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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Goals galore in Saturday’s game against the Kings: Nico Hischier had two goals and two assists and a late power play goal from Jack Hughes helped to push the Devils to a 6-4 win. [Devils NHL] A lovely, lovely goal: Some analysis of NCAA free agents who […]
Last Devils Game On Saturday night the Devils defeated the Kings 6-4. It was the Devils first win after losing their last 2 games in a row. After Jacob Markstrom started 7 games in a row for the Devils, (why, just why Sheldon “I hope you’ll be out of a job soon” Keefe?) Jake Allen […]
After Tom Fitzgerald became the General Manager of the New Jersey Devils in 2019, he had two drafts with mixed success. In 2020, he selected Alexander Holtz, Dawson Mercer, and Shakir Mukhamadullin in the first round. In 2021, he selected Luke Hughes and Chase Stillman . Holtz, unfortunately, was the big dud there, as he […]
With about seven minutes left in the second period, with the New Jersey Devils trailing 3-2, play-by-play man Don LaGreca made a comment about how you could hear a pin drop in the Prudential Center. New Jersey had stormed out to a 2-0 lead after the first period (the first time they’ve led by two […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (32-31-2) versus the Los Angeles Kings (27-23-15) The Time: 7:00 pm EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; 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 not […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (32-31-2) versus the Los Angeles Kings (27-23-15). The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network Back to a Losing Record The Devils might still be “NHL .500,” but there is a key issue with their team this season: they have lost more […]
The birds are chirping, my snow is melting, the glow from the Olympics is wearing off and it’s back to the Devils playoff push. (taps ear: I’m getting some information here… Oh.. oh no.. my producer is telling me we are one of the worst teams in the league). They needed to go roughly 20-5 […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Former Devils Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames Thursday as Calgary took a 5-4 win. [Devils NHL] “It’s been a trying season for the New Jersey Devils. Much of it is general manager Tom Fitzgerald’s fault for not assembling a strong enough roster. Sheldon […]
The math still says they aren’t eliminated, but this game was pretty emblematic of all the Devils problems this season, and is probably enough to even snuff out the hope of even the most optimistic of fan. It’s onto tankathon and prospect watch again, good times. Just more of the same: Inconsistent effort, poor goaltending, […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (32-30-2) versus the Calgary Flames (25-32-7). The Time: 7:00 pm EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; 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 not swear […]
While the New Jersey Devils have been playing somewhat better post-Olympic break, their season is still on life support. 18 games are left, and the team is 12 points out of the final wild card spot and 13 out of third place in the Metro. Is it impossible to make the playoffs? Certainly not. However, […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (32-30-2) versus the Calgary Flames (25-32-7). The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network Roller Coaster Vibes After the Devils had a four-game winning streak going, with the chance to take advantage of a hurting Detroit Red Wings team. But a 3-0 […]
One of the primary storylines to come out of the NHL Trade Deadline last week was Tom Fitzgerald not pulling the trigger on any trades. Fitzgerald was reportedly shopping every defenseman on the roster not named Luke Hughes or Brett Pesce, but he ultimately decided to hold on to all of the Devils blueliners. That […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “The Devils rank dead last in goals scored above expectation and Timo Meier might be the poster boy for their struggles. He is scoring at a pace of 23.6 goals per 82 games. That’s not a bad total but certainly not $8.8 million worthy – and the […]
With the trade deadline behind us, it is time to take a look at some of the Utica Comets who may be recalled once the Devils are officially eliminated. In this article, I make the case for Topias Vilen’s NHL debut this season. Why Vilen? Originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2021 NHL […]
After last night’s loss to the Detroit Red Wings snapped New Jersey’s four-game winning streak, the season isn’t OVER, but it’s over. The Devils technically have some wiggle room to make the playoffs, but it would take a borderline undefeated run coupled with an epic collapse or two by Eastern Conference teams to get them […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jack Hughes tallied a hat trick, the power play went three for three, and a strong third period pushed the Devils to a 6-3 win over the Rangers on Saturday. [Devils NHL] The four-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-0 loss to the Red […]
First Period Despite the largely Devils having the better run of early play, the Detroit Red Wings took the lead when Moritz Seider beat Jacob Markstrom high with a point shot on Detroit’s third shot of the game. Markstrom may have been dealing with a poor block attempt by Nico Hischier, but it looked like […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (32-29-2) versus the Detroit Red Wings (35-21-7) The Time: 7:00 pm EST The Broadcast: TV — ESPN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt 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 […]
Last Devils Game On Saturday afternoon the Devils beat the New York Rangers 6-3 at the Rock. The win was the Devils 4th win in a row, and Jacob Markstrom’s 4th win in a row, in which he’s started 5 games in a row for the Devils. The Devils went up 1-0 1:06 into the […]
First Period The Devils took the lead just over a minute into the game, with Cody Glass finding Jesper Bratt for a one-timer past Jonathan Quick! Bratt shot the puck at the center of the net, but the play developed so quickly that Quick was completely unable to get across. 1-0, Devils. Unfortunately for the […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (31-29-2) versus the New York Rangers (24-29-8) The Time: 3:00 pm EST The Broadcast: TV — ABC; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt 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 […]
Last Devils Game On Wednesday night, The Devils defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in the shootout. After losing their previous 5 games in a row, the Devils are now on a 3 game win streak. Don’t get too excited though. The 3 wins were against teams that are all currently sitting out of a […]
This may have been as quiet of a trade deadline day as possible, but it was not just the Devils. We all knew coming into today that the New Jersey Devils were not in position to be “buyers.” They are well out of a playoff spot. The general consensus has been that the Devils were, […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Well! “New Jersey made all defencemen available besides Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce. Simon Nemec switched agents, always a bad sign for an incumbent. That’s one reason he’s out there.” [Sportsnet] “In simpler terms, the difference in what the Devils give up with Nemec on the ice […]