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Red Wings top playoff-bound Devils to continue strong finish
Jonatan Berggren, J.T Compher, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper all scored a goal apiece Wednesday night for the Detroit Red Wings, who held off a third-period comeback attempt by the New Jersey Devils to earn a 5-2 win in Newark, N.J.,Alex Lyon made 28 saves for the Red Wings (39-35-7,...
Devils figure to use makeshift squad in finale vs. Wings
A second trip to the playoffs in three seasons means the New Jersey Devils safely can declare their extended rebuild is complete.,For the Detroit Red Wings, such sentiments must once again wait until next year.,The Devils will continue preparing for the playoffs while the Red Wings keep playing out ...
Brian Dumoulin nets OT winner as Devils top Bruins
Brian Dumoulin scored 1:30 into overtime as the visiting New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Dumoulin took Dawson Mercer's drop feed and buried a wrist shot high on Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman to score the winning goal, breaking a three-game skid for playoff-bound New...
Brian Dumoulin nets OT winner, Devils top Bruins
Brian Dumoulin scored 1:30 into overtime as the visiting New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Dumoulin took Dawson Mercer's drop feed and buried a wrist shot high on Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman to score the winning goal, breaking a three-game skid for playoff-bound New...
Devils F Paul Cotter suspended 2 games for check to head
The NHL Department of Safety suspended New Jersey Devils forward Paul Cotter for two games following a hearing Monday.,Cotter was assessed a match penalty Sunday in a 1-0 home loss to the New York Islanders after he checked Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech in the head.,Cotter was going for a stray p...
Ilya Sorokin stops all shots as Islanders edge Devils
Ilya Sorokin posted a shutout in his return from injury Sunday afternoon for the visiting New York Islanders, who edged the New Jersey Devils 1-0.,Sorokin, who missed the previous two games with a lower-body injury, made 25 saves as the surprise starter for the Islanders (35-33-12, 82 points), who w...
Sidney Crosby rescues Penguins in win over Devils
Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 6:39 remaining in the third period, fueling the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday in Newark, N.J.,Stationed in the left circle, Bryan Rust wired a diagonal slap-pass that Crosby deflected home at the ri...
Devils aim to raise level of play, starting with game vs. Penguins
The New Jersey Devils punched their ticket to the postseason on Wednesday, one day after their coach declared that his team was not ready to play in its most recent game.,The Devils (41-30-7, 89 points) look to atone for their lackluster performance when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday i...
David Pastrnak, Bruins bury Devils 7-2
David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists to reach the 100-point mark for the third consecutive season, leading the Boston Bruins to a 7-2 win over the host New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.,Pastrnak scored and assisted on the first two goals -- the 12th and 13th straight to which h...
Devils 'not done' as they put win streak on line vs. Bruins
The New Jersey Devils set out for a fourth consecutive win to continue their playoff push when the Boston Bruins pay a visit to Newark, N.J. on Tuesday night for only the second meeting of the season between the teams.,The Devils (41-29-7, 89 points) have been idle since a 4-0 win Saturday over the ...
Jacob Markstrom, Devils shut out rival Rangers
Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt scored on special teams 87 seconds apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,Meier's power-play goal and Bratt's short-handed marker gave the Devils (41-29-7, 89 points) their third win over the...
Rangers seek elusive third straight win, visit rival Devils
While the New Jersey Devils are seemingly locked into third place in the Metropolitan Division, the New York Rangers remain uncertain about their plans after the regular season ends on April 17.,The Devils can help make the path to a playoff spot slightly murkier for their rivals Saturday afternoon ...
Luke Hughes, Devils complete home-and-home sweep vs. Wild
Nico Hischier scored his fourth goal in two games and the New Jersey Devils defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout Monday night in Newark to sweep the home-and-home set.,Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist for the Devils (40-29-7, 87 points), who trail the Carolina Hurricanes by sev...
Wild, Devils continue back-to-back as they jockey for playoff positioning
The Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils will play for the second time in three days when they meet Monday night in Newark.,The visiting Devils scored 28 seconds into the game and beat the Wild 5-2 on Saturday.,Both teams are looking to improve their playoff position. The Devils (39-29-7, 85 points)...
Nico Hischier's second career hat trick sparks Devils past Wild
Nico Hischier scored a hat trick to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Paul Cotter and Tomas Tatar also scored for New Jersey (39-29-7, 85 points), which bounced back from a shutout loss one night earlier. Jesper Bratt had two assis...
Wild, Devils continue postseason pursuit
Minnesota Wild veterans Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek are getting closer to returning from injuries, but they are not ready yet. ,That means the Wild will have to keep pushing toward the playoffs without two of their leaders when they face the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn...
Jets get out to quick lead, take down Devils
Alex Iafallo scored twice to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Friday.,Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor had two assists for the Jets (50-19-4, 104 points), who passed the idle Washington Capitals for top spot in the NHL. Connor Hell...
Luke Hughes' three assists guide Devils past Blackhawks
Dawson Mercer scored the game-winning goal on the power play midway through the second period and Luke Hughes earned three assists to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Nathan Bastian, Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat and Stefan Noesen also scor...
After rough homestand, Devils aim for more consistency at Chicago
The New Jersey Devils have occupied third place in the Metropolitan Division for more than two months and hold a seven-point edge on the New York Islanders and New York Rangers with 10 games remaining.,While that may seem like plum playoff positioning entering Wednesday's visit to the slumping Chica...
Jonathan Lekkerimaki boosts Canucks past Devils in shootout
Rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored a goal in regulation, then notched the deciding tally of a shootout to give the Vancouver Canucks a dramatic 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday in Newark, N.J.,The Canucks trailed 3-2 with 36 seconds left in regulation before Pius Suter deposited the equa...