one of the best head coaches in the entire league. Cassidy won […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “It will be interesting to see if the Devils do look to hire someone solely for the president of hockey operations title this summer, and whether that would allow Fitzgerald to stick around for at least one more season as GM and assess him from there. The […]
Less than two years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with Craig Berube. The New Jersey Devils then immediately hired Keefe. Both coaches led their respective teams to the playoffs in year one. Both teams entered this season with genuine Stanley Cup aspirations. And now both are sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, both are widely expected to miss the playoffs, and both coaches are looking at significant uncertainty about th...
Tonight was the third and final meeting between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers. In a season where just about everything has gone wrong, games against the Rangers were an oasis in a desert. New Jersey had won the previous two meetings by identical 6-3 final scores, and each contest was about […]
Igor Shesterkin stole the show in what became an instant classic as the Rangers beat the Devils 4-1
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-33-2) at the New York Rangers (30-35-9) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, MSG2; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do […]
Goaltender Nico Daws became the Utica Comets all-time wins leader this past week. It took a 2-1 shootout victory, but Nico Daws defeated Laval last week to sneak past Thatcher Demko as the Utica Comets all-time leader in wins with 56. The Comets, who at least temporarily have slipped past the Belleville Senators into sixth […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (38-33-2) at the New York Rangers (30-35-9) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, MSG2; Radio — Devils Hockey Network Final Rangers Matchup Thanks to the NHL schedule being designed in the way it is, the Devils only get to play the New York Rangers three […]
We could be looking at a Black Monday situation when the NHL's 2025-26 regular season comes to a close, according to Sportsnet insider Nick Kypreos. He writes today that three general managers are finding their jobs in jeopardy as we head down the stretch, and all are fearing the pink slip. Toronto, New Jersey and Vancouver are all playing out the string, already out of the playoff race, and needing to consider deep changes throughout their organizations. With less than three weeks...
The New Jersey Devils have been out of the playoff mix for a while now, but at the very least, they could sort of fool themselves into thinking they were still alive based on how many games were left in the season. But as Chris discussed in the preview for yesterday’s game, the embarrassing loss […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils scored two goals in 19 seconds to give themselves a third-period lead and then held on to claim a 5-3 win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. [Devils NHL] A familiar result against the Hurricanes as of late: Three second-period Carolina goals pushed the Hurricanes to […]
After a terrible loss to the Carolina Hurricanes yesterday evening, which really decimated the New Jersey Devils’ longshot playoff hopes, I was looking for one thing above all in the team tonight: whether or not the Devils would play the game for a full 60 minutes and give their best effort. And to be honest, […]
The Chicago Blackhawks closed out their road trip with a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, blowing the lead three times in the process. The Blackhawks opened the scoring 4:19 into the game. Jake Allen was slow playing the puck behind the net, so Anton Frondell swept in to steal it and set up Ilya Mikheyev out front for an open-net goal, making it 1-0. from 0 to 95 in no time 🏁 pic.twitter.com/cgOKYp7XU3 — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 29, 2026 The De...
The Chicago Blackhawks wrap up their road trip with a stop in New Jersey to face the Devils, looking to salvage something, anything , from a stretch that’s quickly gone off the rails. It’s been a while since the Blackhawks last saw the Devils — all the way back in mid-November — and the version of this team now feels pretty different from the one that was still hovering around the playoff picture at the time. The Devils spent the first couple of months flirting with relevance in the Easte...
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (37-33-2) at the Chicago Blackhawks (27-33-13) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, NHLN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network Effectively Eliminated The New Jersey Devils were keeping their playoff hopes at least somewhat alive over the past couple weeks, winning most of their games. However, key […]
This game was a real litmus test for the current streaking Devils, and the dumb part of me still wondered “what if.” Welp, that dumb part of me got put away in the middle of the second. As the game wore on, the Canes did what they do – stayed patient, forced mistakes and capitalized. […]
Brandon Bussi made seventeen saves in his best performance since the Olympic Break, the Canes shook off a slow first period, and then dominated the New Jersey Devils from the second period on to win 5-2 at Lenovo Center Saturday. The Hurricanes had been off since a 5-2 loss to Montreal on Tuesday—a team that […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (37-32-2) at the Carolina Hurricanes (45-20-6) The Time: 5:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Jackson had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
After a rare three-day break, the Carolina Hurricanes return to action this afternoon as they host the New Jersey Devils at Lenovo Center. The game offers a rare break for the Hurricanes in the midst of a grueling schedule that has them playing teams still vying for a playoff spot. Five of their last six […]