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Nico Hischier, captain of the New Jersey Devils, finds himself approaching the summer prior to the final season of his current NHL contract. As such, he is eligible to sign an extension with the team this offseason that could potentially keep him with the Devils for another seven seasons beyond 2026-27. Hischier was asked about […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Center Samu Salminen and the University of Denver head to the Frozen Four. Will he sign with the Devils when his season ends? Salminen’s Best Season This has been Samu Salminen’s best season both in terms of points (29) and goals (11), both by one over last year when the center tranferred to the University […]
Last Devils Game Well folks, it finally happened. 77 games into the season, Jacob Markstrom is finally warmed up, as many on here said he would do eventually. Playing again after sitting the previous 2 games, and with only 5 games left in the season, our big game trophy secured his first shutout of the […]
Good evening, everyone. Per the New Jersey Devils, Managing Partner David Blitzer announced that General Manager Tom Fitzgerald and the organization have parted ways. Per Pierre LeBrun, Fitzgerald had one year left on his contract. Note: The following reaction was updated at 9:19 PM EDT. Needless to say, not a lot of New Jersey Devils […]
Arseny Gritsyuk has played his last game for the New Jersey Devils this season. It’s a shame, but that’s just how it is after the club announced that he will be undergoing season-ending surgery after suffering an injury against the Dallas Stars on March 24. It’s an obvious disappointment for Gritsyuk, who proved in his […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils rallied from a 3-0 hole in Saturday’s game against the Habs but came up short in the shootout. The Canadiens won, 4-3. [Devils NHL] Then, Jacob Markstrom recorded his first shutout of the season as the Devils took a 3-0 win over the Habs in […]
Well, that was unexpected. One of, if not the most thorough game this team has played all season, making it an 11 game win streak in Montreal. Sometimes things can’t really be explained and you just have a team’s number. Out of the gate the Montreal fans let the boos rain down on Olympic golden […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (39-34-3) versus the Montreal Canadiens (45-21-10) 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 […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (39-34-3) at the Montreal Canadiens (45-21-10) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network No Margin for Error I have not believed the Devils could contend for a playoff spot since they lost to Carolina last month, but the out of town […]
First Period The New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens traded chances over the first five or so minutes, but both Jake Allen and Jakub Dobes made some good stops. Cole Caufield almost had the Devils beat twice, but he lost the puck after Kovacevic took a swipe at him on the first shift of the […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) versus the Montreal Canadiens (44-21-10) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSG/NHLN; 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 […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (39-34-2) versus the Montreal Canadiens (44-21-10) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSG, NHLN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network Halonen and McLaughlin Recalled This morning, the New Jersey Devils announced that they recalled Brian Halonen and Marc McLaughlin from the Utica Comets. This will allow them […]
Despite a great showing of hockey over the last four weeks, the New Jersey Devils are almost certainly not making the playoffs this season. With seven games to go and eight points to gain on eighth place, too many teams need to lose too many games while the Devils would need to win out for […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jack Hughes news: Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt both tallied five points as the Devils took a 7-3 win over the Capitals Thursday night. [Devils NHL] An impressive game: The Devils have had a decent run down the stretch this season. “It might not matter for this […]
Look at the Devils delivering maximum damage to a pair of Metropolitan Division rivals this week, although in very different ways. First, on Tuesday, they rolled over and played dead for a hapless Rangers team that got two points that won’t help them in their race to the bottom for Gavin McKenna. Forty-eight hours later […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) at the Washington Capitals (38-28-9) The Time: 7:30 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — ESPN+/Hulu; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Jackson 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 goaltending for the New Jersey Devils has been an often touched upon issue this season. With Jacob Markstrom looking to be declining, and Jake Allen being used exclusively as a backup despite having better stats, the team has struggled to pick up wins with regularity. While the rest of the team is far from […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) @ Washington Capitals (38-28-9) The Time: 7:30pm ET The Broadcast: Hulu, ESPN+, Devils Hockey Radio Network Last Devils Game A dismal 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers at MSG on Tuesday. Connor Brown was the long goal-scorer, while Jacob Markstrom played poorly and then delivered the most notable part of the night: […]
The Vegas Golden Knights made the decision over the weekend to fire head coach Bruce Cassidy and replace him with John Tortorella with eight games remaining in the regular season. On the surface, it might be surprising to some. After all, Cassidy is one of the best head coaches in the entire league. Cassidy won […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “It will be interesting to see if the Devils do look to hire someone solely for the president of hockey operations title this summer, and whether that would allow Fitzgerald to stick around for at least one more season as GM and assess him from there. The […]