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John Tavares goes down in heap as Islanders cling to hope

The word “desperate” might not be enough to describe the way the Islanders are feeling as their roller-coaster season winds to a close. After plunging in the standings following an impressive midseason push, they absolutely needed a win against the last-place Devils Friday night. Thanks to Jaroslav Halak, coupled with general futility from the New...

Isles keep hopes alive but may have suffered crushing injury

Anders Lee and Anthony Beauvillier scored to help the Islanders preserve their slim playoff chances with a 2-1 victory over the Devils on Friday at Barclays Center. Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots as the Islanders pulled four points behind Boston for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. The Isles won at home for...

The Red Wings falter, a barn gets shuttered and an era ends

It is the end of an era in Detroit. More so, this is the NHL and all its fans saying goodbye to a simpler way of thinking about the game, giving way to the inevitable rush of bigger business and a more sanitized and less personal way of doing things. The Red Wings’ streak ends...

The Red Wings falter, a barn gets shuttered and an era ends

It is the end of an era in Detroit. More so, this is the NHL and all its fans saying goodbye to a simpler way of thinking about the game, giving way to the inevitable rush of bigger business and a more sanitized and less personal way of doing things. The Red Wings’ streak ends...

Devils legend Patrik Elias is retiring

NEWARK, N.J.  — Patrik Elias, the New Jersey Devils’ all-time leading scorer, is retiring after a career that spanned almost two decades and included two Stanley Cup titles. The 40-year-old native of the Czech Republic announced his retirement in a statement Friday. He has not played this season. Elias played all of his 18 NHL...

Devils find another dispiriting way to lose

Patrik Laine scored in a shootout and the Jets rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark in the makeup of a game that was postponed by a snowstorm earlier this month. Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves and stopped all three Devils’ shootout attempts...

Devils eliminated from playoffs for fifth straight season

Jeff Skinner scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway with 10:26 left and the surging Carolina Hurricanes stretched their point streak to 10 games with a 3-1 victory Saturday night at Prudential Center that eliminated the Devils from playoff contention for the fifth straight year. Sebastian Aho scored twice and Eddie Lack made 26 saves...

Reeling Devils have no answers for Maple Leafs’ young gun

TORONTO — Auston Matthews had two assists and William Nylander had a goal and an assist as the Maple Leafs topped the Devils 4-2 on Thursday night for their seventh win in nine games. Nylander set a franchise rookie mark by extending his points streak to 10 games, while equaling another team record for power-play...

Antti Raanta: Don’t give me the hook quite yet

Antti Raanta, who has started six straight for the Rangers in Henrik Lundqvist’s absence, is sure hoping to extend the second-longest such streak of his career to seven when the Islanders visit the Garden on Wednesday. It would mark the third complete set of back-to-backs within 13 days for the 26-year-old Finn since Lundqvist went...

Rangers’ road dominance hits snag in loss to woeful Devils

Joseph Blandisi scored on an odd-man rush with 54.6 seconds left in overtime and the Devils handed the Rangers a rare road loss, 3-2 on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. John Quenneville set up Blandisi’s third goal of the season, and Quenneville and Taylor Hall also scored for the Devils. New Jersey...

Devils can’t escape penalty-shot madness in loss to Blue Jackets

NEWARK, N.J. — Making the playoffs for the third time in franchise history is just the first step for the Blue Jackets. There’s much more serious work ahead for coach John Tortorella and his team in the next few weeks: making a run at the Stanley Cup. Lukas Sedlak and Brandon Dubinsky scored on penalty...

Devils have now answer for Sidney Crosby

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored twice to move into a tie for the NHL lead with 37, Carter Rowney added the first goal of his NHL career and the short-handed Penguins beat the Devils 6-4 on Friday night. Crosby added an assist to give him 640 in his career and move him into a tie...

Devils finally win a game with rare offensive outburst

Adam Henrique and Taylor Hall scored two goals apiece and the New Jersey Devils snapped a 10-game winless streak with a 6-2 victory over the Flyers on Thursday night at Prudential Center in Newark. Kyle Palmieri and Joseph Blandisi also scored as the Devils set a season-high for goals and ended an 0-8-2 streak, its...

Devils’ crazy comeback only translates into 10th straight loss

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Tobias Reider and Anthony DeAngelo each had a goal and assist and the Coyotes survived a furious rally to hand the Devils their 10th consecutive loss, 5-4 on Saturday night. The Coyotes led 4-0 early in the second period, but needed the goal from the rookie DeAngelo with 6:29 to play for...

Devils finally score a goal, but still can’t find a way to win

DENVER — Francois Beauchemin scored with 1:14 left in the third period, and the Avalanche handed the Devils their fifth straight loss with a 3-2 victory on Thursday night. Nathan MacKinnon and Rene Bourque also scored for Colorado, and Calvin Pickard had 25 saves. The Avalanche picked up their second straight win for just the...

Devils losing streak reaches 8 after another lackluster loss

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves for his third consecutive shutout and the Blue Jackets handed the Devils their eighth straight loss with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday night. Bobrovsky shut out the Devils for the second time in three days as he made 20 saves in a 3-0 win on Sunday. Tuesday’s...

Devils’ season spirals out of control as losing skid hits six

BOSTON — Ryan Spooner scored midway through the third period to lift the Bruins over the Devils 3-2 on Saturday night for their eighth victory in 10 games under interim coach Bruce Cassidy. Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug also scored for the Bruins, and backup goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 15 shots. Cassidy took over for...

Making sense of quiet NHL trade deadline: Why Caps pulled trigger

Remember when Nashville’s David Poile was anointed General Manager of the Year for acquiring rental properties Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli from Toronto for a package including a first-rounder in advance of the 2015 trade deadline? Well, now it is Tampa Bay’s Steve Yzerman receiving universal love as hockey’s most brilliant chief executive on the...

Punchless Devils can’t stop Capitals’ home dominance

WASHINGTON — The NHL-leading Capitals won their franchise-record 14th consecutive home game, beating the Devils 1-0, thanks to rookie forward Jakub Vrana’s power-play goal with about 12½ minutes left in the third period Thursday night. Capitals goalie Braden Holtby only needed to make 15 saves for his eighth shutout of the season. The Devils’ previous...

Why nothing came together at Islanders’ trade deadline (again)

Another trade deadline passed while the Islanders stood pat. In a move (or lack thereof) that has become commonplace in the tenure of general manager Garth Snow, the Islanders chose not to part with any assets and kept the team intact while they remain on the periphery of the playoff picture. The most attractive option...