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The New Jersey Devils have been playing well as of late, winning four of the last five. On Tuesday night, they faced the Edmonton Oilers without Luke Hughes, who was injured in the previous game. Regardless, the Devils took a 2-1 victory on the road, and after the game, head coach Sheldon Keefe praised his […]

The New Jersey Devils broke through with a playoff season in 2025, but they seem to have fallen down a level this season. They have emerged as a potential selling team ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. Nonetheless, they keep on grinding out every win they can get, including their Monday night clash against […]

The NHL trade deadline is nearly two months away, but the New Jersey Devils should already be working the phones. Dougie Hamilton should be on the move, considering the recent drama about playing time. But there are plenty more bad salaries for Tom Fitzgerald to move off the books to try to save his job. […]

New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald gave his first press conference in several months amidst what has been a downer of a campaign for his club, who find themselves in the sixth overall spot in the Atlantic Division standings and have gone 3-6-1 in their last 10 total outings. The Devils, who picked up […]

The 2025-26 season has gone from bad to worse for the New Jersey Devils, who missed out on the Quinn Hughes sweepstakes and have now lost eight of their last 11 games, falling to sixth place in the Metropolitan Division in the process. It’s been a different story for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are […]

The New Jersey Devils are in a tailspin, one that could send GM Tom Fitzgerald to the trade deadline with a firesale on his mind. While there are no-trade clauses to navigate around, New Jersey should be selling off a lot of veterans. The Devils have already tried to trade Dougie Hamilton to the San […]

The New Jersey Devils visited the Minnesota Wild on Monday night, allowing Jack and Luke Hughes to play against their brother Quinn. The Devils had been mentioned as a landing spot for Quinn, but the trade never happened, and Quinn Hughes was sent from the Vancouver Canucks to the Wild. After the game, Jack Hughes […]

The New Jersey Devils are in the middle of a major slump. On Sunday night, they decided to keep Dougie Hamilton as a healthy scratch. This stoked the fire of Hamilton trade rumors from the Devils. Now, the team has made another decision regarding their blueliner. Head coach Sheldon Keefe has announced that Hamilton will […]

The New Jersey Devils have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NHL. At the start of the season, they appeared to be one of the favorites to win the Metropolitan Division and possibly represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, this has been a season where preseason expectations mean […]

The New Jersey Devils are supposed to be one of the most explosive and dangerous teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Instead, they are going through one of their worst stretches in recent memory and they have absorbed some painful beatings in recent weeks. #NEWS: We've activated D Simon Nemec off injured reserve. pic.twitter.com/xgedR5bQJO — […]

The New Jersey Devils are in the middle of a disastrous stretch of their season. They just lost 9-0 to the New York Islanders, and fans are clamoring for a change. The Devils should be shopping defenseman Dougie Hamilton before the NHL trade deadline to change things up and free up some cap space. Who […]

The New York Islanders are in second place in the Metropolitan Division with 50 points in 42 games. They weathered the storm in recent weeks with multiple injuries impacting the team. Bo Horvat’s injury is considered not serious, however, and they are getting a key piece back. Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin is returning from injury […]

New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes had a rough night at Prudential Center on Sunday, as he was loudly booed by the home crowd after scoring two own goals in the first period in a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The mistakes added to the frustration of a fan base watching the Devils fall […]

The New Jersey Devils came into the 2025-26 season with two big expectations. One was to make a deep playoff run, which is not in great shape as the new year begins. But the second was for the Devils to eventually land Quinn Hughes in a trade. But Tom Fitzgerald did not land the Norris […]

The New Jersey Devils’ frustrations boiled over Tuesday night, and head coach Sheldon Keefe didn’t try to hide it after his team was blanked 4-0 by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The loss, New Jersey’s fourth in a row, prompted one of Keefe’s most candid postgame assessments since taking over behind the bench. Down 2-0 in […]

The New Jersey Devils have lost three straight games, including a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday. In those three games, the Devils welcomed Jack Hughes back to the lineup. In that time, the center has yet to take a face-off, and now head coach Sheldon Keefe is speaking out about why Hughes […]

The New Jersey Devils recently welcomed Jack Hughes back to the lineup after he missed several weeks with a freak injury suffered last month while attending a team dinner. However, now that Hughes has returned, there appear to be hints of potential movement involving another member of the team, defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Hamilton, the second […]

In an attempt to get in the Christmas spirit, the mascot of the New Jersey Devils tried to kiss Paul Skenes’ girlfriend, Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, under a mistletoe. The NJ Devil posted a video of the moment on the mascot’s official X, formerly Twitter, account. The NJ Devil approached Dunne, who was sitting next to […]

The New Jersey Devils have ridden a strong start to their current fifth-place standing in the Metro. As the Devils look to continue their pursuit of both a division title and a postseason berth, they are expected to receive a surprising yet welcome boost. According to NHL reporter Mike Morreale on X, formerly Twitter, New […]

The New Jersey Devils have had their struggles this year with the injury bug. Jack Hughes is the highest profile, but defensemen Simon Nemec and Jonathan Kovacevic are also on the sidelines. That made Wednesday an important game and a big win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was complimentary of defenseman […]

The Nashville Predators signed Steven Stamkos a couple summers ago with the expectation that he would lead them to postseason success. Stamkos was coming off an 80+ point season. And he did not show any signs of slowing down after 16 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Unfortunately, things have not gone to plan by […]

The Nashville Predators are on a downward trend once again this season, and could be huge sellers. General manager Barry Trotz should be looking to disassemble the veteran core he put together just two summers ago. If the Predators trade center Ryan O’Reilly at the NHL trade deadline, who could fit him in? The New […]

Frustration is beginning to boil over among New Jersey Devils fans, and a recent loss only added fuel to the fire. After falling 2-1 to the Vancouver Canucks, the Devils once again found themselves facing season-dooming chatter. The defeat also came amid lingering disappointment surrounding Quinn Hughes, a superstar defenseman many Devils fans hoped would […]

The New Jersey Devils struck out on the Quinn Hughes trade sweepstakes, with the Minnesota Wild ending up as the winner. The Wild sent former first-rounders Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren and Zeev Buium to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Hughes. Minnesota also added its first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in the package, […]

The Minnesota Wild should be given plenty of support for going out and landing a superstar to strengthen their team in Quinn Hughes. Minnesota is the State of Hockey, but it isn’t always the most attractive destination for free agents. Through trade is the best way to improve their team, and having Hughes for the […]

The New Jersey Devils’ forward lineup faces another challenge. Rookie forward Arseny Gritsyuk will miss the team’s back-to-back games this weekend with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Friday. Gritsyuk, who has been dealing with the issue since before Thursday’s 8-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, will sit out Saturday’s matchup against […]

The hockey world saw a massive bombshell dropped out of nowhere on Friday night. The Vancouver Canucks traded star defenseman Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for three players and a 2026 first-round pick. Minnesota officially announced the deal on Friday, bringing to an end one of the most talked-about trade storylines in the league. […]

The New Jersey Devils have struggled of late, having lost five straight games before a recent win over the Ottawa Senators. They are waiting for Jack Hughes to come off the shelf and are mulling a Quinn Hughes trade as the holidays approach. But on Thursday, the team announced they will be without a top […]

The Vegas Golden Knights walked into Newark needing clarity in net, and Akira Schmid delivered it. The matchup carried emotion from the opening puck drop, with the Golden Knights’ shut out effort unfolding against the New Jersey Devils team that traded him away. Schmid faced the pressure, the history, and the familiar sightlines inside Prudential […]

The New Jersey Devils are currently on a three-game losing streak, but still could be one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators are 10-13-4, and the worst team in the Central Division. This has led to rumors that the Devils could be interested in acquiring Steven Stamkos from the […]

The Nashville Predators and Steven Stamkos haven’t had a great relationship since he signed a four-year deal in the 2024 offseason. Barry Trotz’s roster revamp has been a colossal failure, and it looks like the former Tampa Bay Lightning captain could be on the move as early as this season. Stamkos holds an $8 million […]

The Vancouver Canucks are getting sick of being at the bottom of the pack in the Western Conference. It seems like President Jim Rutherford said enough is enough, and reportedly made his veterans available on the trade block. While the initial reaction was to look at names like Conor Garland and Kiefer Sherwood, all eyes […]

Exactly five months ago, on a warm June evening in Sunrise, the Florida Panthers captured their second consecutive NHL championship. It wasn’t quite as thrilling as the year before, when the Edmonton Oilers erased a 3-0 deficit before coming up just short in a one-goal Game 7 — but it was a terrific series nonetheless. […]

The New Jersey Devils will be without their leading scorer after Jack Hughes sustained a hand injury in an off-ice incident late Thursday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The 24-year-old slipped and cut his hand during a team dinner, per Friedman, with several sources describing the occurrence to him as a “fluke accident.” The team […]

The New Jersey Devils’ strong start to the 2025-26 season continued on Wednesday with a 4-3 win on the road over the Chicago Blackhawks. Devils defenseman Simon Nemec was the star of the night, notching his first career hat trick. The three goals included the game-winner past Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight in overtime. Nemec had […]

The New Jersey Devils are coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. This moved the Devils to 12-4-1 on the year. That record gives them the top point total in the Eastern Conference and a very real chance at the President’s Trophy in 2025-26. New Jersey’s hot start has […]

The New Jersey Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL. And they proved their worth against a feisty Chicago Blackhawks team on Wednesday night. Chicago certainly fought hard, but the Devils came away with the win thanks to Simon Nemec. Nemec scored three goals for a hat trick on Wednesday night. His […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to a hot start this season as they are in first place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. The Devils have a 10-4-0 record and they had an eight-game winning streak in October and have won two of their first three games in November. They are scheduled […]

The relationship between the New Jersey Devils and goaltender Jacob Markstrom has been extended for another two seasons beyond the current campaign, as it was recently announced that he affixed his signature to a two-year contract worth $12 million. That means he’ll have a salary cap hit of $6 million. This is Markstrom’s second season […]