NEWARK--Even the worst memory on the Maple Leafs could recall the last time they visited Prudential Center. The Nov. 23 pre-American Thanksgiving game saw Toronto score three goals in the first just before allowing three in the second in a night where they surrendered...
If the cliche line of "new year, new me" extends to the 30 NHL clubs, then there may be no team more hopeful for the clock striking midnight and into the new year than the Devils, who closed out 2016 with an ugly 6-2 loss at home to Washington. Saturday afternoon's...
For many, the 2016-17 season was thought to be one of great promise for the Nashville Predators. Thanks to a busy offseason that included the acquisition of P.K. Subban from Montreal, the expectation of a better Pekka Rinne and finally having a number one center in...
On a night in which the Prudential Center was hosting its annual Star Wars Night, it was the 20-year-old Blues Jedi springing into action as the Blues downed the Devils 4-1 on the road. Second-year NHLer Robby Fabbri netted two goals in the victory, while linemate...
As it turns out, the Maple Leafs aren't the only Eastern Conference team that's had run in's with the Canucks lately. In an emotional tilt Tuesday night in Newark, the Devils skated off to a 3-2 win over Vancouver, improving to 8-0-2 at home on the season. Though a...
NEWARK—On Thanksgiving Eve at the Prudential Center, there was still a game to be played before a day off and some holiday feasting. Still, there was plenty of ‘turkey’ to go around in the Devils 5-4 shootout victory over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. After struggling...
On Military Appreciation night, Kyle Palmieri scored to the game-winning goal as the Devils defeated the Sabres for the second time in as many nights. One night following Andy Greene's penalty shot goal to seal the game in Buffalo, New Jersey hosted the Sabres in...
The Devils acquired minor-league forward, Petr Straka from the Flyers on Saturday in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick, in either 2017 or 2018's entry draft. Straka, 24, has played three games in the NHL and has 88 points in 192 AHL games. He'll...
After another season of being stifled offensively, the Devils knew they had to add skill into their lineup. That led to the offseason blockbuster deal that sent Taylor Hall from Edmonton to New Jersey for promising blueliner, Adam Larsson. Larsson, the fourth overall...
All eyes on the sports-viewing world were on the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs. It was the first time in 71 years that historic Wrigley Field was hosting a World Series game. Final score: 1-0 Indians. About 800 miles away though, the city's most recent champion,...
It's never easy for a team or fan base when one of its best players leaves. Whether it's via trade, free agency or retirement, the void is particularly noticeable. Even in the case of Martin Brodeur, whose departure was softened by the presence of Cory Schneider, it's...
Inside the rafters, high above center ice at the Prudential Center, one can find banners that read 'Hall.' Those of course reflect the Seton Hall University basketball program that share the facility with the Devils. On Tuesday though, there was another...
With the preseason concluded and the deadline to reach their 23-man roster, the Devils are faced with perhaps their most pressing decision out of training camp: who will back up Cory Schneider this season? Keith Kinkaid, Scott Wedgewood and Andres Lindback have each...
With just one weekend and one preseason game left before the start of the 2016-17 season, the Devils are close to finalizing their 23-man opening night roster. After letting more than 10 players go to unrestricted free agency, there was bound to be some openings on...
Fittingly, team U.S.A. opened play at the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto with a statement. That statement though wasn't one of great encouragement following a 3-0 loss to team Europe in the first game of round robin play. Now, a constructed to defeat team Canada,...
August isn't typically a busy month for the National Hockey League. Normally, it's the time where writers and players alike rest up. But hockey sometimes finds a way to keep you hooked, all year long. This time it did so with the aid of a Harvard standout named Jimmy...
On a day that is celebrated by the majority of the NHL's talent pool, its become an equally-celebrated day across the entire league with the opening of free agency. On this day alone, nearly $660 million was spent on player contracts, teams in the Metro doing their...
Ray Shero said he needed to get more talent for his club going forward, after a season in which his Devils sported the league's worst goals-per-game (2.22) and scored a league-worst 182 goals, missing the postseason for the fourth-straight season. He added that talent...
"Where there's usually smoke, there's fire." That according to P.K. Subban indicates just how surprised the former-Hab was Wednesday's trade to Nashville for Shea Weber. The deal comes after nearly three months of speculation involving the defenseman who signed an...
The Devils won the 2011 draft lottery jumping from eighth to fourth. Their win helped earn them Adam Larsson fourth overall but also solidified the Oilers selection of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at first overall. Flash forward to 2016 and both teams are linked together again...
With the days of June narrowing, the end of the 2015-16 season draws near. Come July 1, the NHL will be officially in the 2016-17 season. Among the highlights to the first day of the season is the opening of free agency at 12 p.m. EST. There, a host of unrestricted...
Monday's announcement of the 2016 inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame saw four get the call. Among those getting the call was Eric Lindros. The much-debated subject of the Hall of Fame since he was first passed over six years prior. In a career marred by injury,...
The eight Metropolitan division teams announced news regarding their restricted free agents status today. With today's 5 p.m. deadline to qualifying restricted free agents, 39 combined players were extended offers from their respective clubs. Clubs who tender a...
All things considered, it was a relatively quiet weekend from Buffalo. While there were some bits and pieces of action between the two days and seven rounds, it didn't exactly match up against the hype in the days and hours prior to the opening of the draft with...
For the second time in as many drafts with New Jersey, general manager Ray Shero acquired a young forward for a draft pick. On Saturday, the Devils announced the acquisition of Beau Bennett from Pittsburgh in exchange for the 77th overall pick in the draft. Pittsburgh...
The entire NHL community turned its attention to the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday for the first round of the Entry Draft. As has often become the case, much of the pre-draft headlines had little to do with the 30 NHL hopefuls, but instead a host of...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are the 2016 Stanley Cup champions. If you took a collective poll prior to Christmas, there might not have been many that thought those words could have been written. It was December 19 when the Penguins had lost their fifth-straight game and...
When the Ray Shero regime began a year ago, it signaled change in an organization that had reason to embrace some after a nearly 30 year run by Lou Lamoriello. It also was a sign of an impending re-tool of its roster. After selecting Pavel Zacha with the 6th selection...
Another year, another summer without a parade on Broadway. At least this time it wasn't nearly as devastating. Not like the 2014 cup finals, falling in 5 games to the Kings. Not like a year ago, when they faltered in a game 7 at home in the Eastern Conference finals...
After years of postseason floundering, the Washington Capitals finally did it. They finally won it all. That was supposed to be the end-of-the-year lede to the story of how the Caps’ brushed off the postseason demons of years past to complete the most successful...
