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New Jersey visits Nashville after Hamilton's 2-goal game
By The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2023 GMT
New Jersey Devils (30-12-4, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (22-18-6, fifth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Nashville Predators after Dougie Hamilton scored two goals in the Devils' 3-2 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Hamilton scores twice, Devils defeat Vegas 3-2 in OT
By TOM CANAVANJanuary 25, 2023 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Overtime is becoming the norm for the New Jersey Devils and nobody is enjoying it more lately than Dougie Hamilton.
Hamilton scored late to tie the game and netted a power-play goal with 1:06 left in overtime to lead the Devils to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.
Ullmark gets 25th win, Bruins beat Sharks 4-0
BOSTON (AP) — Defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy scored highlight-reel goals, Linus Ullmark stopped 17 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 4-0 on Sunday night.
Hamilton scores in OT to give Devils 2-1 win over Penguins
By ALLAN KREDAJanuary 22, 2023 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored on the power play in overtime and Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier assisted on Hamilton's 11th goal of the season at the 2:07 mark.
Devils take on the Kraken after shootout victory
New Jersey Devils (29-12-3, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (26-13-4, second in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the New Jersey Devils after the Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a shootout.
Hughes, Bratt lead Devils' 6-2 rout of Ducks
By GREG BEACHAMJanuary 14, 2023 GMT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist, and Jesper Bratt also scored two goals in the New Jersey Devils' third straight victory, 6-2 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Hughes got his 50th point of the season by scoring in New Jersey's three-goal first period.
Hughes, Bratt score 2 each as Devils beat Ducks 6-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist, and Jesper Bratt also scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 Friday night for their third straight victory.
Vanecek makes 32 saves as Devils roll past Red Wings 5-1
By DANA GAURUDERJanuary 5, 2023 GMT
DETROIT (AP) — Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves and blanked Detroit for 58 minutes as the New Jersey Devils downed the Red Wings 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Dougie Hamilton, Nico Hischier, Alexander Holtz and Jack Hughes each had a goal and an assist.
Hughes, Hischier lead Devils past Penguins 4-2
By DAN SCIFODecember 31, 2022 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Hughes had two goals and Nico Hischier added a short-handed goal, helping the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday.
New Jersey is 19-3-2 when Hischier records a point and 11-4-1 when Hughes scores.
Islanders win 6-4, hand Devils 2nd regulation loss
By The Associated PressDecember 10, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice, Cal Clutterbuck had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat New Jersey 6-4 Friday night, handing the first-place Devils just their second regulation loss in 21 games.
Nelson scores 2 to lead Islanders to 6-4 win over Devils
By ALLAN KREDADecember 10, 2022 GMT
Jets spoil Maurice's return to Winnipeg, beat Panthers 5-2
By The Associated PressDecember 7, 2022 GMT
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist as the Jets spoiled Paul Maurice's return to Winnipeg with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
Mark Scheifele had a pair of power-play goals and Adam Lowry added an empty-net goal for the Jets.
NHL-leading Devils shut out struggling Chicago Blackhawks
By TOM CANAVANDecember 7, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While defenseman Dougie Hamilton had his first three-point game in three seasons, the New Jersey Devils didn't do anything different. They just kept on winning.
Hamilton had a goal and two assists, Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for his second shutout and the NHL-leading Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday night for their 21st win in 26 games.
Devils' winning streak stopped at 13 in loss to Maple Leafs
By The Associated PressNovember 24, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Matt Murray made 34 saves and the Devils' franchise-record tying 13-game winning streak came to end Wednesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 2-1 in a game in which New Jersey had three goals disallowed.
Devils' 13-game win streak halted in 2-1 loss to Maple Leafs
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils' franchise-record tying 13-game winning streak came to an ugly end, real ugly.
Matt Murray made 34 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Devils 2-1 Wednesday night in a game in which New Jersey had three goals disallowed.
Devils extend win streak to 10 with victory over Canadiens
MONTREAL (AP) — Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt, and John Marino also scored for New Jersey.
Devils beat Canadiens 5-1, extend winning streak to 10 games
November 16, 2022 GMT
Boqvist helps Devils beat Coyotes 4-2 for 9th straight
By MATT SUGAMNovember 13, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Boqvist's first goal of the season provided the spark the New Jersey Devils needed to keep their hot streak going.
Boqvist scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Devils beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 Saturday night for their ninth straight win.
Hischier's overtime goal lifts Devils past Senators 4-3
By ALLAN KREDANovember 11, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 4:27 of overtime and lifted New Jersey past the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night, extending the Devils' winning streak to eight games.
Smith's second goal lifts Vegas past Toronto in OT
By The Associated PressNovember 9, 2022 GMT
TORONTO (AP) — Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game 23 seconds into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win.
Jack Eichel and Nicolas Roy also scored for Vegas, which has won 12 of 14 this season.
Devils beat Flames 3-2 on Hischier goal for 7th win in row
By TOM CANAVANNovember 9, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils are not only winning, they are doing it even when they don't play well.
Nico Hischier scored off a rush with 8:10 to play and the New Jersey Devils beat the slumping Calgary Flames 3-2 Tuesday night for their seventh straight win.
Zetterlund scores 2, Devils beat Flames 4-3 in OT
November 6, 2022 GMT
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Fabian Zetterlund scored his second goal of the game 2:38 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.
Hughes scores to back Vanecek, Devils beat Avalanche 1-0
By ALLAN KREDAOctober 29, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored on power play early in the third period and Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey in the Devils' 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
Dougie Hamilton breaks tie in 3rd, Devils beat Ducks 4-2
NEWARK, 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.
Nedeljkovic, Larkin lead Red Wings past Devils 5-2
By MATT SUGAMOctober 16, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic had 37 saves and Dylan Larkin had a goal and two assists, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Ben Chiarot and Jakub Vrana each had a goal and an assist in Detroit's second straight win to begin the season.
Devils GM Fitzgerald looking for more from coach Lindy Ruff
By TOM CANAVANMay 5, 2022 GMT
General manager Tom Fitzgerald hired Lindy Ruff two years ago to coach the New Jersey Devils because of his success developing young players in the NHL.
While there is no doubt that Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and Yegor Sharangovich have taken their games to new heights, Fitzgerald has told Ruff that won't be good enough in the future.
New Jersey Devils have another rough season under Ruff
NEWARK, 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.
NHL GMs discuss playoff salary cap at Florida meetings
March 29, 2022 GMT
MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov was happy to be the villain last summer.
After he and his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates hoisted the Stanley Cup for a second straight season, the star winger sported a T-shirt with the slogan "$18M Over the Cap" in response to criticism the team had unfairly gamed the NHL system.
Hughes scores twice, Devils beat Canadiens 3-2 in shootout
By TOM CANAVANMarch 28, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had two goals and was one of four Devils to score in a seven-round shootout as New Jersey came back after blowing a two-goal lead and beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Sunday night.
Hamilton scores in OT to lift Devils past Blues 3-2
By ALLAN KREDAMarch 6, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored in overtime and rookie Nico Daws made 19 saves and the New Jersey Devils edged the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Sunday.
Hamilton scored his ninth goal of the season at the 1:12 of the extra session with a high shot to beat Blues netminder Ville Husso.
Hughes bests older brother as Devils rout Canucks 7-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist to win a showdown with his older brother, and the New Jersey Devils routed the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 on Monday night.
Nico Daws made 36 saves and the Devils scored three times in each of the first two periods, chasing goaltender Jaroslav Halak with six goals on 14 shots.
Devils get 3 players back in return from break
By TOM CANAVANFebruary 23, 2022 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils are returning from an eight-day break refreshed and as healthy as they have been in a while.
When Lindy Ruff's struggling young team faces the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Thursday night, $63 million defenseman Dougie Hamilton is going to be back in the lineup for the first time in almost two months along with forwards Jesper Bratt and Andreas Johnsson.
Devils' Dougie Hamilton to have surgery on broken jaw
January 4, 2022 GMT
BOSTON (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday on his broken jaw after taking a puck to the face early in the team's game at Washington.
Hughes lifts Devils over Sabres 4-3 to snap 6-game skid
By JOE YERDONDecember 30, 2021 GMT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had a goal and two assists to help the New Jersey Devils end their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
Golden Knights down Devils 5-3 for third straight win
NEWARK, 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.
New Jersey visits New York on 3-game road slide
New Jersey Devils (10-10-5, sixth in the Metropolitan) vs. New York Islanders (6-11-5, eighth in the Metropolitan)
Elmont; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders -162, Devils +137; over/under is 5.5
Johnsson, Bratt goals put Devils over Flyers, 5-2
By PAT PICKENSNovember 29, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, 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.
Knight makes 45 saves, Panthers beat Devils 4-1
By PAUL GEREFFINovember 19, 2021 GMT
SUNRISE, 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
By MICHAEL DOMINSKINovember 15, 2021 GMT
NEW 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.
Devils face the Bruins on 3-game win streak
Boston Bruins (6-5-0, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. New Jersey Devils (7-3-2, fourth in the Metropolitan)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils +110, Bruins -132; over/under is 5.5
Blackwood stops 42 shots, Devils beat Islanders 4-0
By VIN A. CHERWOONovember 12, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, 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.
New Jersey hosts New York after Johnsson's 2-goal game
New York Islanders (5-3-2, eighth in the Metropolitan) vs. New Jersey Devils (6-3-2, fourth in the Metropolitan)
Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils -104, Islanders -116; over/under is 5.5
New Jersey hosts Florida after shootout win
Florida 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
Voracek shootout goal lifts Blue Jackets over Devils, 4-3
By MATT SUGAMNovember 1, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets picked up their first road victory of the season on Sunday night, while the Devils missed out on a later power-play opportunity to pick up two points instead of one.
Pavel Zacha scores in OT to lift Devils past Sabres, 2-1
By PAT PICKENSOctober 24, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored at 3:09 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Nico Daws stopped 24 shots to win in his NHL debut, and Nico Hischier had a power-play goal for New Jersey.
Hughes scores 2 to give Devils 4-3 win over Blackhawks in OT
By The Associated PressOctober 16, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game less than a minute into overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 after blowing a late two-goal lead on Friday night.
Hughes scores 2, lifts Devils past Blackhawks in OT
By TOM CANAVANOctober 16, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Not only did defenseman Dougie Hamilton pay instant dividends for the New Jersey Devils, Jack Hughes had a game worthy of a No. 1 overall pick.
Hughes scored his second goal of the game less than a minute into overtime, the high-priced Hamilton scored on his first shot as a Devil and New Jersey posted a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks after blowing a late two-goal lead on Friday night.
Offseason deals and signings raise expectations for Devils
By TOM CANAVANSeptember 28, 2021 GMT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff doesn't like it when a question starts with the phrase: "You've been around hockey a long time..."
Hurricanes sign D-man DeAngelo, goalies Andersen and Raanta
By AARON BEARD and STEPHEN WHYNOJuly 29, 2021 GMT
Tony DeAngelo says he's learned from mistakes that have dotted his career and even had the New York Rangers paying him to to go away.
The Carolina Hurricanes were willing to take a risk and find out if it's all more than just words.
Dougie Hamilton joins Devils on $63 million, 7-year deal
By STEPHEN WHYNOJuly 28, 2021 GMT
Dougie Hamilton is joining the New Jersey Devils after getting the biggest contract handed out on the first day of NHL free agency.
Hamilton and the Devils agreed to terms Wednesday on a $63 million, seven-year deal that gives the rebuilding organization one of hockey's most prolific defensemen to add pieces around on the blue line.