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Gregory Campbell scored twice in a three-goal first period and the Boston Bruins regained first place in the Northeast Division with a 5-4 victory over the reeling New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.
The New Jersey Devils are on the outside looking in at a playoff spot thanks to a seven-game winless streak (0-3-4) that has left them two points behind both the Rangers and Islanders for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Brooklyn will get a look at its future NHL franchise in September, when the Islanders play the Devils in a preseason tilt at Barclays Center.
In the majority of losses during this stretch, the Devils have outworked their opponents. What they're missing is Kovalchuk's magic touch.
The New Jersey Devils' losing streak now stands at seven games, after the Buffalo Sabres scored the only goal in a shootout Sunday night and beat the Devils 3-2.
Rookie Leo Komarov and Tyler Bozak scored and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended the reeling New Jersey Devils' losing streak to six games with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
Jaromir Jagr's first goal in a Boston uniform was not one he will brag about at the end of his Hall of Fame career. It was all the Bruins needed to win in his debut, though.
A 38-year-old left wing, Sullivan started his NHL career with the Devils, playing parts of two seasons in New Jersey from 1995-97.
The Devils went 0-0-3 on their three-game road trip last week, losing shootouts to both Ottawa and Tampa Bay and falling in overtime to Florida.
The Devils have slipped to seventh in the conference after a four-game losing streak and lead the rival Rangers and Islanders by a mere two points.
With Ilya Kovalchuk on the mend and stars slumping, it's imperative Devils GM Lou Lamoriello acquires a veteran scorer before the April 3 trade deadline.
With a little more than three weeks left in the lockout-shortened regular season, the New York Islanders are in an unexpected position -- fighting for their first playoff berth since 2006-07.
Dmitry Kulikov scored at 1:43 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday.
Alex Killorn scored with 15.1 seconds left in the third period and Tampa Bay won 5-4 in a shootout over the New Jersey Devils to give new Lightning coach Jon Cooper a victory in his NHL debut on Friday night.
The Devils are 2-0-1 since Martin Brodeur returned after missing a month with a pinched nerve in his back. Brodeur's return came just as the Devils slipped out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot for the first time this season.
