Devils Looking To End Worst-Ever Home Start
The New Jersey Devils aren't used to being considered among the NHL's worst teams. The Edmonton Oilers know all too well what that's like.
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The New Jersey Devils aren't used to being considered among the NHL's worst teams. The Edmonton Oilers know all too well what that's like.
To a man, the New Jersey Devils do not believe that they are as poor as their 4-10-2 record indicates.
At his current pace, Ilya Kovalchuk is on track to finish the year with a paltry 16 goals. To give you an idea of how disastrous that would be by his standards, consider that last year Kovalchuk notched his 16th goal by December 5th.
Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin might get the thrill of being picked No. 1 all over again. Call it hockey's version of a school yard pickup game.
Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek scored shootout goals and the Buffalo Sabres won in Lindy Ruff's 1,000th game as their coach, beating the reeling New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Wednesday night.
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur will miss his second straight start with a bruised right elbow.
Not only are the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, both teams may have to recover without their star goaltenders.
The Devils have yet to win a game at Prudential Center so far this season, going 0-5-1. It's the club's worst start through six games on home-ice since 1983-84.
Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season and Brandon Dubinsky scored two goals to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Devils on Friday night.
Martin Brodeur's bruised right elbow is keeping him out of at least one more game.
The Devils have made crucial mistakes, been ravaged by injuries, and had seemingly every bounce go against them. So go ahead and write their eulogy if you'd like. But this team is not dead.
The injury-depleted New Jersey Devils saw another star go down, but then got some long-awaited breaks in a much-needed win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
The Chicago Blackhawks are trying to re-establish their puck-possession system that was a key part in winning a Stanley Cup last summer. The New Jersey Devils' search for goals has become more challenging.
The Devils finished the month of October with a record of 3-8-1. The seven points are the third-lowest total ever in the season's opening month since the club moved to New Jersey back in 1982.
The struggling New Jersey Devils announced Tuesday evening that left wing Zach Parise underwent exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus and will miss three months.
