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Zibanejad, Gustafsson help Rangers beat Devils 3-1

Mar. 11, 2024 23:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad and Erik Gustafsson scored in the second period as the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Monday night. Vincent Trocheck also scored and Jonathan Quick made 20 saves as the first-place Rangers won their second straight after losing...

Big goaltending moves were again hard to come by at the NHL trade deadline

Mar. 08, 2024 18:24 PM EST

All season, Tom Fitzgerald has been looking to upgrade the goaltending situation for the New Jersey Devils. Those talks went nowhere until Friday, when they were the most active NHL team in that department. The Devils acquired Jake Allen from Montreal, sent injured Vitek Vanecek to...

Meier scores 3 as Devils beat Blues and give interim coach Travis Green his first win

Mar. 07, 2024 23:17 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have been waiting more than a year for Timo Meier to start scoring goals, and he's starting to deliver with the season on the line. Meier scored three goals and added an assist on an empty-net score by Erik Haula and the Devils beat the St....

Cousins scores twice, Panthers beats Devils 5-3 to spoil Green's debut as interim coach

Mar. 05, 2024 23:18 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Florida Panthers just keep rolling along. Nick Cousins had two goals and Florida beat New Jersey 5-3 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight win, spoiling the debut of interim Devils coach Travis Green. Eetu Luostarinen, Evan Rodrigues and Sam...

Devils GM Fitzgerald says Lindy Ruff was fired because of team's struggles

Mar. 05, 2024 23:15 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald ripped his underperforming team and himself for causing the firing of Lindy Ruff less than a year after the veteran coach led the franchise to its best regular-season record. Speaking less than a day after...

New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff, name Travis Green interim replacement

Mar. 04, 2024 18:12 PM EST

The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement for the rest of the season. General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with just over 20 games left to play. The Devils have lost five of seven to fall...

New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff and name Travis Green interim replacement

Mar. 04, 2024 17:24 PM EST
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff and name Travis Green interim replacement.

Hischier has 4 points as Devils score 7 straight goals to rout Sharks 7-2

Feb. 28, 2024 02:10 AM EST

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes added a goal and two assists, and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Tuesday night. New Jersey scored seven straight goals after falling behind 1-0 and improved to 16-10-2 on the...

Kucherov has 4 points to surpass 100 this season, lead Lightning over Devils 4-1

Feb. 25, 2024 17:26 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov has been leading Tampa Bay all season, so it's no surprise the NHL's top scorer stepped it up this weekend with the Lightning in the midst of a playoff chase. Following a three-point game Saturday in a win over the New York Islanders, Kucherov...

Hischier scores power-play goal to break tie, leads Devils over Canadiens 4-3

Feb. 24, 2024 18:13 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — After losing two in a row and three of their last four, the New Jersey Devils played with more desperation against the Montreal Canadiens and got rewarded with something rare: a win and a power-play goal. Nico Hischier woke up New Jersey's anemic power play by...