Johnathan Kovacevic returned to play in the New Jersey Devils' last game -- a 5-4 overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings -- and, with that, veteran defensive defenseman Brenden Dillon ended up riding the bench in the affair.
The New Jersey Devils have had a Timo Meier problem for a while now. Sadly, it is only seeming to get worse. I don’t think anyone is going to fault Meier’s effort on any given night, as he is one of the Devils who always seems to be engaged each shift.
Just six games in, the 2026-27 season has already been a rollercoaster for the New Jersey Devils. They’ve had two nail-biting overtime wins and a matinee
The New Jersey Devils are looking to build on a win over the Detroit Red Wings and reach .500 for the first time since their opening-night win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
The struggling New Jersey Devils will host the red-hot New York Rangers at the Prudential Center on Thursday night. Both teams can make an early statement in the Metropolitan Division.
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 hit the road on the second half of a back-to-back to face the Detroit Red Wings, after falling to the Ottawa Senators 4-1 at home on Monday night.
When I talked about my concerns with this Devils team last week, the very first thing that I mentioned was their inability to play from ahead. To that point of the season, they hadn’t led in a game at all thanks to the fact that they regularly surrender the first goal of the game.
The New Jersey Devils got off to a dominant start in this one. After not allowing a single shot attempt against for the first five minutes of the first period, it was the new-look third line of Anthony Mantha, Evan Rodrigues, and Stefan Noesen that got the scoring going.
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.
Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway 1:19 into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Jesper Bratt, who had a goal and an assist in regulation, also assisted on the winner.
It has not been the start to the season the New Jersey Devils had hoped for. They have gone an unimpressive 2-3 over their first five games. They are 3-3 after a Frozen Frenzy overtime win against the hapless Detroit Red Wings.
The New Jersey Devils lost 4-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night at the Prudential Center. As the story has been, the Devils outplayed Ottawa for long stretches, including the third period, when they outshot the Senators by eleven.
On Monday night, the New Jersey Devils concluded their three-game homestand, hosting the Ottawa Senators. The club looked to earn their second consecutive win after routing the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
The New Jersey Devils have announced two transactions this morning, calling forward Stefan Noesen from the Utica Comets, their AHL affiliate. At the same time, the club has placed forward Connor Brown on injured reserve while dealing with an injury that dates back to Sept.
New Jersey forward Evan Rodrigues was fined $5,000 for high-sticking Vancouver Canucks forward Marco Rossi during the Devils' 4-1 win on Saturday in Newark, N.J.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Sunday that it has assessed a $5,000 fine to forward Evan Rodrigues of the New Jersey Devils for a high-sticking infraction he committed on Saturday night.
Nico Hischier scored twice on the power play, including his 200th career goal, and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.
The Devils are now fully healthy on the back end, at least among their NHL defenders. The team announced that Johnathan Kovacevic has been activated off injured reserve. To make room on the roster, Anton Silayev has been returned to AHL Utica after being a paper recall for LTIR optimization purposes on Friday.
The Devils made a pair of transactions with their active roster today. After clearing waivers, veteran winger Stefan Noesen was sent to AHL Utica. Meanwhile, prospect defenseman Anton Silayev was recalled from the Comets. At least, he was recalled on paper.
The New Jersey Devils have placed veteran forward Stefan Noesen on waivers, a move reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. It marks the first time the winger has been exposed since his brief stretch with the San Jose Sharks in 2020-21.
The New Jersey Devils are off to a good start so far in 2026-27. Almost six months after closing the previous campaign with a shutout loss at Boston, the Devils began the new season Thursday with a 3-2 home overtime win over longtime rival Philadelphia.