Russian History
The Devils final week before the Olympic break includes a home and home with the Philadelphia Flyers, a visit from the Nashville Predators and closes out with a road contest against the Carolina Hurricanes. Newly acquired Ilya Kovalchuk is the 17th Russian-born player to appear for the New Jersey Devils dating back to the club’s history.
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Devils Hope to Score Big
Ilya Kovalchuk’s stint with the New Jersey Devils may only last until July 1st but the man who acquired him, Lou Lamoriello, is looking at the next two months of the regular season—and more importantly the two months that hopefully follow—in making the boldest move in his 22-plus years with the club.
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Not a Happy New Year
The Devils will be happy to flip the calendar to February after finishing the first month of 2010 with a 7-7-1 record and especially after New Jersey's final game of January turned out to be eerily similar to last April's Game 7 playoff defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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The Big 5-0
Despite some recent struggles, the New Jersey Devils reached the 50-game mark with a record of 34-15-1, good for 69 points, their best record ever through 50 games in club history.
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More on Marty
The Devils will make two visits to the Nassau Coliseum this week to take on the New York Islanders. Those two games will be wrapped around a pair of home-ice contests against the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens.
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Studying The Shutouts
With the completion of their suspended game with the Lightning behind them, the Devils will try to snap their “half-game” losing streak as their road swing continues with a match-up against the cross-river rival New York Rangers, followed by a pair of games out west vs. the Phoenix Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche.
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The Best of 2009
The Devils finished out 2009 with the best overall regular season record of any NHL team in the calendar year. New Jersey went 30-15-1 from January thru April in the 2009 portion of the 2008-09 season and 28-10-1 in the ‘09 half of their 2009-10 schedule. Here are the top 5 and worst 5 marks among NHL clubs from January 1st thru December 31st, 2009...
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It Was a Very Good Year
Even with three games remaining in December, the Devils have already assured themselves of the best "calendar year" of regular season games in club history.
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Trying to Stay Hot in the Igloo
Christmas week for the Devils brings a pair of road game against the two teams New Jersey is battling with for the top spot in the Eastern Conference; the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.
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More Milestones For Martin
Martin Brodeur begins the week just one game behind Patrick Roy's all-time NHL record for games played by a goalie of 1,029 and his next shutout will be the 104th of his career, putting him ahead of Hall-of-Famer...
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The Player Turned Coach
Its a busy week for the Devils who make a quick trip to upstate New York to face the Sabres before returning to the Garden State for three more home games against the Hurricanes, Panthers and Flyers.
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Dinged Up Devils
After a 9-2-1 November, the Devils begin the month of December with three home games this week as they host the Canucks, Lightning and Red Wings at Prudential Center.
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Home For The Holiday
The New Jersey Devils are a quarter of the way into their 2009-10 schedule and the 29 points they have registered so far rank as the 3rd best at this point of a season in club history.
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Shooting For The Record Books
The Devils will try to re-write the NHL record book as they attempt to match and possibly break the record for road wins at the start of a season as they play three away games this week—taking on the Flyers, Predators and Stars.
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Return Of The Champions
The Devils face two of the last three Stanley Cup champions this week when they host the Anaheim Ducks and visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Devils were like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde while playing on the road vs. home-ice in the month of October but as November begins they will have a couple of chances to better their record at The Rock...
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Road Warriors
The Devils have won six of seven after their 0 and 2 start--thanks to their perfect 5-0 road record. This week, they return home, where they are just 1 and 3, to face the Buffalo Sabres before leaving Newark behind...
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Shootout Specialists
With their first home ice win of the season under their belts, the New Jersey Devils put their perfect road record on the line as they visit the rival Rangers and defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins this week.
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Heading North Vs. The Southeast
The Devils return home after going 3 and 0 on their first road trip of the season to continue their stretch of games against Southeast Division clubs as the Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes visit Prudential Center.
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A Slow Start
The Devils are off to a 0 and 2 start for just the fourth time since moving to New Jersey in 1982-83, matching their record after two games in 1983-84, 1998-99 and 2001-02—when they began 0 and 4.
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STATEMENT FROM NEW JERSEY DEVILS RIGHT WING BRENDAN SHANAHAN
The following is a statement from Devils’ right wing Brendan Shanahan in regard to the 2009-10 season: "I have decided not to continue with the New Jersey Devils for my 22nd NHL season.
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Jacques Is Back
The 2009-10 season begins for the New Jersey Devils with a pair of home games against two of their biggest rivals - and for the 7th time in the last 11 seasons they begin with a different coach behind the bench...
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