In their final game of the month, the New Jersey Devils will host the Minnesota Wild. The Devils will embark on a trip after this one, so the Rock should be up for this early evening matchup. Talk about the game as it happens here.
In the third weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of the season, the New York Rangers rose to the top, the Carolina Hurricanes got some wins at home, and the Columbus Blue Jackets went winless. All this and more about all 8 teams in the week that was and the week that will be.
The Devils have scraped together a respectable 4-2-1 record through seven games, but one can’t help but feel like they’ve stumbled out of the gate. With Nico Hischier out, someone other than Jack Hughes needs to step up and help lead the Devils to victory.
One of the perceived strengths of this team coming into the season was its forward depth. So far, however, that depth has been a weakness on the third line.
After a rough loss on Wednesday and a check to Captain Nico Hischier’s head, the Devils easily could have lost focus tonight. After Nico returned to the ice, and then had to leave the game again, the Devils only grew more and more relentless.
The New Jersey Devils finish off their week with a home game against a New York team. No, not the hated ones. No, not the second ones. The Buffalo Sabres - the Western NY squad. Talk about it here in this Gamethread as it happens.
Earlier this week, the NHL announced a new feature of their stats site: NHL EDGE, which is an output of the player and puck tracking the league now does. This post reviews the new feature with a focus on Jack Hughes.
Fresh off a trip to Montreal, the New Jersey Devils return to Newark to take on the Washington Capitals. Will the Devils keep Putin’s Favorite Player off the scoresheet? Will they get points to keep the Caps down? Follow along in this post here.
The NHL staggered starting times throughout the day yesterday, had all 32 teams in action, and featured them in a whip-around format titled "Frozen Frenzy". It was ok.
A surging Devils squad takes on an aging Washington Capitals team that has struggled enough through the start of their season to rank last in the Metropolitan Division.
While the Devils surrendered the first goal yet again, Jack Hughes notched four assists and Tyler Toffoli scored a hat trick to propel their squad over an inexperienced Montreal Canadiens team.
In their first game this season in Canada, the New Jersey Devils visit the Montreal Canadiens. Can the Devils manage to get a result with an odd start time and a game the next night? Discuss it as it happens here in this Gamethread.
The season is still very young, but the team and its fans have already seen how important it is to have extra players who are ready to contribute at an NHL level.