The New Jersey Devils are beginning to look like the team they envisioned when assembling their roster. After struggling with consistency, defensive breakdowns, and an inability to close out games in the past, New Jersey is showing significant improvement in several key areas.
Connor Hellebuyck noted he would have a lot to say and wanted to wait until after the Heritage Classic to say it. One week after he was officially traded to the New Jersey Devils, the former Winnipeg Jets goaltender spoke.
Following a tumultuous exit from Manitoba, former Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is explaining why he wanted out of town. On his personal Instagram, Hellebuyck wrote a letter to Jets fans, giving the reasons why he requested a trade from the only franchise he’d ever known.
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.
Through the first month of the season, the vibes have mostly been good surrounding the New Jersey Devils. Before last night, the Devils were 9-5-0 on the young season, good for second place in the Metropolitan Division.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to November. After one month of hockey, I think we have a big enough sample size to officially say it: The New Jersey Devils are starting yet another season hot.
The New Jersey Devils divided the fanbase when they released their first black alternate jersey in history, the Jersey jersey. Last year, the Devils said goodbye to the jersey, the first one that didn’t include the iconic interlocking NJ logo.
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.
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.
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.