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The 2021 season is still very young for the National Hockey League. The New Jersey Devils, not expected to make any particular noise, has done fairly well all things considered. They opened up with earning three points out of four out of potential East Division favorite Boston and beating Our Hated Rivals in regulation. It took until the fourth game of the season before they suffered a regulation loss. They rebounded after that loss by shutting out the Islanders 2-0. Considering the team is still without Nico Hischier (injury), Jesper Bratt (visa - now in Coronavirus protocol), Sami Vatanen (visa), and prior to the loss against the Islanders, Mackenzie Blackwood (Coronavirus protocol), going 3-1-1 to start is a pleasant surprise. One of the reasons why it is so pleasant is because of left winger Miles Wood.