With this atrocious season behind us, Devils fans can finally look forward to offseason events which should hopefully find the missing pieces needed to boost this team to the playoffs.
Nikita Okhotyuk made his NHL debut the other night, and he had himself one heck of a game. If he can prove to be a hit for this franchise, that makes everything better.
Comeback effort falls short as Devils lose 6-4 to Penguins
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So close, yet so far.
Despite many promising performances from the Devils’ young forwards, they fell short today, as unlucky bounces and suspect defense led to a 6-4 Penguins victory.
The Devils scored the first goal of the game, after a faceoff win led to a Jesper Bratt shot which hit DeSmith in front of the net. Miles Wood, showcasing his physicality against Kris Letang, was able to find the puck loose in the slot and deposit it past DeSmith for the 1-0 lead.
After some good sustained pressure by the Vatanen line, Ty Smith showed how sustained offense could be destroyed with one bad pass, as an errant pass led to a three-on-one opportunity for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh was robbed by Blackwood on that attempt, but this hectic play did lead to the Devils getting called for too-many-men.
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