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Penguins use flurry to down Devils, return to playoffs
Tommy Novak and Egor Chinakhov scored nine seconds apart for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who clinched a playoff spot Thursday with a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins (41-22-16, 98 points). Chinakhov and Sidne...

Devils' Luke Hughes to undergo procedure, shut down for season
The New Jersey Devils shut down defenseman Luke Hughes on Thursday to undergo an undisclosed procedure and "get a head start on rehab for the offseason," the team announced.,The Devils (40-35-3, 83 points) have been eliminated from the playoff picture and have four games left, starting with their Th...

Penguins a win vs. Devils away from clinching 1st playoff spot in 4 years
The Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from clinching their first Stanley Cup Playoff spot in four years, and they can get that Thursday when they visit the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Pittsburgh (40-22-16, 96 points) comes into the final week of the regular season having won two straight an...

Hot-starting Flyers blast Devils to boost playoff chances
Trevor Zegras and Tyson Foerster both scored a pair of goals for the Philadelphia Flyers, who strengthened their hold on an Eastern Conference playoff spot by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,Zegras' tallies give him 25 goals for the season, while Foerster, who returned last...

Devils, GM Tom Fitzgerald to part ways
The New Jersey Devils announced they will part ways with president of hockey operations and general manager Tom Fitzgerald in a mutual decision Monday.,Fitzgerald, 57, was elevated from assistant general manager to interim GM in January 2020, then named New Jersey's full-time GM that July. He was gi...

Flyers, Devils both focused on reaching playoffs in crowded Metro
The Philadelphia Flyers have picked the right time to get hot. With five games remaining, they sit in a playoff spot and start a three-game road trip Tuesday against the rival New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The Flyers (39-26-12, 90 points) find themselves in third place in the Metropolitan Divisi...

Jakob Markstrom blanks Canadiens, keeps Devils' playoff hopes alive
New Jersey goaltender Jacob Markstrom posted his first shutout of the season as the visiting Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Sunday to snap the hosts' eight-game winning streak.,Timo Meier, Cody Glass and Connor Brown scored for the Devils (40-34-3, 83 points) to keep their razor-thin play...

On cusp of playoff berth, Canadiens vie for sweep of Devils
The Montreal Canadiens have a basket of Easter eggs to hunt when they play host to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday in the second half of a home-and-home series.,Not only are the Canadiens (45-21-10, 100 points) on a quest to claim both halves of the mini-series after winning a 4-3 shootout clash on ...

Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn 8th straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...

Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn eighth straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...

Red-hot Canadiens pushing for division title entering Devils clash
The time is now for the up-and-coming Montreal Canadiens.,The NHL's hottest team rides into Saturday's clash with the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J. holding a league-best seven-game win streak, while sniper Cole Caufield will be looking to etch his name in the history books with his 50th goal of ...

Duke freshman Cameron Boozer named AP Player of Year
Cameron Boozer's dominating freshman season at Duke earned the power forward the Associated Press' men's college basketball Player of the Year Award.,Boozer, 18, averaged 22.5 points with 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 38 games (all starts) for the Blue Devils, who finished the season with a 35-3 ...

Jack Hughes produces 5 points as Devils dent Caps' playoff hopes
Jack Hughes collected two goals and three assists and Jesper Bratt also recorded a five-point performance, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Hughes boosted his point total to 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) in 18 games since the ...

Devils F Arseny Gritsyuk to have season-ending surgery
New Jersey Devils rookie Arseny Gritsyuk will have season-ending surgery, coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Thursday.,The 25-year-old Russian forward missed the past four games with an upper-body injury and will now be shut down.,Gritsyuk, a fifth-round draft pick in 2019, tallied 31 points (13 goals, 1...

Caps must continue late surge vs. Devils to stay in playoff hunt
The Washington Capitals look to continue to gain ground in their pursuit of a playoff berth on Thursday when they visit the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The Capitals (38-28-9, 85 points) have won three in a row and are 6-1-2 in their last nine games to move within three points of the Columbus B...

Igor Shesterkin, Rangers avoid season sweep vs. rival Devils
Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves and Conor Sheary and J.T. Miller each scored a goal in the first period, fueling the host New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Shesterkin also got the better of an impromptu fight against Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom in the third...

Jack Hughes, Devils bid to sweep season series from Rangers
Jack Hughes has been living a charmed life ever since scoring the golden goal in the Milan Cortina Olympics.,With 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 16 games since returning to play from the break, Hughes will look to continue his good fortune on Tuesday when the New Jersey Devils visit the New Yor...
Duke’s Collapse vs UConn Adds to Troubling March Pattern
Braylon Mullins’ buzzer-beater shocks Duke, but the bigger story is another Blue Devils collapse in March Madness....

Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes fuel Devils' comeback over Blackhawks
Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period to help the New Jersey Devils rally for a 5-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday evening in Newark, N.J.,Hamilton tied it 3-3 with a wrist shot into the far side of the net from the right faceoff circ...

No. 2 UConn stuns No. 1 Duke on Braylon Mullins' last-second heave
WASHINGTON -- Freshman Braylon Mullins sank a 3-pointer from at least 30 feet with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 2 seed UConn completed a miraculous 19-point comeback to defeat No. 1 Duke 73-72 on Sunday and reach its third Final Four in four years.,Mullins' heave marked the only time UConn (33-5) ...