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Report: New Jersey Devils to Open Play on Jan. 19
January 10th, 2013 at 6:24 PM
The Bergen Record is reporting the New Jersey Devils will play their 2012-13 regular season opener on Saturday, Jan. 19 against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum. The Devils will reportedly play at Prudential Center on Jan. 22 and may play three games over the first four games of...

Anton Volchenkov Breaks Ankle in KHL Game
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Still no NHL games on the horizon for 2012-13, but the New Jersey Devils continue to get bad news on the injury front with word from Russia that defenseman Anton Volchenkov suffered a broken ankle while playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League. Word from Tom Gulitti at...

New Jersey Devils to Be in National Spotlight
September 4th, 2012 at 1:43 AM
***PHOTO1*** While it is almost impossible to be optimistic that the 2012-13 NHL season will start anywhere close to on time, should all the pieces quickly fall into place, the New Jersey Devils will reap some of the rewards of being the 2012 Eastern Conference champions and are slated to be...

New Jersey Devils Select Stefan Matteau with First Round Selection
June 22nd, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Well if this name doesn't conjure up any bad memories, I'm not sure what will. With the 29th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the New Jersey Devils selected Stefan Matteau, son of former New York Ranger Stephane Matteau, According to his prospect biography, Matteau plans on joining the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in the QMJHL. Last season with the USA U-18 team, Matteau had 15 goals...

New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center to Host 2013 NHL Draft
June 22nd, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Prior to the start of the 2012 NHL Draft being held in Pittsburgh, the NHL announced the next two locations for the draft. 2013 will be held in the Prudential Center in Newark and 2014 will be held in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. This is the first time that the Devils...

New Jersey Devils Vs Philadelphia Flyers Preview
February 4th, 2012 at 7:20 AM
The New Jersey Devils enter the Wells Fargo Center this afternoon looking to continue to add to their two-game winning streak. They will have to continue to play the same style of hard-nosed hockey in order to get by a difficult Flyers team, though. ***PHOTO1*** The Devils will be without Adam Larsson...

New Jersey Devils Overcome Early Hole to Defeat Canadiens
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:47 AM
Well the game certainly didn't start the way the Devils had hoped. Just a few days after the Devils big win against the Rangers, they found themselves in an early hole to the visiting Montreal Canadiens. ***PHOTO1***  Four minutes into the first period David Desharnais potted his 10th of the season, beating Martin Brodeur and putting the Canadiens up 1-0. The...

New Jersey Devils Fall in Shootout to Buffalo Sabres
January 24th, 2012 at 11:15 PM
    With the game against the Sabres being the last one before the All-Star break, the New Jersey Devils were looking to go out on a winning note. The Sabres have struggled on the road, and it seemed that collecting two points from them would not be that difficult. Unfortunately, however, the Devils dropped a 2-1 shootout decision tonight.  ***PHOTO1***  The Sabres...

New Jersey Devils Recall Peter Harrold from Albany
January 23rd, 2012 at 2:53 PM
This morning, the New Jersey Devils recalled defenseman Peter Harrold from the AHL Albany Devils. This is not Harrold's first stint in the NHL. He has played 164 games with the L.A. Kings, recording eight goals and 18 assists. In Albany, Harrold had 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) but is considered an offensive defenseman, never afraid...

Parise Lifts New Jersey Devils Over Oilers in Overtime
January 11th, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Zach Parse scored his 15th goal of the season in overtime tonight, sending the New Jersey Devils on their way to a 2-1 victory.  After last nights embarrassing effort on the ice against the Flames, the Devils came out looking for redemption. In a defense-heavy contest, the Devils were able to breakthrough on the powerplay in...

New Jersey Devils Disappear on Ice Against Bruins
January 4th, 2012 at 11:34 PM
You would of thought the Boston Bruins were playing by themselves Wednesday night. Unfortunately, they weren't, and defeated the New Jersey Devils handily, 6-1. ***PHOTO1***  The first period got off to a strong start for the Devils. After some nice back-and-forth action, and a fight between Cam Janssen and Shawn Thornton, David Clarkson took advantage of a crisp Zach Parise pass and beat...

Shorthanded Goal Leads to Disaster for New Jersey Devils
January 2nd, 2012 at 11:43 PM
The shorthanded goal has come back to rear its ugly head again for the New Jersey Devils. The Devils have now given up an NHL best 12 shorthanded goals this season. The shortie tonight came off the stick of Erik Condra, late in the third period, to send the game into overtime. The Ottawa Senators would...

Sykora Nets Two in Victory Over Sabres
December 28th, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Petr Sykora scored his ninth and 10th goals of the season this evening at the Prudential Center as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1. ***PHOTO1***  Sykora scored his first of the night midway through the first period, snapping the puck past Sabres goalie Ryan Miller. Martin Brodeur recorded a secondary assist on the goal, his third of the...

Shorthanded Goal Comes Back to Bite New Jersey Devils Again
December 20th, 2011 at 10:35 PM
In the first meeting of the season between the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, the Rangers walked away from the Prudential Center with a hard-fought 4-1 victory. The Devils allowed their 10th shorthanded goal of the season in the contest, the most in the NHL. ***PHOTO1***   The Devils did see strong signs of improvement in the first period of play tonight. In the absence of Patrik...

New Jersey Devils Scratch Out Win in Florida
December 13th, 2011 at 10:58 PM
The New Jersey Devils were able to overcome a two-goal deficit against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night on their way to a 3-2 shootout victory. ***PHOTO1***  Kris Versteeg had himself a dandy of a game, opening the scoring at 15:10 of the first period. The Panthers would head into the locker room with the upper hand before hitting the...

Tomas Kaberle Helps Canadiens to Victory Over New Jersey Devils
December 10th, 2011 at 4:12 PM
In his debut with the Montreal Canadiens, Tomas Kaberle recorded two assists, helping his new team defeat the New Jersey Devils, 2-1.  A scoreless first period would be undone in the second, after Max Pacioretty scored his 11th goal of the season. Kaberle and Erik Cole each tallied their 10th assist of...

David Clarkson Lifts New Jersey Devils in OT
December 6th, 2011 at 11:09 PM
On the back of David Clarkson, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, 3-2. The win snapped the four game slide that the Devils have been on as of late.  Ilya Kovalchuk opened the scoring for the Devils in the first period with a powerplay goal. Petr Sykora and Adam Henrique assisted on...

New Jersey Devils Waive Mills, Return Urbom
November 29th, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Here today, gone tomorrow. That was Alex Urbom's status with the New Jersey Devils. He was recalled from the AHL Albany Devils Monday and returned Tuesday without appearing in a game. Urbom could soon be joined by center Brad Mills. The Devils placed him on waiver Tuesday and Mills will head...

Hedberg and the New Jersey Devils Blank the Islanders
November 25th, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Behind a 23 save shutout from Johan Hedberg, the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders by a score of 1-0 on a Friday matinee. Petr Sykora scored the lone goal for the Devils in the second period. ***PHOTO1*** Sykora's goal, his fifth of the season, broke the 0-0 deadlock with...

Florida Panthers Pounce New Jersey Devils Late for 4-3 Win
November 21st, 2011 at 10:40 PM
The New Jersey Devils came out of the gate hot, pouring on three goals in the first period. However, the Florida Panthers would not be out done, scoring four unanswered goals throughout the game to secure a come-from-behind win. Ilya Kovalchuk opened up the scoring for the Devils with his fourth...