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This week is highlighted by shutouts by goaltenders Mikhail Yegorov and Jakub Malek Jacob Malek On Friday night, the Utica Comets shutout the Syracuse Crunch 3-0 on a 15 save effort by goaltender Jakub Malek, his first AHL shutout of his career. It was a strong defensive effort by the Comets, led offensively by goals […]
And now for something completely different. Where did that come from? Consider the ways in which the Devils 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minn., was some kind of funhouse mirror reflection of the horrors of the past month and a half. The Devils beat […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (22-21-2) at Minnesota Wild (26-11-9) The Time: 8:00pm ET The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Radio Network The Game Preview: Matt wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear in the […]
Going back to the offseason, there has been varying degrees of smoke around the future of New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Entering the fifth year of a seven-year, $63m contract he signed back in 2021, Hamilton’s play and physical health were starting to decline. So much so that apparently Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald […]
Last Devils Game On Sunday afternoon in Winnipeg, the Devils lost (surprise, surprise) to the Jets, 4-3. The loss was the 4th in row for the Devils and their 8th in their last 10 games. They are also 0-3 on their current road trip, but I digress. Late in the 1st period, the Jets and […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Cody Glass scored a couple goals, but the Devils couldn’t find a tying goal in the third period on Sunday against the Jets. Winnipeg took a 4-3 win. [Devils NHL] It’s officially ugly: “The New Jersey Devils are seeking a trade for defenseman Dougie Hamilton. His agent, […]
First Period The New Jersey Devils, fresh off of some good news, some bad news, and some unnecessary drama, started their road game against the Winnipeg Jets pretty well. The Jets had a lot of trouble breaking through them in the neutral zone, leading to the Devils outshooting the Jets four to one in the […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (22-20-2) at Winnipeg Jets (16-22-5). The Time: 2:00pm ET The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Radio Network The Game Preview: I wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear in the […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (22-20-2) at the Winnipeg Jets (16-22-5). The Time: 2:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV – MSGSN. Radio – Devils Hockey Radio Network Hamilton Scratched, Kovacevic Back That’s the big news of today, isn’t it? Tom Fitzgerald, who have been repeatedly criticized here, at other Devils blogs, by Devils beat […]
In early December, after Sheldon Keefe called the team “essentially lifeless” following a bad loss, I wrote an article titled, “Essentially Lifeless: The New Jersey Devils Organization is Faltering, Part One: The Roster.” Over the past few days, Jared, and I have written articles about Tom Fitzgerald and the front office, while Gerard wrote about […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The descent continues: Luke Hughes scored the lone goal for the Devils as the Penguins took a 4-1 win Thursday night. [Devils NHL] Sheldon Keefe talks about job security: Seems bad! Tom Fitzgerald’s silence continues: “The last calendar year of New Jersey Devils hockey should have Tom […]
The word on the street was the Devils “need a good response.” Let’s talk about responses. Pre-game, Bryce Salvador released an interesting recounting of all of the “response games” this season. Truly an incredible run of absolute duds every time they’ve come off a challenging loss. Spoiler Alert, they haven’t bounced back very well this […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (22-19-2) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (20-12-9) The Time: 7:00pm ET The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Radio Network The Game Preview: Jackson wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear in the […]
The New Jersey Devils are a complete mess right now. We’ve talked about it over the course of at least a week here at AAtJ and more than a few articles. From accountability, to change being needed to not wanting internal replacements if and when moves are eventually made, it seems everything is going wrong […]
Put Tuesday’s game out of your mind for a moment. On Sunday night, New Jersey Devils fans raised eyebrows and perked ears around the league as they repeatedly booed Luke Hughes over two gaffes leading to goals against in their loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The timing of it feeds into the worst pot-stirrers league-adjacent […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (22-19-2) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (20-12-9) The Time: 7:00pm ET The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Radio Network Last Devils Game You already know what the last Devils game was. Last Penguins Game Pittsburgh last played on Sunday, and they beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime. Pittsburgh went down 4-1, then […]
Let’s take a look at the tale of the tape since the Devils moved on from Lou Lamoriello as General Manager way back in 2015. The Devils have gone through two permanent GMs in Ray Shero and Tom Fitzgerald. They have gone through three permanent head coaches in John Hynes, Lindy Ruff, and Sheldon Keefe, […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links You run out of words to describe how horrendous a team can play. On Tuesday night, the Islanders took a 9-0 win over the Devils, and you have to think people are getting fired after this one. [Devils NHL] Things gotta change: Nico news: “While every game […]
The New Jersey Devils hit rock bottom tonight. They got blown out 8-4 by the Colorado Avalanche on October 28. They had an epic meltdown against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 6-3 loss on November 22. They lost 4-1 to a terrible Bruins team that was missing David Pastrnak and Charlie MacAvoy on December 6. […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (22-18-2) at the New York Islanders (23-15-4). The Time: 7:30pm ET The Broadcast: TV — ESPN+/Hulu, Radio — Devils Radio Network The Game Preview: Matt wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear in […]
Ethan Edwards was the star of the win, while LaChance, Hameenaho, and Vilen all picked up goals this weekend. Friday On Friday, the Comets lost in Overtime 5-4 to Laval. Nico Daws earned the loss in this one, stopping 35 of 40. The Comets offense was lead by Brian Halonen, who scored twice. Hameenaho and […]
Last Devils Game On Sunday night, the Devils lost to Carolina (what else is new) by a score of 3-1. I’m not going to dive into BooGate in this post. I think at this point, everything that needed to be said about that has already been said in other posts, either from the game thread […]
Happy 2026! I hope you and yours had a fun and safe New Years Eve and Day. Now that the festivities have died down, it’s time to look ahead to what this fresh year of New Jersey Devils hockey will bring us. Last week, we went over the top 10 Devils storylines of 2025, so […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jesper Bratt tallied a couple points, Dougie Hamilton scored for the first time in forever and the Devils took a 4-1 win over the Mammoth on Saturday. [Devils NHL] Then on Sunday, Luke Hughes had a rough outing (and got booed), the Devils scored one goal and […]
First Period The Carolina Hurricanes took the lead right off the jump, as Nikolaj Ehlers tipped an early shot off of Jake Allen. It would have stayed out, but Luke Hughes redirected the puck right into the net, giving the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead. Mark Jankowski left the game just a couple minutes into the […]