by Neal McHale | Feb 27, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Washington Capitals
No, the third time wasn’t the charm. And no, the Caps didn’t give them everything they could. Far from it in fact. But for a team that’s emerged as the class of the East, it didn’t really matter. Washington’s big four up front–Alex...
by Neal McHale | Feb 27, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
If you followed some of the lead-up to the Devils win in Buffalo on Thursday, snapping a streak of three-straight regulation losses, then it seemed inevitable that Pavel Zacha was going to score a big goal. Within a span of three days and during their home-and-home...
by Anthony Garofalo | Feb 25, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
We have been going through this song and dance for the last several seasons. It seems that every year when the Boston Bruins take the ice to begin the hockey campaign, the assumption is that this is the last real kick at the can to make a run at another Stanley Cup....
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 21, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Minnesota Wild
For five minutes Saturday night, it looked like the Anaheim Ducks had found the answer. This happened with the end of period two versus Minnesota in view. Josh Mahura, playing his first game of the year, fired a shot that was credited as a goal to him, though later...
by Neal McHale | Feb 20, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
As far as returns go, it’s hard to remember one with more glamour than Nico Hischier’s. Not only did the 22-year-old, Swiss-born, first overall pick by the Devils in 2017–the team’s first-ever top selection since arriving to the...
by Neal McHale | Feb 19, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Assessment time is coming for NHL teams. By the weekend, most will have already played 30 percent of its regular season and perhaps, given the COVID-related struggles across the league, the reality of sub-56 game seasons could start to set in. The Devils have a busy...
