News Category: New Jersey Devils

Flyers aim to keep faint playoff hopes alive vs. Devils

Two days after allowing nine goals, the Philadelphia Flyers ended their ugly eight-game losing streak (0-6-2) and lived to see another day in the playoff chase for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia’s next chance at improving its position for the playoffs occurs Saturday when it hosts the New Jersey Devils. The Flyers (37-32-11, 85 points) are one point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final wild-card spot and share the same

Auston Matthews hunts history in rematch vs. Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews will continue his pursuit of history Thursday night in a rematch against the visiting New Jersey Devils. Matthews scored his 66th goal in Toronto’s 5-2 road victory over the Devils on Tuesday. Matthews, who extended his goal streak to six games (seven goals), passed Alex Ovechkin (65 goals in 2007-08) for the most goals in a season by an active player. “It’s cool (to pass Ovechkin). He’s obviously who

Sliding Devils hope to trip up surging Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to solidify their playoff position when they face the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J. Toronto (45-23-9, 99 points) trails the Florida Panthers by three points for second place in the Atlantic Division, though the Maple Leafs have a game in hand. The Leafs lead the Tampa Bay Lightning by six points for third place. On Monday, Jake McCabe scored 1:30 into overtime to lift the

Predators look to halt recent woes in visit to Devils

The Nashville Predators have lost four of five games since a team-record 18-game point streak. But Saturday night’s 2-0 loss to the New York Islanders was less about the Predators and more about Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov. The Predators will look to inch closer to clinching a playoff spot on Sunday night when they complete a back-to-back set, against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J. Varlamov stopped all 41 shots he faced Saturday against

Desperate Devils ‘not going to fold,’ visit Senators

The New Jersey Devils aren’t where they had hoped or expected to be with six games left in the regular season. On the outside of the playoff picture looking in with very slim chances, they’ll look to kick off the final stretch of the season on a high note when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. The Devils (36-36-4, 76 points) were seven points out of the second wild card from the Eastern Conference,

Rangers aim to return to winning ways vs. Devils

On Monday, the New York Rangers turned in one of their worst performances in several weeks while facing a team clinging to playoff hopes. The Rangers hope to avoid another letdown against a team outside of the playoff picture on Wednesday night when they attempt to complete a season sweep of the visiting New Jersey Devils. The Rangers (50-21-4, 104 points) are bidding to avoid consecutive losses for the first time since March 2-4, when

Rising Devils, slumping Sabres both behind in playoff chase

The New Jersey Devils hope to continue their postseason push while keeping the host Buffalo Sabres behind in the playoff race when the two teams meet on Friday. The Devils are chasing both the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings for the final Eastern Conference wild-card position. While only three points separate New Jersey (36-33-4, 76 points) and Buffalo (34-34-5, 73 points), the two clubs seem far apart in terms of recent form. After picking

Maple Leafs out to jumpstart offense vs. Devils

The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to regain their scoring touch Tuesday, while the visiting New Jersey Devils hope to build on a shutout performance. The Maple Leafs (40-21-9, 89 points) had scored at least three goals in six successive games before losing 2-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. Toronto had defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Saturday. The Devils (35-33-4, 74 points) defeated the host New York Islanders 4-0 on

‘Tons of urgency’ for Islanders vs. Devils

The New York Islanders spent two weeks flirting with the possibility of falling well out of contention in the Eastern Conference wild-card race before delivering one of their best performances of the season on Saturday. The Islanders know their strong performance will be rendered meaningless if they cannot produce another similar effort to start getting on a roll. Their next chance at a victory will occur Sunday when they host the New Jersey Devils in

Devils, focused on playoffs goal, host Senators

The New Jersey Devils will look to build off recent performances and stay in the mix for a playoff spot when they host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. The Devils (34-32-4, 72 points) have won two straight after a 4-1 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and a 5-2 triumph against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. In each outing, New Jersey delivered a complete and consistent effort to skate away with the two points.