Devils Lose For 6th Time In 7 Games In 3-1 Defeat To Hurricanes
The Devils have lost six of seven and fallen out of the postseason race.
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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.
Goaltender Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves to record his third shutout of the season in leading the New York Islanders to a 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on Friday night.
Wayne Simmonds and Nick Cousins scored 50 seconds apart in the third period to lift the Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the Devils at Prudential Center on Tuesday.
The New Jersey Devils have won three straight games and are 8-2-2 over their last 12 contests as they begin a stretch of four straight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Blandisi's speed is quite apparent on the plodding Devils, whose 2.23 goals per game rank last in the NHL.
New Jersey improved to 29-21-7 with its third straight win. Goaltender Keith Kinkaid made 26 saves to knot his first NHL shutout.
