The New Jersey Devils' next order of business as the 2025-26 season comes to an end is to name a new president of hockey operations and/or general manager. But whoever the new man on the job is, he'll have a critical top priority to take care of in short order. Perennial 30-ish goal scorer Nico Hischier is just one year from free agency. As of July 1, he'll be eligible for an extension. Something needs to happen on that front. ASAP, says insider Chris Johnston on his podcast : Probably t...
The New Jersey Devils are officially eliminated. And this time, they won’t even be able to claim that the conference was just too difficult or that they matched last season’s record. They will fall short of 90 points in the standings. And unless they score 10 goals a game for the rest of the season, […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are back in the playoffs, officially clinching their spot on Thursday night with a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. It ends a three-year playoff drought and gets them back into the playoffs far sooner than anybody expected when Kyle Dubas was hired as general manager to start rebuilding the organization. […]
The New Jersey Devils have had a very disappointing 2025-26 season. Due to this, there is a chance that they could look to shake up their roster this offseason because of it. One Devils forward who is standing out as a potential trade candidate heading into the offseason is Timo Meier. The 29-year-old winger has simply not been a good fit in New Jersey, so let's look at three teams that could target him this offseason. Chicago Blackhawks The Blackhawks could be a team to watch this...
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Sigh. The Devils dropped a 5-2 loss to the Penguins Thursday night. [Devils NHL] “…It would stand to reason that teams with front office openings would want to emulate the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. There would be curiosity as to how the sausage is […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night, capitalizing on quick-strike offense and pulling away in the third period against a New Jersey team already thinking about summer plans. The win officially gave Pittsburgh a playoff berth for the first time in […]
As we play out the string here after being eliminated on Tuesday, the best you can hope for is to see a little pride in the Devils game. Or if you are team tank, you’re gleefully tapping your fingers like Mr. Burns and saying “excellent.” 1st Period I was a little surprised to see the […]
Pregame The Penguins are without the services of Connor Dewar (undisclosed lower body injury, day-to-day) so Avery Hayes slots back into the lineup. The Penguins do get Stuart Skinner back from his eye injury and he starts. Their opponents, the Devils, are working with these players and lines for the night, sans Luke Hughes who […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (40-35-3) versus the Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-16) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; 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 swear […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' GM search has been loaded with rumors of potential candidates. But after the news dropped today by insider Pierre LeBrun, it appears that one man may be emerging as a top candidate. The Leafs have obtained permission to speak with Florida Panthers' assistant general manager Sunny Mehta. But Toronto will have to act fast, as the New Jersey Devils, who just joined the GM hunt this week , have also received permission from the Cats to talk to him. The Leafs and the...
Checking in with some random Pittsburgh Penguins thoughts ahead of Thursday’s win-and-in game against the New Jersey Devils. 1. The math is very simple Win and in. Just two points. That is it. It could be two points on Thursday. It could be two points on Saturday. It could be two points on Sunday. It […]
Last Devils Game After Tom Fitzgerald deservedly lost his job on Monday, fans wondered if the team might come out with some new found pep in their step for their Tuesday night game against the Philadelphia Flyers. After all, as of Tuesday afternoon, the Devils still mathematically had a chance to possibly make the playoffs […]
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-16, 96 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ New Jersey Devils (40-34-3, 83 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and MSGSN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The home stretch of the regular season is here! The Pens kick off four-games-in-six days to wrap […]
A win tonight against the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins will qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2022. There are other clinching scenarios for the Penguins should they not be able to defeat the Devils later this evening, but if they can take care of business themselves in […]
If anyone wanted a job working in hockey, this might be the year that jobs can be had. We already know the Nashville Predators are hunting for a general manager to replace the outgoing Barry Trotz, the Toronto Maple Leafs need someone for their general manager position, and the New Jersey Devils are looking for someone for their GM office as well. As of today after another somewhat shocking announcement, there's another high-ranking hockey job that will be available at the end of the season, s...
The New Jersey Devils are currently engaged in a search for a new head of hockey operations and general manager after letting Tom Fitzgerald go earlier this week. Whoever they bring in will have a whole lot of work ahead of them in getting this team back on track. The Devils have now missed the playoffs in 11 of the last 14 years, since their last Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 2012. Mike G. Morreale of NHL.com has suggested a list of top priority items that the...
With their massive 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers raised their playoff odds to over 50% from just about anyone who does those sorts of calculations. They are more likely than not going to be clinching their spot before season’s end and hosting their first playoff games in Philadelphia since 2018.
And with just exactly how they won on Tuesday night in Newark, there is some more confidence in this team being able to make some more noise in the p...
Earlier this week, the New Jersey Devils made it official by announcing that they are parting ways with now-former President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald. It’s too early to say who the next POHO and GM will be going forward, or whether it will be one or two people serving in those […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links And it’s official: As we play out the string on this season, the Flyers took a 5-1 win over the Devils on Tuesday. The Flyers swept the season series with three wins over the Devils. [Devils NHL] Of course, ICYMI: Tom Fitzgerald is out. “The Devils underachieved […]
In an incredibly important game for the Philadelphia Flyers’ playoff hopes, Trevor Zegras and Tyson Foerster stepped up in a big way to defeat the New Jersey Devils 5-1.
The Basics
First period: 1:56 – Trevor Zegras (Travis Sanheim, Owen Tippett), 3:38 – Trevor Zegras (Porter Martone, Jamie Drysdale) (PPG), 12:12 – Cody Glass (Jonas Siegenthaler, Lenni Hameenaho) Second period: 2:46 -Tyson Foerster (Matvei Michkov), 4:58 – Tyson Foerster (Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov) Third period: ...
That’ll do it for the 2025-26 New Jersey Devils. We’ve all known this season has been over for a long time now, but tonight’s 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers sealed the deal. Thanks to this loss plus an Ottawa Senators win out of town, the New Jersey Devils have officially been eliminated from postseason […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (40-34-3) versus the Philadelphia Flyers (39-26-12) 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 swear […]
The final week of the regular season is upon us, and with just five games remaining on the schedule, the Flyers are looking to keep the ball rolling and hold on to their recently grabbed playoff spot. It won’t be easy, but they’ve got some momentum behind them, coming off a massive overtime win over the Bruins on Sunday, and they’ll be hoping that they can keep it rolling into a win over their rivals in the Devils.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN/NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanat...
With one week to go in the regular season, the Flyers sit in sole possession of third place in the Metropolitan Division. There’s still work to be done, but the Flyers have put themselves in a good spot with 5 games to go.
Tuesday night’s game against the Devils is the start of a five games in eight days stretch to finish the season, and the beginning of a three-game road trip to Newark, Detroit, and Winnipeg. The Flyers will then return home next Monday and Tuesday for a tough back...