Category Archives: Devils

Devils loss clinches playoffs for Rangers

It’s rare that you get help from an enemy. That was exactly the case last night with the Rangers’ archrival the Devils losing 1-0 at home to Calgary. On a day they were idle, a Devil loss helped the Rangers … Continue reading

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Video of the Day: Zajac gets help from ‘magic puck’

For some reason while watching last night’s game, I somehow missed this replay when they were showing Travis Zajac‘s tie-breaking goal in the second period last night.  It did seem like the puck bounced a little weird at the time, … Continue reading

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Banged-up Devils continue to show resiliency

Despite the Devils’ gritty victory in Newark over one playoff hopeful last night, going to Carolina to beat another team desperately trying to stay in the race seemed like a tall order tonight.  New Jersey made the trip without injured … Continue reading

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Devils stay alive in resilient (if costly) fashion

In a bizarre game at the Prudential Center, this Devil team that just refuses to go away quietly into the night somehow pulled another rabbit out of the hat against an equally desperate Caps team, gutting out a come-from-behind 2-1 … Continue reading

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Devils potpourri before the final (futile?) push

I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to write about this week before the Devils’ potentially season-ending game against the Caps tomorrow night at home, though it seems as if we’ve said that a few times this season – the … Continue reading

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Devils’ season summed up in a nutshell on Long Island

Or maybe this Charlie Brown YouTube sums up our season even better than the actual joke of a hockey game that took place tonight in the dump known as Nassau.  Like Lucy holding out the football, teams in front of … Continue reading

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Devils’ latest shootout follies: Getting what we deserved?

All through the first period when the Devils got off to yet another sluggish start, eventually falling behind 2-0 in a crucial home game against Phoenix last night, I knew what the tone of this blog was going to be. … Continue reading

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Avery and Brodeur rivalry old news

Some things are just better off being left alone. Try explaining that to NJ.com’s Randy Miller who goaded Martin Brodeur into a cheap remark about old rival Sean Avery following his ouster from Dancing With The Stars.   “I didn’t … Continue reading

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Devils’ weekend split leaves them status quo with time running out

In a topsy-turvy Eastern Conference, the Devils found themselves in the same position they began the weekend after their hair-raising 3-2 win over the Leafs tonight – five points behind the last wild card spot, only with two fewer games … Continue reading

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Shutout King: Lundqvist blanks Devils to pass Giacomin

There’s a new shutout king. Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 21 highlighting a Rangers 2-0 win over the Devils at Prudential Center. By shutting out the close Hudson rival, Lundqvist passed Eddie Giacomin for first all-time in Ranger franchise history recording … Continue reading

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