Artem Zub and Zack Ostapchuk each scored a goal and Anton Forsberg stopped 25 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
PHILADELPHIA—Not only were the New Jersey Devils minus their No.1 goaltender against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, but they were without their captain, too.
The New Jersey Devils had one more game on the road, playing the Flyers in Philadelphia. They lost 4-2. Here are three takeaways from the Devils' performance.
As the playoff crunch begins, the New Jersey Devils must address a lack of secondary scoring by fixing their third and fourth lines.
On Sunday (Jan. 19), the New Jersey Devils left the ice to a chorus of boos as they dropped a ninth contest in their last 11 games. Just a few weeks ago, they were neck-and-neck with the top teams in the league.
The New Jersey Devils will face the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Devils held a morning skate at 11:30 a.m.
With New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier out of the lineup, Dawson Mercer will start Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers as the team's second-line center. "To me, (Mercer) was outstanding in the third period the other night in Montreal when we asked him to step into that role," head coach Sheldon Keefe said to NJD.TV.
This is the second of a home-and-home series. Philly won its home game on Monday, 4-2, over New Jersey, which will host the Wednesday matchup.
When the Carolina Hurricanes rocked the NHL world to its core with the Mikko Rantanen trade, many people within the Devils community immediately turned their attention to General Manager Tom Fitzgerald to see how he would respond.
THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2025