Tag Archives: Nico Hischier

Devils fall short to Penguins despite a goal from Hughes in return, Hischier extends goal streak to four in defeat

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Derek

It didn’t quite end the way they wanted it to. Even with captain Nico Hischier staying hot by getting the tying goal to extend his goal streak to four, the Devils wound up on the wrong side of a tough … Continue reading →

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Hischier leads Devils to good win over Blues

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Derek

If you win once, nice. Win two in a row and it’s a step in the right direction. Win three in a row, that’s called a winning streak. It has happened before. At least that’s how I envision Hasan following … Continue reading →

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Game 666 very Devilish, The Rat strikes again, break up the Senators, Tuukka Rask announces retirement

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Derek

The Devils played Game 666 on the NHL schedule last night when they visited Montreal. It was a good omen. Coming off a seventh straight defeat, they turned the tables on the woeful Habs by routing them 7-1. Montreal is … Continue reading →

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Another low point in a decade of them

Posted on February 1, 2022 by hasan4978

A few hours before actual Groundhog Day, I feel like the Bill Murray character in the movie watching this Devils team, or barely listening to the latest disgrace for this franchise, falling behind 5-0 to the Leafs at home in … Continue reading →

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Hockey’s back…if you want it

Posted on January 20, 2022 by hasan4978

To a degree today’s Devils game felt like Opening Day II, given the fact we only had one game in the previous ten days due to what’s hopefully the tail end of our COVID outbreak, and Canada building postponements. Plus … Continue reading →

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Hughes, Bratt continue to shine as Devils beat Blue Jackets

Posted on January 7, 2022 by hasan4978

Despite the fact I was going to my first home game in a few weeks last night, I was not really looking forward to it, partly for reasons discussed in my last blog so I won’t rehash it too much … Continue reading →

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Devils’ winning streak ends amid more bad news

Posted on January 5, 2022 by hasan4978

Despite the Devils’ three-game winning streak before last night’s tilt in Boston, I wasn’t getting all nuts about what it meant for our playoff chances (playoffs…playoffs?!) even though in theory a matchup against the current second wild card in Boston … Continue reading →

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The Good, Bad and Ugly for improving Devils

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Derek

Yesterday afternoon, the Devils took on Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in DC. They won their third in a row thanks to overtime heroics from captain Nico Hischier. His second goal of the game gave the Devils a 4-3 OT … Continue reading →

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Wild OT win over Oilers sends New Jersey into the New Year on a high

Posted on December 31, 2021 by hasan4978

I don’t normally double up on blogs with two in the same day, but this game deserved it – and in a good way for once. Plus I don’t really have much else to do on New Year’s Eve anyway, … Continue reading →

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Devils and NHL limp towards holiday and possible league-wide pause

Posted on December 18, 2021 by hasan4978

Right now it’s hard not to be apathetic about the state of the Devils as a team on the ice, and sports/society as a whole off it with the Omicron COVID variant wreaking havoc on three major sports at the … Continue reading →

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