by Neal McHale | Mar 28, 2018 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–To be a good team in the National Hockey League, you sometimes have to win games where you could have played better. You also have to find ways to grind out goals. Tuesday night hosting the Hurricanes, the Devils found a way to do both–even if it...
by Neal McHale | Mar 25, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
NEWARK–In sticking with the annual sports sensation that is March Madness, the Devils, a proverbial “underdog,” defeated the first-place Lightning for the third time this season. Saturday’s 2-1 final just might have been a first-round playoff...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 19, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, NHL
What do you think of the mutual opponent hypothesis? What’s that? The idea that if team A and team B each play team C, then whoever does better against team C would do better against the other, as well. If it’s anything to go by, the Anaheim Ducks are in a sweet spot...
by Neal McHale | Mar 15, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Leaving Las Vegas with two points has been a challenge for most teams this season. Entering Wednesday night, the Golden Knights were 24-7-2 at home. The Devils, playing their second game of a six-game road trip, needed points to stay afloat in a tight Eastern...
by Neal McHale | Feb 25, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–On a night to immortalize number 26, the owner of seemingly every offensive record in Devils history, there seemed to be room for reflection. Not only on the career of Patrik Elias, the Czech-born winger, that played his entire career in New Jersey, but...
by Neal McHale | Feb 23, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
Last week’s four-game win streak gave the Devils some separation. Certainly not enough to feel comfortable, but enough for GM Ray Shero to upgrade the team ahead of the trade deadline and with sights set on the postseason. Following a 4-2 loss at home to the...
