by Neal McHale | Mar 10, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
In today’s edition of ‘Time Flies,’ can you believe it’s somehow been 10 years since the 2011-12 Devils triumphant run to the Stanley Cup Final? That run, which was ultimately thwarted by the Kings in six games, capturing L.A.’s first Cup...
by Neal McHale | Mar 5, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
NEW YORK–You could say the fairest assessment of the Devils is they remain in need of fine-tuning. Which, would appear to be the most responsible approach for the team to take ahead of the March 21 deadline. Their play of late has shown enough. Friday night at...
by Neal McHale | Mar 2, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
In some ways, Tuesday’s loss in Columbus might rank the highest in the Devils last month of games. It’s becoming hard to ignore the inevitability that this season will end without postseason. So, the name of the game, again, is building toward something, namely, the...
by Neal McHale | Feb 2, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–The team-centric focus in hockey has no room for goaltending woes to be the easy out. It’s like fatigue and injuries–it happens and you, the team, have to find a solution collectively. All of it, including off nights in net, are inevitable....
by Kenneth Cross | Jan 27, 2022 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning are long noted for consistency of being positioned to make the kill or the goal needed to stoke another victory in the ‘W” column. That’s when Lightning center Anthony Cirelli came to the dance when he pushed in...
by Jason Scales | Jan 5, 2022 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Boston, MA- Five goals from five different scorers paced the Boston Bruins (17-10-2) past the visiting New Jersey Devils (13-16-5) 5-3 on Tuesday night at TD Garden. New Jersey answered the first three Bruins goals to keep the game close until late in the third period...