Devils' Boyle To Play Wednesday In First Game Since Cancer Diagnosis
A little more than a month after being diagnosed with cancer, New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle will return to the ice Wednesday night.
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A little more than a month after being diagnosed with cancer, New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle will return to the ice Wednesday night.
With back-to-back home wins this past weekend, the New Jersey Devils equaled their highest victory total through the first 10 games of a season, matching the club's 8-2 start in 1993-94.
There is so much that is surprising about the Devils' red-hot start to the season. Their 8-2 mark, for one. You have to go all the way back to 1993 to see that many wins in the first 10 games of a season.
Taylor Hall scored twice and Bratt also had two assists as New Jersey improved to 8-2-0 with its fifth win in six games.
After finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, the New Jersey Devils have been among the NHL's surprise teams.
The New Jersey Devils, who don't play again until Friday, are still off to a good start, having won six of their first eight games.
When Brian Boyle received word last month that he had cancer, a return to hockey was the last thing on his mind.
Lauralie Mufute started singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Devils' game Friday night when she stumbled after the words "whose broad stripes and bright stars."
After a mediocre start at home, Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks turned in a solid performance in their first road game.
John Moore scored 1:20 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils used three unanswered goals to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in overtime Thursday night.
The Devils have been far from a lost cause in the season's opening two weeks.
Kyle Palmieri scored the lone goal in a shootout, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
Since the NHL expanded in 1967-68, the only other defenseman to register at least eight points in their first five career games was Phil Housley, who had two goals and six assists in his first four games for the Buffalo Sabres in October 1982.
Drew Stafford scored early in the third period, backup goalie Keith Kinkaid stopped 29 shots in his season debut and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night.
The Washington Capitals have been the best regular-season team in the Eastern Conference the past two years, and they showed the surprising New Jersey Devils why.
