Zetterlund, Wood score in 3rd, Devils rally past Jets 4-2
February 20, 2023 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Fabian Zetterlund and Miles Wood scored in a two-minute span of the third period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Sunday night.
Kyrou, Schenn lift Blues past Devils 4-2
February 17, 2023 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
Hamilton scores 2 on power play, Devils win without Hughes
February 10, 2023 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Not only didn't the New Jersey Devils have leading scorer Jack Hughes for the first time this season, coach Lindy Ruff also gave red-hot goaltender Vitek Vanecek the night off.
Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves filling in for Vanecek and the Devils' power play picked up the slack with Hughes out as New Jersey rolled to hits 10th win in 12 games (10-1-1) on Thursday night.
Devils continue historic road success with 5-2 win at Kings
January 15, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik Haula, Nikita Okhotiuk and Ryan Graves scored in the second period, and the New Jersey Devils became the first NHL team to win 17 of its first 20 road games by defeating the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Saturday night.
Hurricanes beat Devils 5-4 in shootout, win 11th straight
January 2, 2023 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the shootout winner and Antti Raanta made 24 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes edged the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday for a franchise-best 11th straight win.
Svechnikov scores in shootout, Hurricanes beat Devils 5-4
January 2, 2023 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the shootout winner and Antti Raanta made 24 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes edged the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday for a franchise-best 11th straight win.
Pastrnak and Ullmark lead Bruins past struggling Devils, 4-3
December 24, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — David Pastrnak scored two of Boston’s four second-period goals, and linemates David Krejci and Pavel Zacha each had two assists in the Bruins’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
Devils stop 6-game slide with 4-2 win over Panthers
December 22, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored twice and Yegor Sharangovich had the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 Wednesday night to snap a six-game skid.
Devils beat Panthers 4-2 to end six-game skid
December 22, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored twice and Yegor Sharangovich had the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 Wednesday night to snap a six-game skid.
Devils rally to beat Oilers 4-3 for 5th straight win
November 4, 2022 GMTEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Miles Wood had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Thursday night for their fifth straight win.
Ryan Graves and Jesper Bratt also scored for the Devils.
Oilers take on the Devils following Kane’s hat trick
November 2, 2022 GMTNew Jersey Devils (6-3-0, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (6-3-0, second in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the New Jersey Devils after Evander Kane recorded a hat trick in the Oilers' 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators.
Hughes and Sharangovich help Devils beat Canucks 5-2
November 2, 2022 GMTVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich and Jack Hughes each scored and had an assist to help the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Nico Hischier, Michael McLeod and Dawson Mercer also had goals for the Devils (7-3-0), who won their fourth game in a row for the first time since October 2018.
Canucks take on the Devils after Horvat’s 2-goal showing
October 31, 2022 GMTNew Jersey Devils (6-3-0, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (2-5-2, sixth in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the New Jersey Devils after Bo Horvat scored two goals in the Canucks' 5-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Metropolitan Division foes meet as Devils host the Blue Jackets
October 29, 2022 GMTColumbus Blue Jackets (3-6-0, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (5-3-0, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the New Jersey Devils for a matchup within the Metropolitan Division Sunday.
Ovechkin scores in 4-goal 2nd period, Capitals beat Devils
October 25, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Alexander Ovechkin scored his 783rd career goal in a big second period and the Washington Capitals beat New Jersey 6-3 Monday night, ending the Devils’ three-game winning streak.
Devils win third straight, edge Sharks behind Blackwood
October 22, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich and Dawson Mercer scored second-period goals and the New Jersey Devils won their third straight game, beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 Saturday.
Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier each had an assist, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves as the Devils continue to play well after an 0-2 start.
Ondrej Palat scores twice, Devils beat Islanders, 4-1
October 21, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored twice to help the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Thursday night.
Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists, Jack Hughes also scored and Mackenzie Blackwood made 16 saves.
Dougie Hamilton breaks tie in 3rd, Devils beat Ducks 4-2
October 19, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Defenseman Dougie Hamilton broke a tie 33 seconds into the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood made 18 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Flyers host the Devils to begin season
October 6, 2022 GMTNew Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the New Jersey Devils for the season opener.
Devils, goalie Vitek Vanecek agree to $10.2M, 3-year deal
July 19, 2022 GMTThe New Jersey Devils acquired Vitek Vanecek so he would compete for the starting goaltender job.
Now they're paying him in line with those expectations.
Vanecek and the team agreed to terms Tuesday on a $10.2 million, three-year contract that counts $3.4 million against the salary cap through 2025.
New Jersey Devils have another rough season under Ruff
May 2, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — All the talk about the New Jersey Devils being young, talented and on the verge of restoring the organization to its past glory is starting to get old.
While there were glimpses of potenial this season, the Devils did not play with the consistency needed to be an NHL playoff team.
Batherson’s 2nd goal comes in OT as Senators beat Devils 5-4
April 27, 2022 GMTOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson scored in overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Batherson also scored in regulation, Tim Stutzle had a pair of goals and Thomas Chabot also scored for Ottawa in this matchup of teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Daws makes 33 saves, Devils beat Ducks 2-1 in shootout
March 13, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In the past couple of weeks, Nico Daws has staked a claim as the New Jersey Devils' No. 1 goaltender.
Daws made 33 saves and stopped two Anaheim shootout attempts to lead the Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Ducks on Saturday night.
Pavelski leads Stars past Devils 5-1 for 4th straight win
January 26, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists, and the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Roope Hintz scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jacob Peterson got his eighth goal as Dallas swept its four-game road trip.
Bratt helps Devils rally for 7-4 win over Hurricanes
January 23, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 Saturday night.
Nathan Bastian scored twice, Andreas Johnsson had a goal and two assists, Michael McLeod and Pavel Zacha each added a goal and an assist and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which snapped a three-game skid.
Coyotes claw past Devils 4-1 behind Vejmelka, Crouse
January 20, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Lawson Crouse scored a goal and added an assist, and Karel Vejmelka made 35 saves to help lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.
Dysin Mayo, Travis Boyd and Johan Larsson also scored for Arizona, which has won three of its last five games.
Bjorkstrand, Blue Jackets top Devils 4-3 to stop 3-game skid
January 9, 2022 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets over the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday night, halting a three-game skid.
Boone Jenner and Igor Chinakhov also scored for the Blue Jackets, who rebounded from Thursday's loss at New Jersey and beat the Devils on home ice for the sixth straight time.
Devils beat Blue Jackets 3-1 for 4th win in 5 games
January 7, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, MacKenzie Blackwood made 31 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Thursday night for their fourth win in five games.
Pastrnak scores tiebreaker in 3rd, Bruins beat Devils 5-3
January 5, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:49 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Curtis Lazar had a goal and an assist, Oskar Steen scored his first career goal and the Bruins won their third straight since returning to the ice after they had six consecutive games postponed because of COVID-19.
Golden Knights down Devils 5-3 for third straight win
December 17, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Roy scored the last of Vegas' four straight goals, Robin Lehner made 23 saves and the Golden Knights beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 Thursday night for their third straight win.
Predators down Devils 3-2 behind Saros’ 29 saves
December 11, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 29 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Friday night.
The start was Saros’ first after missing the last two games with an undisclosed illness that the team stressed was not COVID-19.
Devils host the Predators following shutout victory
December 10, 2021 GMTNashville Predators (15-10-1, third in the Central) vs. New Jersey Devils (10-9-5, sixth in the Metropolitan)
Newark, New Jersey; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils +103, Predators -123; over/under is 6
Blackwood, Devils send Flyers to 10th straight loss, 3-0
December 9, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils snapped a four-game skid and sent the reeling Philadelphia Flyers to their 10th straight loss, 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Blackwood blanks reeling Flyers as Devils end 4-game skid
December 9, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The last thing the reeling Philadelphia Flyers needed was having to play against goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood of the New Jersey Devils.
Blackwood had never lost in regulation in nine previous games against the Flyers, and nothing changed on Wednesday night.
Norris’ shootout goal puts Senators over Devils, 3-2
December 7, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in a shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night, extending the Senators’ winning streak to three games.
Scheifele has hat trick, Jets beat Devils 8-4
December 4, 2021 GMTWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele had three goals and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4 Friday night.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, and Kristian Vesalainen, Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry also each scored for the Jets.
Jets’ Scheifele ends goal-scoring drought with 3 vs. Devils
December 4, 2021 GMTWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele had three goals and an assist to end a seven-game goal-scoring drought, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4 Friday night.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, and Kristian Vesalainen, Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry also each scored for the Jets.
Timo Meier scores twice in Sharks’ 5-2 win over Devils
December 1, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sharks' leading scorer Timo Meier scored twice, James Reimer made 32 saves and San Jose defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Noah Gregor, Jacob Middleton and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Sharks, who have started their five-game road trip at 2-0.
Johnsson, Bratt goals put Devils over Flyers, 5-2
November 29, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andreas Johnsson had two goals and two assists, Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 Sunday night.
Dougie Hamilton had a goal, an assist and 10 shots on goal, and Nathan Bastian also scored for New Jersey.
Josi’s goal, assist lead Predators over Devils 4-2
November 27, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier each scored and had an assist to lead the Nashville Predators over the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night.
Philip Tomasino and Mikael Granlund also scored and Juuse Saros made 23 saves for Nashville, winners of two of three.
Devils score 4 times in third period to beat Lightning 5-3
November 21, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood stopped a penalty shot in the third period for one of his 31 saves, Yegor Sharangovich scored his second goal of the game in New Jersey's four-goal third period, and the Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday.
Knight makes 45 saves, Panthers beat Devils 4-1
November 19, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Spencer Knight made a career-high 45 saves to lift the Florida Panthers over the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night.
The Panthers extended their home regular-season win streak to 13 games dating to last season.
Kreider scores SO winner, Rangers beat Devils 4-3
November 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout and the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 Sunday night.
Kaapo Kaako had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox and Alexis Lafreniere also scored to help the Rangers win their third straight and beat the Devils for the seventh straight time.
Blackwood stops 42 shots, Devils beat Islanders 4-0
November 12, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made a season-high 42 saves for his seventh career shutout, and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 4-0 on Thursday night.
Janne Kuokkanen scored a short-handed goal, Tomas Tatar had a power-play goal and Dawson Mercer and Dougie Hamilton each had one at even strength to help New Jersey win its third straight and improve to 4-1-2 in the last seven games.
Devils deal Panthers 2nd straight loss in regulation 7-3
November 10, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat Florida 7-3 Tuesday night, handing the Panthers a second-straight loss in regulation after they went 11 games without one.
Devils rout Panthers 7-3 as Blackwood wins 1st of season
November 10, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Panthers 7-3 Tuesday night, handing Florida a second-straight regulation loss after it went 11 games without one.
New Jersey hosts Florida after shootout win
November 9, 2021 GMTFlorida Panthers (10-1-1, first in the Atlantic) vs. New Jersey Devils (5-3-2, seventh in the Metropolitan)
Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils +122, Panthers -144; over/under is 6
Iafallo, Kings rally for 3-2 OT win after Devils tie it late
November 6, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored 42 seconds into overtime Friday night to give the Los Angeles Kings their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the New Jersey Devils.
Arthur Kaliyev scored a power-play goal, Adrian Kempe also had a goal and Calvin Petersen made 21 saves for the Kings, who had gone 0-5-1 prior to their first winning streak of the season.
Los Angeles takes home win streak into matchup with New Jersey
November 4, 2021 GMTNew Jersey Devils (4-3-1, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. Los Angeles Kings (4-5-1, fourth in the Pacific)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -120, Devils -101; over/under is 5.5
Devils host the Kraken following overtime victory
October 19, 2021 GMTSeattle Kraken (1-2-1, fourth in the Pacific) vs. New Jersey Devils (1-0-0, seventh in the Metropolitan)
Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils -146, Kraken +123; over/under is 6
Yegor Sharangovich scores in OT, Devils beat Islanders 2-1
October 3, 2021 GMTBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored 3:36 into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday in exhibition play.
Mark Jankowski tied it for New Jersey with 4:15 left in the third period.
Devils sign G Bernier to two-year, $8.2 million contract
July 28, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have signed unrestricted free-agent goaltender Jonathan Bernier to a two-year, $8.25 million contract.
General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing Wednesday, noting the 32-year-old will make $3.6 million this coming season and $4.65 million in 2022-23.
Devils see bright future despite missing playoffs yet again
May 13, 2021 GMTThe New Jersey Devils were one of the NHL's youngest teams this past season, and many times they played like it.
Using 11 rookies at times over the course of Lindy Ruff's first season as coach, the Devils made mistakes and showed their inexperience in missing the playoffs for the third straight year and eighth time in nine seasons.
Nelson scores 2 as Islanders beat Devils 5-1 in home finale
May 9, 2021 GMTUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice in the second period as the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Saturday night in the final regular season game at Nassau Coliseum.
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Eberle and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Islanders...
McLeod, Blackwood lead Devils to 2-1 win over Islanders
May 7, 2021 GMTUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Michael McLeod scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 32 shots and the New Jersey Devils beat the playoff-bound New York Islanders 2-1 Thursday night for their fifth win in six games...
Zacha’s 2 goals give Devils 4-3 OT win over Bruins
May 5, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored his second goal of the game at 2:42 of overtime and the New Jersey Devils snapped the Boston Bruins' four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night...
Devils snap 10-game skid in wild, 6-4 win over Flyers
April 28, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal at 12:36 of the third period and the New Jersey Devils snapped a 10-game winless streak with a wild 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night...
Rust scores 2, Crosby gets goal, 2 assists, Pens beat Devils
April 10, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Bryan Rust scored two goals and Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists in leading the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night...