From Guest Blogger Ethan Kwassman, who has hosted many Devils broadcasts on blogtalkradio:

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...