Then I looked at Devils captain Nico Hischier. The 26-year-old plays in every situation, is one of the most valuable players on New Jersey's roster, and currently leads his team in goals with 18.
One month ago, no one would have thought the New Jersey Devils would go on a four-game losing streak before they won four games in a row. Fast-forward to today, and that’s the reality.
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3 Reasons for Devils’ Recent Slump
After so much heartbreak for the New Jersey Devils last season, it’s easy for fans to start pointing fingers when things go wrong. In the middle of a four-game losing streak, it’s clear that the team needs to make a few adjustments in order to remain in a playoff spot.
Haula has offensively struggled, not earning a point over his last 18 games. Through 42 contests, he has 11 points (five goals, six assists). One area where he has contributed is the face-off circle. After Nico Hischier, Haula has taken the second-most draws at 462 with a face-off win percentage of 55.4%.
Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks blew a two-goal lead in the third period before recovering for a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Andre Lee scored his first NHL goal, Darcy Kuemper recorded his second shutout of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 for their third straight win.
The Kraken have made a habit of late comebacks recently, including in Vancouver on Dec. 28 when they became just the third team in NHL history to win after rallying from a three-goal deficit in the final five minutes of regulation in a regular-season game.
NEWARK, N.J. — Devils defenseman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night. Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey ...
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils, on a four-game losing streak, play the Seattle Kraken. Seattle is 17-20-3 overall and 9-9-3 at home. The Kraken have a 1-7-0 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
The New Jersey Devils travelled up the West Coast to face off against the Seattle Kraken for the final game of their West Coast trip. After a poor performance on the trip so far, the Devils were looking to snap their losing streak.
New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom delivered at least three all-world saves on chances for the Kraken in a 3-2 Seattle loss on Monday night.
Paul Cotter and Ondrej Palat also scored for the Devils, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves. Adam Larsson and Shane Wright found the back of the net for Seattle, which went 0-2-1 in the last three games of its four-game homestand after winning the opener. Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 of 29 shots.