The New Jersey Devils have been going after Russian prospects in recent years, but that has historically come with risk. Russian players often take longer to come to North America than Swedish, Finnish, or Swiss players.
Here are your links for today: Jack Hughes stayed hot with two goals, and Connor Hellebuyck sealed a 4-3 shootout win for the Devils over the Oilers on Tuesday.
The New Jersey Devils faced the best team in hockey on Tuesday night and looked like the better team in the second and third periods. They played a team with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to a draw in overtime, and they took their game with the Edmonton Oilers to the shootout.
Jack Hughes scored twice and added an assist while Connor Hellebuyck improved to 3-0-0 for the New Jersey Devils with a 4-3 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.
It may finally be happening for the New Jersey Devils. Despite heightened expectations during the Jack Hughes era, the Devils have struggled to become consistent contenders, winning just one playoff series since their run to the Stanley Cup final in 2012, and missing the postseason last year.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The New Jersey Devils made a big splash in October when they landed the 2025 Hart Trophy-winning goalie Connor Hellebuyck in a blockbuster trade with the Winnipeg Jets to end the goalie’s holdout after requesting a trade during the offseason.
The New Jersey Devils are beginning to show all the makings of a winning team, kicking off the season with a 9-5-0 record. All four lines are hard at work, their defense has shown major improvement, and the addition of Connor Hellebuyck has only raised the team’s confidence.
Hockey fans have a lot of patience. We put up with 84-game seasons, a Gary Bettman press conference, and the occasional goalie interference review that takes longer than a Lord of the Rings film, but the Hometown Remix collection has found the limit.
Here are your links for today: Arseny Gritsyuk and Jack Hughes scored twice and Luke Hughes added another as the Devils took a 5-2 win over the Golden Knights on Friday.
The New Jersey Devils made a shocking move right before the season began. With teams cutting final rosters to get under the salary cap and making things work with their 23-player max, teams have to cut players they’d really like to keep.
The New Jersey Devils certainly had an eventful start to the 2026-27 season. After going 9-5-0 throughout October, they’ll look to keep up their high-octane scoring, stellar defense, and elite goaltending.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Washington Capitals have acquired some goaltending depth from a division rival. According to a team announcement, the Capitals have acquired netminder Rémi Poirier from the New Jersey Devils for a 2027 seventh-round pick.
Just over a week after the blockbuster Connor Hellebuyck deal, the New Jersey Devils are making another trade involving a goaltender. This time, they are sending goaltender Remi Poirier to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round draft pick.
The New Jersey Devils are making moves, as the team tries to skate into the Stanley Cup Playoffs later this season. New Jersey is trading goaltender Remi Poirier to the Washington Capitals, the team announced Sunday.
The New Jersey Devils have begun the 2026-27 season on a high note, closing out October with a 9-5-0 record. After some initial struggles to find consistency, the club achieved a four-game win streak and has won five of its last six contests.
The New Jersey Devils had a problem to start the year. While goaltending seemed to be a problem, the defense was truly hurting them. There were too many mistakes, and they didn’t have the goaltending to overcome.
One problem that has plagued the Devils for quite some time -- perhaps even more so than goaltending in recent seasons -- is finishing. Year after year, New Jersey seems to find itself at or near the bottom of the league in terms of converting their chances into actual goals, consistently underproducing their expected goal (xG) totals.
What NHL team is more Halloween-related than the New Jersey Devils? Named after the legendary cryptid that has supposedly haunted the Garden State since the 1700s, the Devils classic "NJ" logo with its double horns and forked tail fits right alongside jack-o'-lanterns, witch hats and other trappings of the long-running holiday.
Arseny Gritsyuk and Jack Hughes each scored a pair of goals Friday as the New Jersey Devils beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 in Las Vegas. Luke Hughes also scored for the Devils, who went 2-1-0 on a three-game Western Conference road trip and have won five of six overall (5-1-0).
There is one subplot to this season that is no doubt creating some anxiety for the team and its fans. It is the future of superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes.
The Devils were able to prosper in Hellebuyck's sparkling debut, and if they can continue to limit the opposition and stand tall offensively with him in net, they have a good chance to win the Metropolitan Division.