by Jason Scales | Mar 7, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Inside Hockey, New Jersey Devils
Boston, MA – Pavel Zacha’s seventh goal of the season was the difference in the New Jersey Devils beating the Boston Bruins 1-0 at TD Garden on Sunday. Scott Wedgewood turned back all 40 shots that the Bruins put on net, to earn his second shutout of the...
by Neal McHale | Mar 4, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
You might have to call that one a clunker–a dud, even. A fast and attacking start that should have reflected more so in the score, but ultimately came unglued. But if you knew any better you’d call it familiar. The Devils 6-1 thumping at home to the...
by Neal McHale | Mar 4, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
It’s hard to remember the last time a newly-named captain has started his tenure with the ‘C’ so unlucky. But that appears to be the case for Nico Hischier. The 22-year-old, Swiss-born center, who was named to be the Devils’ 12th captain in...
by Neal McHale | Mar 3, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, NHL
Take a glance at the NHL point-leaders the morning after a 12th victory and you won’t find a New York Islander among the top-10. Or, 20. Or, 30. In fact, you’d have to go down to the 14-way tie for 12th in the league. Thirty-one players have more points...
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...
