Devils Officially In NHL Basement After Loss To Isles
Josh Bailey had two goals and an assist and the New York Islanders spoiled the return of Jacques Lemaire behind New Jersey's bench with a 5-1 victory over the Devils on Thursday night.
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Josh Bailey had two goals and an assist and the New York Islanders spoiled the return of Jacques Lemaire behind New Jersey's bench with a 5-1 victory over the Devils on Thursday night.
There are those of us - myself included - who will tell you that coaching has not been the issue with this team. But 9 wins in 33 games demands that somebody be held accountable.
The league's two worst teams take the ice at the Prudential Center, where the hapless Devils try to avoid their ninth loss in 10 games.
John MacLean's short run as Devils head coach has come to an end. Jacques Lemaire will take over head coaching duties for New Jersey.
Andrew Gordon had a goal and assist for his first two NHL points, and the Washington Capitals earned their second straight victory by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night.
The Washington Capitals celebrated when they ended an eight-game skid. The New Jersey Devils might do the same if they can break a road losing streak of the same length - the second-longest such slide in team history.
The Devils come into Christmas week 18 points out of playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Since the NHL lockout, only seven Eastern Conference clubs that were out of a playoff spot as of December 25th recovered to make the post-season.
Since we have already established that hopes of making the playoffs this year are all but extinguished, the Devils have some soul searching to do here.
Eric Boulton scored three times for his first career NHL hat trick, Chris Thorburn added a goal and two assists, and the Atlanta Thrashers routed the reeling New Jersey Devils 7-1 on Saturday night.
Martin Erat scored a pair of power-play goals and the Nashville Predators won their fifth straight, 3-1 over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
New Jersey looks to win consecutive games for only the second time this season Friday night when it hosts a Nashville team riding a four-game winning streak.
Ilya Kovalchuk broke out of a drought with two goals, and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves as the New Jersey Devils snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Phoenix on Wednesday night.
Phoenix opens its longest road trip in three years, looking to follow a big win by continuing its impressive road play and extending the Devils' worst slump in a decade.
Veteran left wing Brian Rolston has been placed on waivers by the struggling Devils.
The goal scoring numbers are not pretty for New Jersey's 2010-11 season. The Devils begin the week with just 53 goals, fewest in the NHL.
