NEWARK - In a back-and-forth, tight game, Howell held the 1-0 lead over Randolph in the third period. The Rams searching for yet another state championship, one season after failing to make to the Prudential Center. Despite trailing, Randolph's mindset never changed....
NEWARK - Last year, Christian Brothers Academy left the ice of The Rock and walked down to the locker rooms, devastated over tying Morristown-Beard to become Non-Public Co-Champions. On Monday night, the Colts found themselves in the same situation, only against...
NEWARK - Before Middletown North’s state championship against Ramsey, Lion head coach Matt Clemente was trying to keep his team loose. “[We] like to keep the kids joking and laughing,” Clemente said. “We didn’t talk about hockey, [I] said if you guys don’t know what...
NEWARK, N.J. - Less than a minute into overtime, Carolina's Ron Hainsey jumped out of the penalty box. New Jersey's power play was officially over, and Hainsey found himself staring down Corey Schneider on a breakaway. Closing in on net, Hainsey took the shot....
Curtis Gedig is a veteran of Devils’ development camps. Last week the New Jersey draft pick attended the program for his fifth year. “It’s just different because I’m not going back to school, I’m trying to play professionally now,” Gedig said. “I haven’t found [it] a...
Before New Jersey draft pick Joe Faust started playing college hockey, he tried to condition himself off the ice. But it wasn’t easy. “I tried to do things away from the rink to improve myself,” Faust said. “I’d never worked religiously with one person seven days a...
On Wednesday night at Devils’ development camp, Raider Charlie Finn left his room for a few minutes. When Finn returned, he found he was locked out. “It was more by accident. He went to go check the schedule and get some food,” Colgate’s Ryan Johnston said. Johnston...
Blake Coleman sat at his stall with a pack of ice on his right arm on Wednesday. A scrimmage at Devils’ development camp had finished, and Coleman had attempted a spin-o-rama goal in the shootout. In a few months, Coleman will still be wearing red, but it won’t be New...
NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey native Kenny Agostino skates to Calgary’s bench after the National Anthem. He grabs his water bottle, takes a sip, sprinkles some water on his back and takes a few more drinks before putting it back on the bench. He skates across Calgary’s...
NEWARK, N.J. – It was another injury-depleted night for the Devils. Once again the Devils dressed 11 defensemen and had Eric Gelinas play left wing. Once again the Devils were without Patrick Elias, Adam Henrique and Jacob Josefson. But after winning two games in a...
NEWARK, N.J. – With 4: 54 minutes left in the game, New Jersey had nine players on the bench and eight forwards in the game. “I think there was a lot of breathing on the bench. A lot of heavy breathing. And listening. Because you know we’re playing different...
NEWARK, N.J. Just 59 seconds. That’s how much time it took for the Bruins to accrue a 3-1 lead in the second period. Patrik Elias started the frame with a 5-on-3 power play goal to tie the game at 1-1. Less than one minute later, the puck bounced out of New Jersey’s...
With less than 34 seconds left in regulation and a 0-0 tie, Cam Szary stole the puck back from Ramsey forward Alex Whelan. Szary left a drop pass for Brian Begley, who took the shot. “[I thought] just fire it away because I knew there were guys coming right behind...
Before Joe Whitney played his first NHL game on Saturday, Stephen Gionta was contemplating why former Boston College Eagles are so coveted. “I don’t know. I was thinking about that earlier today,” Gionta said. “Coach [Jerry] York does a great job in bringing guys...
With slightly over 16 minutes left in the second period, Andy Greene fell near New Jersey’s blue line while trying to back check, giving Washington’s Jason Chimera and Jay Beagle a 2-on-0. Beagle came in for the shot and Cory Schneider made the save to keep New Jersey...
NEWARK, N.J. – Down by a goal and shorthanded with less than two minutes left, the New Jersey Devils pulled goaltender Martin Brodeur. Marek Zidlicky tossed the puck over to Michael Ryder, alone by the net, who sent it in for the game-tying goal with 29.6 seconds...
NEWARK, N.J. – In the last three minutes of play, the Penguins — trailing by one — didn’t get a shot on net against the Devils. “We’ve been preaching a lot, especially late in games and when we have leads, to spend time [forechecking],” Martin Brodeur said. “Even...
NEWARK, N.J. – One shot. Montvale, N.J. native Nick Palmieri brought the puck into New Jersey’s zone, ran wide around defenseman Eric Gelnias and skated behind the net for a wraparound attempt. He took one shot. The only shot registered in overtime. That shot bounced...
NEWARK, N.J. – With less than a minute left in the second period, Joakim Anderson threw a shot wide. Drew Miller chased the puck and threw it at net, where it bounced off Cory Schneider. Anderson found the rebound and tipped it into an open net to tie the game at 1-1...
NEWARK, N.J. – With 2:23 remaining in the game and the Devils down 4-2, Adam Henrique backhanded a shot at the net. He tried lifting the puck over a falling Cam Ward, but Ward flashed his glove to make the save. It wasn’t the only good scoring chance the Devils failed...
NEWARK, N.J. – On Sunday, Jon Merrill found out he’d be taking a trip back to New Jersey, as the Devils recalled him under emergency conditions. The last time New Jersey asked Merrill to play in the NHL was on Nov. 3. He played the same night, but it only took 1:16...
Keith Kinkaid sat at the far right of the bench in Tuesday night’s win, his head turning as the action on the ice passed him. “It’s just exciting, especially since we’re winning,” Kinkaid said laughing. “It’s 2-0 since I’ve been up here. Obviously that’s got nothing...
October 26, 2013 Cory Schneider tried to send the puck over to Andy Greene in the first period. But Greene skated past the puck, leaving it open for Henrik Sedin to feed Ryan Kesler the puck for the game-tying goal. The Devils regained the lead 3:34 minutes later,...
