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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews returning to lineup vs. Jets

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a big boost to their lineup for Thursday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets, as captain Auston Matthews is returning to action. Matthews missed the Leafs last game against the New Jersey Devils after blocking a shot last weekend against the Detroit Red Wings. He finished the game, but the swelling was too much the past few days, keeping Matthews out of the lineup against New Jersey. The Leafs went on to win the game 4-0, thanks to Joseph Woll standing on...

Ball Drop in Columbus: Massive 3-2 Win Over the Jackets

First and foremost, Happy New Year to you all, we truly appreciate all of you maniacs that choose to spend your time here, day in and day out, through good times and bad, in our corner of the Devils universe. I truly wish all of you a healthy and happy 2026. Since it is It’s […]

Report: Dawson Mercer STILL On Trade Block, Despite Failed Quinn Hughes Trade

The New Jersey Devils, from all accounts around the National Hockey League, had Dawson Mercer in a package that they were hoping would entice the Vancouver Canucks to send Quinn Hughes to Jersey. As we all know by now, that offer failed.  But according to insider David Pagnotta , the Devils have not, and will not, stop dangling Mercer in trade talks—especially if it lands them one thing in particular. The Devils are desperately in need of goal scorers. They currently sit 27th in the NHL i...

Game Preview #40: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets

The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (20-17-2) at the Columbus Blue Jackets (17-15-6) The Time: 7:00 PM The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN Where December Started The Devils and Blue Jackets met in Newark on December 1 for what was going to be a great night on Brenden Dillon’s 1000th NHL game. During that game, Brenden […]

Game Review: Banged-up Maple Leafs earn character win over Devils to close out 2025

coauthored by Alec Brownscombe & Anthony Petrielli The Maple Leafs saved our favourite win of the season so far for the last game of 2025. The relationship between fans and players has been a topic of debate lately in Leafland, partly sparked by Auston Matthews’ goal celebration against Chicago, in which he gestured to his […] The post Game Review: Banged-up Maple Leafs earn character win over Devils to close out 2025 appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

Sheldon Keefe on the Knies vs. Hischier fight: “Do I want our captain fighting when we are down in the third? Absolutely not, but do we need some guys to step up and show some balls? Yeah, we need more of that”

New Jersey head coach Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after his team’s 4-0 loss to the Maple Leafs, the Devils’ fourth loss in a row. On the message to his players after a fourth straight loss:  I didn’t talk to the team after the game. I’ll talk to them in the morning. But it is […] The post Sheldon Keefe on the Knies vs. Hischier fight: “Do I want our captain fighting when we are down in the third? Absolutely not, but do we need some guys to step up and show some balls? Yeah, we need mor...

2025-26 Gamethread #39: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (20-16-2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-6) The Time: 7:00pm ET The Broadcast: TV — MSG, Radio — Devils Radio Network The Game Preview: Jackson wrote a preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear in the […]

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils – Game #39 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info

Chris Tanev, William Nylander, Dakota Joshua, and Auston Matthews are all out. Just as the Maple Leafs were nearly fully healthy and were collecting points, the injury bug has struck again ahead of this battle between two clubs just two points apart in the Eastern Conference standings (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils – Game #39 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

Diagnosing the Devils

As we embark on the 2nd half of the 2025-26 season, there is a ton going wrong for the Devils. Injuries, management, player regression, scoring slumps – we’ve had a full NJ Diner Menu of issues on and off ice. My track record as a blogging mush is pretty strong: I wrote this blog about […]

Sheldon Keefe on Auston Matthews closing in on the Leafs’ franchise record in goals: “It is his rightful place”

Ahead of the Leafs vs. Devils matchup on Tuesday, New Jersey head coach Sheldon Keefe discussed Auston Matthews’ goal-scoring greatness, his team’s offensive success in the second period against the Leafs on Oct. 21, and the Devils losing three in a row since the return of Jack Hughes and Timo Meier from injury. Auston Matthews […] The post Sheldon Keefe on Auston Matthews closing in on the Leafs’ franchise record in goals: “It is his rightful place” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

My New Year’s Resolutions For Every Major Wisconsin Team

With 2026 fast approaching, I looked at several Wisconsin Badgers sports squads and came up with a resolution that makes sense for each of them. (Sorry, “Winning a Natty” is a bit too on the nose for this exercise.) Here’s to a robust early Happy New Year to Badgers everywhere, and to big things in 2026 for all […]

New Jersey Devils Prospect Update: Winter Prospect Awards

As another year is about to end, we take a look at the prospect pool and dish out some mid-season awards. Best Breakout Season — Gustav Hillstrom The breakout star in the Devils pool this season out of the gate has been Gustav Hillstrom, and while difficulties cracking and earning quality minutes in the SHL […]

Devils vs. Maple Leafs: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Tuesday will feature an expected tight NHL contest between the New Jersey Devils (20-16-2, -112 on the moneyline to win) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-6, -108 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. You can tune in to ESPN+ to see the Maple Leafs attempt to defeat the Devils. Devils vs. Maple Leafs Game Info & Odds When: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario Favorite: Devi...

The Top 10 New Jersey Devils Stories of 2025

2025 is just about over. While every single one of us has very different lives, we all presumably share one thing in common: A love for New Jersey Devils hockey. This team may annoy the bajeebers out of us sometimes, but this is the franchise we’ve chosen to support, and so we ride with the […]

Islanders Anxiety – Episode 353 – High Road Week

Mike and Dan look back at a week that was great for the Islanders until it wasn’t, and an annoying week ahead. With wins over the Devils and Rangers on either side of the Christmas break, the Islanders gave their fans a great holiday. Whether it was a surprise game-winning goal from Adam Pelech or […]

Devils in the Details – 12/29/25: Clearing Space Edition

Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils managed to come back and push to a third-period lead against the Capitals on Saturday, but Washington tied things up and took the contest with an overtime winner. Capitals won, 4-3. [Devils NHL] “To be frank, the core players are simply too talented to be […]

Devils Drop 3rd Straight, 4-3 in OT

After a 3 day Christmas break, the Devils were back at home hosting division rival Washington, where they fell in overtime 4-3. Apologies for posting this late, I lost power last night in the storm that delivered no snow and only sleet. Which is kind of a metaphor for how I feel about this team […]

Devils vs. Capitals Prediction: Picks, Live Odds and Moneyline – Saturday, December 27, 2025

The New Jersey Devils meet the Washington Capitals on Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. ET, and have been made -121 on the moneyline, with the latter at +101. Watch the NHL on Fubo! Devils vs. Capitals Favorite, Moneyline, Total Favorite: Devils (-121) Underdog: Capitals (+101) Total: 5.5 Best Devils vs. Capitals Promo Codes How to Watch Devils vs. Capitals Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ Location: Newark, New Jersey Venue: Prudential...

Game Preview #38: New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals

The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (20-16-1) vs. Washington Capitals (19-13-5) The Time: 7:00pm ET The Broadcast: MSGSN2, Devils Radio Network Last Devils Game In their final game before the Christmas break on Tuesday, the Devils lost to the Islanders 2-1 on Long Island. Brett Pesce had New Jersey’s lone goal, Jacob Markstrom was excellent except for one major gaffe, […]