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Hedberg fails to save Devs

The Devils lost for the fifth time in seven games last night, but that wasn’t the worst news. Martin Brodeur removed himself from warmups and the starting lineup just minutes before the eventual 4-2 loss to the Jets at Prudential Center in Newark, with what was later revealed as...

Hedberg fails to save Devs

Johan Hedberg didn’t have much time to shake off the five goals he allowed the day before in Washington, as the Devils’ backup goaltender found out he again would be in nets last night just minutes before the opening faceoff against the Jets at Prudential Center. After Martin Brodeur...

Devils fall to Jets, their fourth loss in five games

Evander Kane scored a breakaway goal in the second period, and Andrew Ladd added some insurance in the third to lift the Winnipeg Jets over the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Sunday. Zach Bogosian scored in the first period, and Grant Clitsome had a power-play goal in the second for...

Ovechkin tricks Devs

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin was looking for his breakout game — and boy, did the Devils oblige him.Ovechkin scored three goals in a game for the first time since Jan. 22, 2011, leading the last-place Capitals to a much-needed 5-1 victory over the Devils yesterday.“All I can tell you is...

Ovechkin's hat trick sends Capitals past Devils

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin produced his first hat trick in more than two years Saturday, leading the struggling Washington Capitals to a 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Ovechkin entered the game with five goals in 16 games this season, only good enough to be tied for third on his...

Kovalchuk, Devs overpower Caps

WASHINGTON — Having watched his Devils fail to score during an earlier 5-on-3 power play, coach Peter DeBoer called a timeout right before another two-man advantage against the Capitals.This time, the puck wound up in the net.Dropping to a knee as he let his shot fly, Ilya Kovalchuk scored...

Kovalchuk, Elias lead Devils past Capitals 3-2

WASHINGTON — Ilya Kovalchuk scored the tiebreaking goal on a 5-on-3 power play with about 8½ minutes left to complete the New Jersey Devils' 3-2 comeback victory Thursday night over the Washington Capitals, who have yet to beat any of the Eastern Conference's elite teams. Washington led 2-1 entering the...

Devils head to Washington for D.C. blitz

The Devils were two wins away from a trip to the White House last summer, but they didn’t quite make it there. Due to a quirk in the lockout-shortened NHL schedule, they will play two games in three days in Washington in a span of 48 hours. “It’s...

6-foot-7 goalie a tall order: Devils defeated by Senators in shootout

Even from the other end of the ice, Martin Brodeur had a pretty good feel for the plight of his offensively-challenged Devils teammates yesterday at Prudential Center. Brodeur watched as shot after shot bounced off mountainous Senators 6-foot-7 goaltender Ben Bishop, to the tune of 30 saves and another during...

Devils lose to Senators in shootout

Many people had off from work Monday because of President’s Day, but the Devils and Senators were not among them. In fact, they worked overtime on the holiday, which wasn’t enough to decide the game, won 2-1 by the Senators in a shootout. Jacob Silfverberg scored the only...

Cooke escapes rap, due to rep

If You ask me, Matt Cooke’s lengthy rap sheet actually saved him from being suspended for the play in Pittsburgh on Wednesday against the Senators, when his left skate blade sliced through Erik Karlsson’s Achilles tendon on an attempted stick-and-pin gone terribly wrong. For the NHL Department of...

Devs destroyed by Tavares’ hat trick

John Tavares glided from one end of the ice to the other, skating circles around Devils like they were merely props to his personal highlight reel as the Nassau Coliseum crowd gasped in awe. The play didn’t result in a goal — Tavares’ shot was stopped — but the face of...

Tavares hat trick leads Islanders past Devils 5-1

Paul J. Bereswill The Isles' John Tavares celebrates scoring his third goal for a hat trick in the third period. UNIONDALE — John Tavares scored three goals and assisted on another Saturday night to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. Matt Moulson had...

Clarkson’s 10th goal caps Devs’ comeback

David Clarkson was out to prove his 30-goal 2011-12 season was no fluke. He had some doubters even after notching four goals in the Devils’ first five games this season. But those critics are dwindling, especially after Clarkson scored his 10th goal of the season, the game-winner in the Devils...

Clarkson’s 10th goal caps Devs’ comeback

David Clarkson was out to prove his 30-goal 2011-12 season was no fluke. He had some doubters even after notching four goals in the Devils’ first five games this season. But those critics are dwindling, especially after Clarkson scored his 10th goal of the season, the game-winner in the Devils...

Devils come out firing in 5-3 win against Flyers

After Tuesday’s poor start in a loss to the Hurricanes, the Devils wasted no time Friday night against the Flyers, scoring on the game’s first shift. But after Philadelphia scored three consecutive goals, the Devils answered with four of their own to earn a 5-3 victory in front...

Devs to rise, shine

The Devils had two days off to put Tuesday’s 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes behind them. And in this shortened season, that was more than enough time to prove the team is less like the one which came out flat on Tuesday and more like the one that had...

Devils re-acquire forward Ponikarovsky

In the wake of loss, the Devils went back to something familiar. Last night the team traded for forward Alexei Ponikarovsky, giving up a fourth-round pick in 2014 and a seventh-round pick in 2013 to the Jets. Ponikarovsky came to the Devils midway through last season, and played well for...

Carolina snaps Devils’ five-game win streak

If you didn’t know it, you wouldn’t have been able to tell which team was playing for the second night in a row, and which team was coming in rested and on a five-game winning streak. Last night, it was the Hurricanes who had more jump as they...

Ex-Devil Parise wild about Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. — When the Minnesota Wild’s shortened schedule came out bare of NHL Eastern Conference teams, former Devils star left wing Zach Parise wasn’t disappointed. He won’t have to visit Newark until next season — unless the Wild and Devils meet in the Stanley Cup Finals. Last...

Devs roll to fifth straight

PITTSBURGH — David Clarkson is well on his way to proving his 30-goal season last season for the Devils was no fluke.Clarkson scored two goals to help the Devils beat the Penguins 3-1 for the second time in as many days and extend their season-high winning streak to five games...

Devs top Pens for 4th straight

This is how they do it, because this is how they always do it. It might not be a widely known fact, but the Devils are again showing themselves to be one of the best teams in hockey, another notch in their whipping pole coming yesterday afternoon when they beat...