Penguins Easily Beat Devils 6-1
Evgeni Malkin scored his 26th and 27th goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins easily dispatched the New Jersey Devils 6-1 at Prudential Center on Sunday.
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Evgeni Malkin scored his 26th and 27th goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins easily dispatched the New Jersey Devils 6-1 at Prudential Center on Sunday.
The Dallas Stars racked up a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night at American Airlines Center, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Center Adam Henrique scored at 1:54 of overtime, 12 seconds into a power play after goalie Pekka Rinne was called for delay of game.
The Rangers and Islanders will be sending a combined nine players to the tournament, with the Blueshirts' Henrik Lundqvist playing for Sweden and the Isles' John Tavares suiting up for Canada.
The Devils are nowhere near ready to reach loftier goals. They need to get some players, especially on offense.
The Devils have lost six of seven and fallen out of the postseason race.
Devils general manager Ray Shero was busy at the trade deadline, sending away three players, including leading scorer Lee Stempniak.
The New Jersey Devils dealt their top scorer on the NHL's trade deadline day.
Gelinas had one goal, five assists and 16 penalty minutes in 34 games this season for New Jersey. He had been scratched in the Devils' nine previous games.
The third-year player has eight goals and nine assists in 61 games this season.
On the surface, the Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils have a similar outlook: Both are looking toward the near future.
Nick Foligno recorded his second career hat trick and his first four-point game of the season, and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke out for an easy 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
That the Devils are still in the playoff hunt is a testament to coach John Hynes and the work ethic of the players in the locker room. But they are in an unenviable position with the trade deadline looming.
Right winger Lee Stempniak scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the New Jersey Devils defeated the depleted the New York Rangers 5-2 at Prudential Center on Tuesday night.
Three straight losses have dropped the Devils out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
