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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Another rough outing for Jacob Markstrom in Tuesday’s game against the Lightning. The Bolts took a 5-1 win. [Devils NHL] This seems bad: Roster moves: “Not only is Hughes out, but Cody Glass is also week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The Devils’ centers in their 3-2 shootout […]
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It’s not like New Jersey hasn’t been here before. Surviving long stretches of the season without their top center and franchise player has basically become a rite of winter for the Devils, who surely hoped the return of three regulars from injury to it’s lineup would give a boost to what was starting to look […]
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (13-4-1) at the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-7-2) The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt took care of that today. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, […]
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After a slow start to the season, Lenni Hameenaho is starting to fill the net. This posts updates Hameenaho’s turnaround and all other prospect news. A Bright Spot in Another Bad Week Hameenaho scored in back to back games this week, his first two goals of the season. The first goal came Tuesday night in […]
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Last Devils Game On Saturday, the Devils found a way, yet again, to get a win, defeating the Washington Capitals 3-2 in the shootout. There was a mixture of good and bad this game. However, they did get the win, and that’s all that matters. The Devils did take a 2-0 lead in the first […]
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Over the first month-plus of the 2025-26 season, the New Jersey Devils have been ravaged by injuries. I know I’m stating the obvious here, but it really can’t be understated how much injuries have affected the Devils’ season. The team has suffered so many injuries that the group of players that wears the uniform has […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Everything is great really: “It’s an incredibly unfortunate story, but word came Friday that Jack Hughes suffered a hand injury while at a team dinner Thursday night. Exact details are unknown at this time, but it’s believed he slipped and cut his hand, in what multiple sources […]
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That title is probably a bit hyperbolic and not gonna lie, the vibes were pretty bleak coming into his game, and I think collectively we really had no idea what direction it was going to go. But the boys showed poise and maturity, collecting 2 points against the Washington Capitals and have now gotten 9 […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (12-4-1) @ Washington Capitals (8-8-1) The Time: 7:00pm EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt wrote the game preview today. The Song of the Day: Johnny Cash. Hurt. Self-explanatory. Or listen to the Nine Inch Nails version if you are so inclined. The Rules: […]
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I was just getting inside yesterday when I opened my phone and read: #NEWS: Jack Hughes is out with a non-hockey, hand injury. He is being evaluated… After that, I pretty much stopped reading for a moment. Evaluation can mean quite a range of injury timelines, but the next thing I saw made me even […]
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Last Devils Game On Wednesday night..and I do mean NIGHT, the Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in OT. The game got off to a late start (close to 10pm EST), but it didn’t disappoint. I did not watch the full game (only the 1st period), but I was not exactly pleased to see Jacob […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Simon Nemec pulled off a hat trick to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. [Devils NHL] In said game, Arseny Gritsyuk’s move to the top six paid dividends for controlling the pace of play. [Infernal Access […]
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Luke Hughes was one of the focal point players of the New Jersey Devils this past summer. The young star defender entered restricted free agency with minimal leverage, despite a 47 point rookie season and 44 point sophomore season where he missed 11 contests. It took a while before he and the team settled on […]
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First Period The first five to six minutes of the game featured a decent amount of offensive zone time for the Devils, but not much in the way of quality chances. that changed when Jesper Bratt took a stretch pass off the left wing and got a step on the Chicago defense. He went in […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (11-4-1) @ Chicago Blackhawks (8-5-3) The Time: 9:30pm EST The Broadcast: TV — TNT, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt wrote the game preview today. The Song of the Day: Have you heard of the man who sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads to play guitar? […]
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There was one line from Elliotte Friedman’s most recent 32 Thoughts column that caught my attention this week. “I don’t have an answer for this, but there is a lot of concern about all of the injuries. Maybe next year is different when the season starts earlier and the schedule isn’t so compressed. But everyone […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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