New York Islanders Acquire Forwards Kyle Palmieri, Travis Zajac From New Jersey Devils
According to the Islanders, New Jersey agrees to retain 50% of both Palmieri and Zajac's salaries.
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According to the Islanders, New Jersey agrees to retain 50% of both Palmieri and Zajac's salaries.
Damon Severson, Jesper Bratt and Pavel Zacha scored for New Jersey, which is 1-4-2 in its last seven games.
The Washington Capitals came up with two Great 8s against the New Jersey Devils.
Dmitry Orlov scored on a length-of-the-ice rush with 21 seconds left in overtime and the Washington Capitals beat New Jersey 2-1 Friday night for their seventh straight win over the Devils this season.
Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak each scored in the shootout, and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 5-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
The Devils improved to 4-0-1 against Boston this season, with each game decided by a goal.
The Devils lost two in a row to Washington after winning four of their previous five games.
The Devils and others in the East have learned their mistakes can prove costly against Washington, especially when Ovechkin and Kuznetsov are rolling like this.
The Devils have won four of five games.
The Devils won for the third time in four games. They won for the second time in three games against Pittsburgh since Sunday's game was the third consecutive meeting between the teams.
The Devils failed to score on all four of their power plays, including two in the third period.
The Devils collected their second straight win at home following a losing streak of 11 games (0-10-1) in Newark.
Miles Wood scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play early in the third period and the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night in a matchup of skidding teams.
New York extended its point streak to 11-0-1 and now leads the NHL with 42 points.
The winning streak is the longest for the Islanders since they won 10 in a row last season. The team record is 15 in early 1982.
