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First Period By FAR the most notable thing about the first period is that it marked the return of Brett Pesce. Pesce was off to a really good start this season, picking up right where he left off with Luke Hughes to form an excellent defense pair. But Pesce was injured in the October 26 […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (18-14-1) at the Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-9). The Time: 10:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TNT, Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt had the preview today. 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 comment section, and […]
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I might be a true sicko. The sickest of the sickos, if you will. A few weeks ago, I decided to do a breakdown and grade every single trade Tom Fitzgerald has made as Devils general manager after I stole the idea from another blogger on the internet. After well over 9000 words and a […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Why Quinn Hughes isn’t a New Jersey Devil: “The belief is that Vancouver would have wanted a package of 21-year-old defenseman Simon Nemec, drafted second overall in 2022; 24-year-old center Dawson Mercer; KHL defenseman Anton Silayev, drafted 10th overall in 2024; and a first-round pick. That package […]
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Last Devils Game On a snowy Sunday New Jersey afternoon, the Devils lost to the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1. The game was the 2nd of 2 back to back weekend afternoon home games in New Jersey for the Devils. The overall weekend results were not horrible. The team split the back to back games with a […]
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The Comets offense came up too short to earn more than one win this week, despite the continued efforts of winger Lenni Hameenaho. Hameenaho Remains Hot The Comets have been playing some of their best hockey of the season these past few weeks, which, if I’m being honest, isn’t really saying much. But still. On […]
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There has been a lot of Tom Fitzgerald discourse lately, and rightfully so. Between the New Jersey Devils’ slide down the standings, the general inaction from the front office in addressing this slide, and perhaps most importantly, the blockbuster Quinn Hughes trade to the Minnesota Wild over the weekend, the fanbase has been given a […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Plenty of Quinn Hughes-adjacent news to digest: It’s not ideal! “Some noise around Tom Fitzgerald last couple days”: In a Canucks-Devils game with a little less juice on Sunday, Luke Hughes scored for New Jersey but Vancouver held on to claim a 2-1 win. [Devils NHL] On […]
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Sometimes, goalies win the games. Per Natural Stat Trick, Jacob Markstrom only faced 1.49 expected goals, while Thatcher Demko faced 2.75. Markstrom allowed two, and Demko allowed one. Breaking it down even further, Jacob Markstrom made three saves on four high-danger shots, only facing two medium-danger shots. The goal by Buium, off of Brenden Dillon’s […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (18-13-1) versus the Vancouver Canucks (11-17-3). The Time: 12:30pm EST The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: I had the preview today. 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 comment section, and keep comments […]
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Yesterday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils took on the Anaheim Ducks. Things started about how you would expect. The Devils, as the east coast host in this early afternoon matchup, had the jump on the Ducks. But then, something very predictable happened: Troy Terry snuck behind Brenden Dillon and Luke Hughes and cherrypicked a breakaway […]
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (18-13-1) versus the Vancouver Canucks (11-17-3). The Time: 12:30 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Weak Canucks Weaken More The Vancouver Canucks are already the worst team in the league by points percentage. And on Friday night, the Quinn Hughes trade likely […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (17-13-1) at Anaheim Ducks (19-11-1) The Time: 12:30pm EST The Broadcast: MSG, Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt had the preview today. The Song of the Day: California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & The Papas captures the mood at the moment. The Rules: If you have been a reader […]
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Last Devils Game In case you missed it, or wisely chose to do something else with your night, the Devils lost 8-4 against Tampa Bay on Thursday night. In the latest episode of Markstrom doing Markstrom things, he let up 2 goals less than 1 minute apart, less than 4 minutes into the game. Exactly […]
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Yesterday morning, the New Jersey Devils announced that Timo Meier had to step away from the team for a personal leave of absence to attend to a family health matter. Given the nature of the leave, of course, we do not know exactly why Timo Meier has had to step away from the team. But […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Another brutal outing for Jacob Markstrom on Thursday night. He got pulled after giving up three goals to the Lightning on seven shots, and the Devils went on to lose by an 8-4 score. [Devils NHL] FWIW: All the best to Timo and his family: Some intel […]
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The alarm bells that started ringing when Jack Hughes cut his finger at a team dinner about a month ago are absolutely screaming now. With Hughes still out – a rumored best-case scenario is a Christmas return – the Devils announced Thursday that they’d lost leading goal scorer Timo Meier. For how long? Who knows? […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (17-12-1) at Tampa Bay Lightning (17-11-2) The Time: 7:00pm EST The Broadcast: MSG, Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt had the preview today. The Song of the Day: In what may seem like a turn out of left field, I wanted to pass along something new. The Lightning may […]
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Simon Nemec certainly picked the right season to seemingly start breaking out didn’t he? Of all the free agents the Devils have coming up at the end of the 2025-26 season, Nemec is probably the most interesting one to look at. You can argue Arseny Gritsyuk might be more important, but I think Nemec presents […]
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Last Devils Game Well Devils Nation, it finally happened. On Tuesday night , the Devils broke their 5 game losing streak, as we all knew they would eventually. The Devils did not make it easy however. In the first period alone, the Devils were behind 2 times (1-0 and 2-1) before scoring 2 goals of […]
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The trade winds are starting to blow in the NHL, and with the New Jersey Devils recent skid, cries have started coming out from all corners of the internet and the Devils fanbase for GM Tom Fitzgerald to do something before these recent struggles derails the season. Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that Fitzgerald is indeed […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Tuesday’s game against the Senators wasn’t pretty at times, but the Devils ended the losing streak with an impressive third period. New Jersey’s depth scoring helped to push the team to a 4-3 win. [Devils NHL] “On the surface, targeting Stamkos makes a little bit of sense. […]
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You know the drill by now: The New Jersey Devils lack depth scoring. It was a huge issue last season, and it has been a huge issue this season. Especially during the Devils’ five-game losing streak that they took into Ottawa this evening. Well wouldn’t you know it, depth scoring played a massive role tonight, […]
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (16-12-1) at Ottawa Senators (13-11-4). The Time: 7:00pm EST The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Jackson had the preview today. 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 comment […]
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On Friday night, Utica broke a long losing streak to win their fourth game of the season in a game of firsts for Jakub Malek and Cam Squires. A Good Weekend On Friday night, the Utica Comets were on the winning side of a blowout game for once, beating the Bridgeport Islanders 5-1 on a […]
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