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In early November, the New Jersey Devils faced their Atlantic Division opponents in nine consecutive games.  They went 4-1 against Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, but 0-3-1 against the New York Rangers and Islanders. 

The New Jersey Devils completed the post-Christmas weekend at 1-1 yet remain in first place in the Atlantic Division.  Unlike earlier this season, where head coach Brent Sutter may have given his team a day off after playing two games in 48 hours, tis was not the case in this morning's practice. 

Kevin Pritchard of wnymedia was kind enough to share his thoughts on the Buffalo Sabres with Devils Daily and the rest of the globe.  Before this weekend, the Sabres were situated in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, despite losing two important pieces during the offseason.&

I am incredibly bored and have nothing better to do at 4 a.m. on the east coast.  I am assuming that you are sleeping in a warm cozy bed.  I will join all of you shortly (in my bed).  In the meantime, enjoy some Devils’ statistics, which I find valuable and important to their success this season.

Just when it looked like New Jersey was back in this game, the Islanders responded with two goals in an important 3:19 span of the third period.  New York added an empty netter in the final minute to defeat the Devils, 5-2, their fourth consecutive win over their division rivals this season.

Unfortunately, Patrik Elias tweaked his groin in last night's 2-1 victory over Buffalo and would not play in the Devils' contest in Long Island.  Martin Brodeur started again in the back-to-back matchup.  However, reserve Wade Dubielewicz started in place of Rick

The New Jersey Devils (21-13-3) continued to win last night with a low-scoring, defensive-minded effort.  After tying the game at one apiece in regulation, Zach Parise scored the only goal in the shootout frame.

Goaltender Martin Brodeur outdueled Buffalo Sabres netminder Ryan Miller and did not allow any of the three Sabres' shooters to score in the shootout.

Parise fought off the flu to beat Miller for the only shootout tally and the Devils' 2-1 victory over the Sabres (19-15-2).

Injuries in sports suck, especially after playing 307 consecutive games dating back to 2003.  Just ask New Jersey Devils forward Jay Pandolfo who has missed the last 12 games with his pelvic ligament injury.  He will not play tonight.  I have a complete preview here and

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The New Jersey Devils host the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night at 7 p.m at the Prudential Center.  The game is on FSNY, MSG and on WFAN 660 AM.  There is no preview tonight on television.  Tomorrow night, the Devils travel to Long Island to face the Islanders.  The Islanders' TV guys will host on FSNY and Doc and Chico (Devils tandem) on FSNY 2 since it is a road game.  I a

The Devils return from a three-day holiday vacation as they host the Sabres (18-14-4) at the Prudential Center for the first time this season.  Martin Brodeur continues to shine as he leads New Jersey (20-13-3) to three-point first-place margin in the ultra-tight Atlantic Division.  The last-place Islanders are separated from the Devils by five

In professional sports, there are certain successful organizations like the Yankees, Patriots, and New Jersey Devils.  Unlike the Pats and Devs, every non-Yankee fan hates, despises, and loathes the Bronx Bombers.  I did not mean to such harsh terminology, but that is how people feel towards the Spankees.&nbs

First and foremost, I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday, whatever it is that you are celebrating.  I celebrate Christmas and it was one of the most hectic ones ever!  So I hope that everyone has been having happy and healthy ones everywhere. 

You do not hear the expression "Long live the coach" in sports anymore.  Instead, you hear pack your bags, take a hike, you're fired a lot more often.  Why is that?  Why does it seem like coaches today are given the boot at a higher and faster rate than in year's past?  Truthfully, I believe it has to do with the media.  It has such an important impact on our liv

In 2000-1, there were 36 rookies from Canada, 4 from the United States, and 33 from Europe in the National Hockey League.  The tables have definitely turned since that season (See below), especially with the rise in U.S.A Hockey (

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Before getting down and dirty, we just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays from everyone at Devils Daily.  Sorry though, no snow in our neck of the woods.  I have been hearing a lot of talk about Martin Brodeur, Patrik Elias, and Johnny Oduya in the limited hockey airwaves.  I need to clear up the air so everyone can inhale, exhale,

Dress warmly.  It's winter time, which means college football is around the corner.  Specifically, on New Year's Day, the schedule-makers "force" us to watch at least one of five separate Bowl Games, unless you have a split-screen technology and can watch the University of Florida defeat the University of Michigan, and Virginia and Texas Tech touch gloves,

I knew that the prices would rise as soon as construction workers finished installation of the locker rooms at the Prudential Center.  Did I expect them to double in price?

The National Hockey League recently negotiated and signed an exclusive contract with Ticketmaster "to create an NHL resale ticketing service to be powered by Ticketmaster."  As Jez Golbez first mentioned this story on his AOL Fanhouse blog, he felt that the

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Merely 25 seconds into overtime, Patrik Elias took advantage of a Flame s turnover, and one-timed a Brian Gionta assist by Miikka Kiprusoff to give the Devils the 1-0 overtime win.

If, for some crazy reason, you packed your bags and moved your family to Las Vegas and you like hockey (who doesn't), then prepare for a professional ice hockey team.  Well, not quite.  But, the NHL is contemplating adding another team to the league and Nevada is a No. 1 destination. 

The New Jersey Devils will be without leading scorer Zach Parise, who is fighting a case of the flu, and a pelvic- ridden Jay Pandolfo who has not played since Nov.

If the Devils want to bestow head coach Sutter with a holiday present, nothing would be better than a win tonight.  The schedule makers randomly assigned Sutter's Devils to play Calgary today Sunday Dec.

After months of hard work and dedication, Devilsdaily has finally been recognized.  Credit Ian, Mo, Joel, Bill, and everyone else involved for their loyalty and dedication.  We started back in August and have no written over 250 blog posts since then with many more on the way.  Blogtalkradio

The NHL has a creative salary cap system that has forced general managers to sign players to fatter and more extensive contracts.  This has led to overpaid and some ridiculous contracts.  For starters, Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro signed a 15-year, $67.5 million deal to remain in Long Island essentially until he retir

The New Jersey Devils were moving dangerously close to being shutout for the second consecutive game.  Then came the third period and unusual coaching decision by Edmonton Oilers Craig MacTavish.

It's Friday night a quarter after 11 on the east coast about one o'clock on the east coast.  You're probably thinking that I should be out partying, having a good time instead of watching the tube.  Well, I agree, but everyone just finished finals for the fall semester and there will be plenty of disco tech in the next month.  In meanwhile, we w

Trying to hold onto first place in the Atlantic Division for an extended period has been challenging for the New Jersey Devils.  Tonight, they move one step closer to finishing their Canadian Road Trip in Edmonton, while their arch-rival NY Rangers are also in action, in Colorado.  With a Devils loss and Rangers win, the Rangers would take over first place in the mos

We apologize to everyone who wakes up for an exciting breakfast of Folgers (yuk!) and new Devils Daily posts.  There's been a lot going on in sports recently including the untruthful Roger Clemens (yes, I don't believe him for a second), Chris Simon's record 30-game suspension (eighth in his 15-year career) for stomping...

As I wrote in my last blog, the Vancouver Canucks were due for a boost in their play with Roberto Luongo coming back into the line up after a few games off with an injury.  And he was more than up to the task, shutting out the New Jersey Devils and out dueling Martin Brodeur 5-0 last night at the GM Place in Vancouve

If you are thinking that I sat down and spoke to Zach Parise one-on-one, keep dreaming....well, for the time being...in the meanwhile, David Amber of ESPN.com had the opportunity (lucky bastard who probably doesn't even care about hockey) to interview Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils in this week's e

Tonight, our New Jersey Devils hit the road (and plane) to take on the Vancouver Canucks in the first game of a three-game western Canada road trip that will also include the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers.  The Devils are hitting the road after winning a big Atlantic Division game against the Philadelphi

Update in the polls… With 149,067 votes, Barak Obama New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Brodeur has captured first place among Eastern Conference goaltenders in the NHL All-Star Fan Balloting … Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Tampa’s Vincent Lecavalier are currently leading all forwards, while Habs Andrei Markov and B’s Zd

The New Jersey Devils look to build on their last win over the Philadelphia Flyers when they take on Vancouver at 10 p.m. on FSN NY and on the radio at WFAN 660 AM.

Want four minutes of cool slides to get fired up before a game?  Check out the slideshow.

The honors and phone calls congratulating Hall of Fame inductee Scott Stevens don't stop.  On Friday, December 28th, Stevens will be honored by

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New Jersey Devils forward John Madden scored twice, including a shorthanded goal, and winger Aaron Asham answered the call as well, as the Devils scored three second period goals in a 4-2 victory over the rival Philadelphia Flyers (16-12-3).

Like father like son.  As Devils head coach Brent Sutter continues to reign in his first season at the helm in New Jersey, his 18-year-old son Brandon continues to make headlines back in Canada.

The Anaheim Ducks announced that D Scott Niedermayer will return to the lineup tonight for the first time this season.  After captaining the Ducks to their first Stanley Cup, Niedermayer contemplated retirement and was subsequently suspended by the team.

After taking a 4-1 beating from Phoenix and the referees (nine minor infractions called against NJ) yesterday, the Devils return to the ice today against Philadelphia.

NEWARK -- Two professional hockey teams, one in first place and the other tied for last, competed at the Prudential Center in downtown Newark this past afternoon.

NEWARK -- Patrik Elias skates into the neutral zone, but trips when he chases after a loose puck.  Martin Brodeur attempts to play the puck behind his net, but it jumps over the blade of his stick.

The AP reported that Devils coach Brent Sutter has given Jamie Langenbrunner a vote of confidence two weeks after he was named the eighth captain in team history...

Devils- Coyotes TV: FSNY Radio: WFAN-AM 660...Time: 1:00 p.m (NO PREGAME SHOW)....Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record reported this morning that NJD defenseman Paul Martin will not play for the Devils (17-11-3) this afternoon when they host the last place Phoenix Coyotes (13-16-0).  Forward Jay Pandolfo is also still recovering from his pelvic i

Jay Pandolfo is one of the best Devils defensive-forwards when he is healthy... I would have mentioned the opposite, but I am not accustomed to Pando getting injured until this season...in fact, he had played 307 consecutive games before suffering some sort of lower body/groin/abdomen area injury (Who the hell knows) while falling down and slamming into the boards in a Nov. 28th incident...

That's right... I said it... Head coach Brent Sutter is not only a respectable and good coach, but he was the missing link from last season... you want proof?  How about nine straight wins... you might say that Martin Brodeur played like a drugged-up rabbit in October... how about missing Mr. Langenbrunner and Colin "I can (partially) see" White... you're gonna say boohoo...Jamie scored two goals last night for the first place Devils, the second one thanks to the Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno "Johnny Oduya" Chara...

The New Jersey Devils are a successful and friendly organization... to the wealthy people that is... just read their new (legitimate) policy... it's actually fairly well-written, creative, and truthful.... unfortunately to the rest of us poor people...

Quick update...The New Jersey Devils defeated the Boston Bruins 3-1 behind some timely scoring and an impressive defensive effort in the final period.  After a scoreless first, Brian Gionta's 10th from Johnny Oduya opened the scoring 1-0 at 10:57 of the second period.  Jamie Langenbrunner added the first of two goals less than four minutes later, on the power play.   Zach Paris

The New Jersey Devils travel to Boston tonight to face the Bruins and backup goaltender Alex Auld for the first time this season.  Auld, 0-2 lifetime against the Devils, replaced Tim Thomas (strained groin) and Manny Fernandez (possibly out for the season) as the starting goaltender for the time being... Let's just say that he's off to a good start, 3-0 for the

Isn't being a blogger great?  It allows me to publish what New Jersey Devils head coach Brent Sutter and forward Arron Asham "discussed" at practice on Wednesday.  Well, I cannot actually report verbatim because Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record was unable to publish the profanity-laced argument b

Since former Devils defenseman Scott Niedermayer announced that he will return to the Anaheim Ducks this season, all I've been able to think about is whether New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello would be able to get something out of this situation to help the Devils.

Resurrect your professional basketball career, move from Santa Clara, California (college) to Phoenix (average a few baskets a night for two seasons), then onto Dallas (Cuban and his Mavs) and finally back to Phoenix for a chance at redemption.  Once you return to Phoenix, you lead your team to the playoffs for three straight years, hang two MVP trophies in your living ro

Vote for the NHL All-Star starting lineups.  You have until Jan. 2 to determine the starting lineups.  Get out there... hustle.... Anyway, here's the latest from the NHL... not many surprises on the Eastern front... rainy, cold, nasty, Sid the Kid still in front of all voters...

I saw the boxscore of the Penguins/ Flyers game tonight and wondered if the two teams hate each other and if they were playing professional baseball withe final score.  Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 8-2 behind two three-goal outbursts, in a game which included a combined total of 156 pen

Unfortunately, the Devils have not had much success thus far against their arch-rival New York Rangers.  Nevertheless, I am confident that the Devils can and will rebound in their final four meetings.  Daniel Akeson of Puckonbroadwa

Scoring in the league has been decreasing, well since the 1918-1927 decade.  If, you are wondering, that is a significant period of time.  I am not sure why league officials are still satisfied with the current scoring results.  Maybe, they didn't have time to read Jeff Z.

New Jersey state Legislators were discussing a bill yesterday that would increase ticket prices by five percent to pay for security and traffic control at the Prudential Center.  This bill would be disastrous to the Devils, who recently relocated to the downtown Newark arena after spending 25 years in the Meadowlands.

The USA Today's most recent power rankings listed the New Jersey Devils as the second best team behind the unanimous first-place Detroit Red Wings.  You can attribute the team's success to a recent nine-game winning streak that was halted on Sunday.  Others placed the Devils a little bit lower after the quick losses.

I would like to vent about the New Jersey Devils’ 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals, but Jeremy wrote a great blog about the loss.  I need not dwell on the Devils’ awful second period (two shots taken).  Instead, I would like to focus on

Playing in the nation’s capital for the first time this season, the New Jersey Devils were defeated by the Washington Capitals 3-2.  In better news, Bill shares his thoughts on the New Jersey Devils Ice Hockey Program.

The New Jersey Devils are playing on FSN NY tonight against the Washington Capitals and the game can be heard on WFAN 660 AM.  For those fans in the D.C. area, the game is televised locally on CSN-DC (HD).  As I mentioned earlier, I will elaborate on the team's tv and radio schedule before games to prevent any cable problems.

NJ Devils reserve goaltender got the nod from head coach Brent Sutter this morning indicating that he will be starting tonight's contest against Washington.  Like the Vick sentencing, this came as no surprise.

Weekes has been an efficient backup to Martin Brodeur but has not started in nearly a month.

Former quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his role in the dogfighting operations and killing pit bulls.  Vick seemed apologetic at the sentencing and his future status in the National Football League remains as an unknown.

I was fortunate enough to attend last night’s contest at Madison Square Garden between the New Jersey Devils and their arch-rival New York Rangers.  By now, any genuine Devils fan or supporter knows that the Rangers won 1-0 in overtime.  I still feel the Devils looked impressive despite not

After reading forums and other news on the New Jersey Devils organization, I wonder if the team is too healthy (other than Jay Pandolfo's recent injury bug).  Lately, head coach Brent Sutter has had to waste time before games deciding on the 20 bench players allotted.

The stakes were simple: The New Jersey Devils were trying to extend their unbeaten streak to a season-high 10 games and the NY Rangers were looking to end a three-game losing slump.

In the end, Brendon Shanahan's one-timer beat Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur 30 seconds into overtime, and reversed both trends for the time being.

You are in the middle of voting for this year’s all stars.  But, wait.  You cannot find the New Jersey Devils left winger Zach Parise on the forwards list.  Don’t worry because NY Rangers forward Chris Drury and Toronto Maple L

If you're thinking of the last time a professional organization from New York or New Jersey won a championship, let me help you out.

Even though the New Jersey Devils lost two important members of their organization to free agency this past offseason, they are still continuing their winning ways.

After winning their ninth in a row, fifth straight at the newly-designed Prudential Center, head coach Brent Sutter gave the New Jersey Devils players a break on Saturday.  The Devils are in the midst of a three-game four-day tour and looked sluggish towards the end of Friday night's contest against the Washington Capitals.

Instead of broadcasting the New Jersey Devils game last night on FSNY, MSG, or FSNY 2, the telecast could have been found on another network.  The reason for this was simple: the NY Rangers, Knicks, Islanders, NJ Nets and Devils were all playing between seven and seven-thirty last night, forcing Cablevision, Comcast, and whatever cable you have into tough decision-making.

The New Jersey Devils organization gave ESPN Barry Melrose the grand tour last night of the Prudential Center located in downtown Newark.  Linda Schmidt of Fox Five and Hazel Sanchez reported on the situation and interviewed Melrose, Devils fans, and the Newark's Mayor Cory Booker last night.

I just wanted to offer a brief synopsis of the New Jersey Devils ninth consecutive victory last night.  Joel will have the full scoop later this weekend.  Defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski scored the Devils first goal unassisted.  It was his first of the season and only 15th of his career.  Newly acquired Danius Zubrus added the second one, less than five minutes later on the power

At the end of a playing career, professional athletes and their bodies tend to wear down physically and mentally.  It's one of the reasons that NFL running backs Barry Sanders and Tiki Barber retired before the age of 32.  However, there are other athletes like Brett Favre, who, at 38, is still starting at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.

Tonight, the Devils will be honoring Hall-of-Fame inductee Scott Stevens, the true Devils captain.  For those of you who may have forgotten, here's a quick list of some of his accomplishments:

•     3-time Stanley Cup Champion  

•     14-time NHL All-Star (13 played)
  

Yes, Jamie Langenbrunner was officially named team captain before Wednesday's game against Boston.  In New Jersey Devils fashion, there was no press conference or major announcement made, nothing fancy.

Maybe, that's the way the Devils like to play as well, modest.

Injury Bug: Jay Pandolfo is still recovering from his splash into the boards/ pelvic area injury and may miss this entire weekend, including Sunday's important matchup with the New York Rangers.  Pandolfo plays a vital role of defending against Jaromir Jagr and will surely be missed by his teammates.

When the New Jersey Devils (15-10-2) were slumping earlier this season, they had a tendency to lose focus and play a lackluster second period of hockey, leaving them trailing going into the final 20 minutes.  Now that the Devils are back on track, (eight straight after last night) t

On a night dedicated to recent Hall of Fame inductee No. 4 Scott Stevens, ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose will be among the fans in attendance, as first reported by Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record.

It appears as though Patrick Elias reads my blogs because I stated that we (Devils fans and players) needed him to come alive and what an answer he had for me (us)!

The game had all of the makings of ending the Devils' seven-game unbeaten streak.  They were down 3-0 after the first, the game looked out of reach, and the 14,012 in attendance were silenced.

The Detroit Red Wings have the best record in the league, including the most wins, fewest losses, and a bunch of other statistical categories.  As Dude Joel mentioned yesterday in Season Numbers and Observations, the Red Wings are dominant right now.  The fans certainly agree.

When a professional hockey team moves to a $375 million state-of-the-art arena, the ice is included in the deal. Right? Through the New Jersey Devils' first 10 games at the new Prudential Center, I was starting to think that they were playing at the former Continental Airlines Arena.  Players were falling, tripping, slipping, and the ice was not looking as the best surface in the NHL.

The New Jersey Devils are back on track and they are hot.  Having already won seven straight, the Devils (14-10-2) look to move into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division when they host the Boston Bruins (14-9-2) tonight at the Prudential Center.  So what’s changed?

Tonight the New Jersey Devils look to extend their winning streak to eight games, and the way they are improving each game, it would not surprise me if they were victorious tonight.  As I posted in my last blog, the Devils finally have started to play 60 full minutes of hockey, 65 full minutes of h

The winter breeze has finally hit us and the winter roster freeze is on its way, so I feel it’s a good time to check in with some stats from around the league.

Martin Brodeur is still situated behind Cristobal Huet and Henrik Lundqvist among eastern conference goaltenders.  Crosby has doubled his lead over Alfredsson and Lecavalier in the forwards department and Canadiens Andrei Markov leads by over 50,000 votes.

New York Rangers forward Sean Avery is definitely not a fan-favorite hockey player.  In my opinion, his behavior on and off the ice is unruly and unjustified.

New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was rewarded by the league for his outstanding performances this past week.  He went 3-0 and earned his first shutout of the season.  Vancouver Canucks goalie Robert Luongo and Minnesota Wild's netminder were the other two stars of the week ending December 2nd.

The Devils left Continental Airlines Arena with one thing on their minds: maintain their home dominance at the Prudential Center.  In the midst of a seven-game win streak, the Devils are playing terrific hockey.  However, the Rock, which holds 17,625 for hockey, has only sold out once, the open

We all rented the blooper videos at some point.  My blooper video watching days were at their highest around the 3rd grade or so.  During birthday parties where we'd get a few and an action movie like Rambo and watch them all in one sitting.  I think #10 should be higher up the list on this one.  Watch video

The New Jersey Devils can now add a shootout win and another stellar performance by goaltender Martin Brodeur to their seven-game wining streak.  Brian Gionta scored the only goal in the shootout and the Devils held on for a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.

We've all seen the commercials about FrankTV with clips of his amazingly funny and accurate impressions, but if you know and like sports (especially football in this case), this video is hilarious.

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Of course we are all happy that the Devils won the past six games, but up until last night, I do not feel that the Devils have played to their full potential or 60 full minutes of hockey.  Last night was the best team effort of the season, highlighted with a few nice individual achievements; Zach Parise's first hat-trick of his promising career and Marty's 94th shutout of his career. 

The first goal was nice, the second was sweeter, and the third the most meaningful of them all for Zach Parise.  He completed his first career NHL hat trick scoring one goal in each of the three periods last night.  Parise added an assist on the New Jersey Devils' fourth tally, completing the four-point performance and 4-0 shutout for goaltender Martin Brodeur.