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Jesper Bratt tallied a couple points, Dougie Hamilton scored for the first time in forever and the Devils took a 4-1 win over the Mammoth on Saturday. [Devils NHL]
Then on Sunday, Luke Hughes had a rough outing (and got booed), the Devils scored one goal and lost to the Hurricanes, 3-1. [Devils NHL]
On the booing:
Luke Hughes talks after the game:
On Johnathan Kovacevic:
“The New Jersey Devils’ poor roster construction has been exposed this season ad nauseam, with the predominant focus on the abysmal finishing plaguing the entire team. The bigger issue in pertinence to the team’s roster, though, is in the lack of a true No. 1 defenseman, despite having the second-most expensive blueline in the NHL also sporting two former top-five picks.” [Infernal Access ($)]
Jack talks about Team USA here:
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We have Olympic hockey rosters! A rundown of players for the USA, Sweden, Finland and Canada teams here: [ESPN]
Alex Wennberg gets a three-year deal:
Logan Stanley gets a one-game suspension:
Chris Tanev’s season may be over:
Auston Matthews tops the goals list in Toronto:
“Entering 2025-26, the NHL was trending downward in terms of PP shots. In 2024-25, there were 10,118 shots taken on the power play. That was down from 11,998 in 2023-24. In 2022-23, there were 12,247. Through Thursday, teams were on pace to take 11,287 shots by the conclusion of 2025-26. Time will tell whether this is a midseason blip or a real turn. It may be because teams were averaging 3.0 power-play opportunities per game, up from 2.7 in 2024-25.” [The Athletic ($)]
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