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Last Devils Game On Monday night, the Devils lost to the New York Islanders, 3-2. The loss wrapped up a 3 game home stand where on the positive side, they grabbed 5 out of a possible 6 points. Before the home stand, I had commented that it was important to get a few wins/points before […]
This past weekend, the Utica Comets earn a shutout, then get shutout in what has become a frustrating season of non-scoring. Everything’s Coming Up Nico Nico Daws made 19 saves to earn the shutout Friday night in a 3-0 victory over the Belleville Senators. Center Matyas Melovsky scored his second goal of the season in […]
The Game Stats: The NHL.com Game Summary | The NHL.com Event Summary | The NHL.com Play by Play Log | The NHL.com Shot Summary | The Natural Stat Trick Game Stats Over the course of a three-game homestand that began last Thursday against Montreal, the Devils had tempted fate time and again and survived. They needed a late goal from Timo Meier and […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (11-4-0) versus the New York Islanders (7-6-2). SBN Blog: Lighthouse Hockey The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Please see the preview here. The Song of the Day: Long Island has had some good music acts over the years, and one of […]
Take a look at the NHL Standings page. You will notice that the New Jersey Devils begin the week tied atop the Eastern Conference with 22 points. At 11-4-0, the Devils have begun their season about as well as any of us could have possibly imagined. We all looked at how brutally difficult their early […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (11-4-0) versus the New York Islanders (7-6-2). SBN Blog: Lighthouse Hockey The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network Streaky Islanders There are two trends and streaks at play tonight. We all know how the Devils have performed at home this season, […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jake Allen was brilliant again as Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt converted in the shootout to give the Devils a 2-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday. [Devils NHL] “I have been so, so impressed by (Arseny Gritsyuk). I think, like, if this guy was able to […]
First Period The third line had the first good chances of the game, with Ondrej Palat firing a one-timer that was fought off by Arturs Silovs before Cody Glass came cutting down the left side for another good shot that Silovs froze. The Devils had the better run of play early on, but the third […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (10-4-0) versus the Pittsburgh Penguins (9-4-2) The Time: 12:30 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I wrote today’s preview. The Song of the Day: If you’re in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, savor today. It looks like it may be one of the last […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (10-4-0) versus the Pittsburgh Penguins (9-4-2) The Time: 12:30 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN Hamilton Down There was no update yesterday on Dougie Hamilton, who left Thursday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens with a lower-body injury. Per Sheldon Keefe, Hamilton was being evaluated yesterday, so we […]
Dear readers, the Metropolitan Division Snapshot is back. Over the years, John has run these on a weekly basis, but I am spreading them out a little bit (and combining this one with a short October review). From this post, the Division Snapshot should come out every two weekends, while the traditional “Month in Review” […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links A late goal from Timo Meier got the Devils to overtime against the Canadiens, and Jesper Bratt finished things off as New Jersey took a 4-3 win on Thursday. [Devils NHL] Our requisite injury: “Jonas Siegenthaler was arguably the best defensive defenseman in the NHL a season […]
Thursday night at The Rock was an early-season heavyweight matchup. The New Jersey Devils entered with 18 points and a .692 points percentage, both tops in the Metropolitan Division. Their opponents, the Montreal Canadiens, entered with 19 points and a .731 points percentage, both tops in the entire Eastern Conference (and second in the entire […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (9-4-0) vs. Montreal Canadiens (9-3-1) The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt took care of today’s preview. The Song of the Day: Let’s get back in the win column today, yeah? Today’s song of the day is “Black Flag” by the […]
The New Jersey Devils West Coast road trip did not go the way anyone would have wanted it to. Despite a great win in LA this past Saturday, a 1-3-0 record isn’t good enough for a team looking to be a true contender. Not only did the team look poor in most of those defeats, […]
Last Devils Game On Sunday, the Devils finished up their 4 game road trip with a 4-1 loss to Anaheim. The Ducks scored early in the first period and added a second goal before the period was over. By the end of the 2nd period, the Ducks were up 3-0. Jack Hughes added his 10th […]
The New Jersey Devils have lost four games this season out of the first thirteen they have played. Coincidentally, all four of those games have something in common. What is that, you might ask? The Devils tendency to give up the first goal within the first five minutes of the game. It’s something that has […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Injuries always seem to be a storyline for the New Jersey Devils, and they’re testing the team’s depth early in 2025-26.” [Devils on the Rush ($)] “What’s making Arseny Gritsyuk such a good fit with the Devils? His adaptability is a key factor, says Arthur Staple on […]
The Utica Comets finally won their first game of the season. Prospects Lenni Hameenaho and Shane LaChance remain pointless. Comets Win It took until Game 8 of the AHL season, but the Utica Comets have finally won their first game with a 3-1 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night. This followed another shutout […]
Over the past two seasons, Dawson Mercer has not been able to reach the heights of his breakout 2022-23 campaign. That season, he posted 27 goals and 56 points, all while dominating the run of play on a line with Nico Hischier and Tomas Tatar for much of the season. It was an excellent sophomore […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils rebounded from a pair of ugly losses with a solid 4-1 win over the Kings on Saturday. Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves (and tallied an assist!) in a bounce-back performance. [Devils NHL] And then the Devils ended the weekend with a disappointing 4-1 loss to […]
First Period After the New Jersey Devils got off to a good start in the game, getting the first three shots on goal, Beckett Sennecke blew by Simon Nemec and Dennis Cholowski to beat Jake Allen high. The Anaheim Ducks took a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the game on their first shot […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (9-3-0) vs. Anaheim Ducks (6-3-1) The Time: 8:00pm ET (5:00 PM Local) The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I wrote today’s preview. The Song of the Day: We want the Devils to make it two in a row today, keeping the NHL teams of Orange County, […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (9-3-0) at the Anaheim Ducks (6-3-1) The Time: 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM local) The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network Better Effort The New Jersey Devils had most breaks go their way last night against the Los Angeles Kings. Jacob Markstrom was excellent, keeping the […]
First Period The New Jersey Devils had a nice start to the game, putting together two offensive zone shifts, leading to an early deflection goal for Nico Hischier, off the stick of Luke Hughes. Hischier was in front with Hughes shooting from distance near the wall, and the puck deflected at once or twice while […]