The New Jersey Devils lost recently to Dallas on a gut punch of a last second goal in the second period. This post shows that it is one of many late period goals that have been a problem for the team. The post also goes into which ones have been costly and what they can do about it.
Halifax Mooseheads player Attilio Biasca finds himself in select company as only the fourth captain in team history who is from outside of North America. Known as import players, they face some additional challenges to their teammates.
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For a New Jersey Devils team that has all but themselves out of playoff contention, the month of March had it all. Granted, they played 17 games in 31 days, so there were a lot of possibilities for events. There were games where the Devils could barely score goals and nights where they put the opposition to the sword. There were blowout losses, fortunate wins, games where the score was closer than the performance, referee/official decisions going against the Devils, referee/official decisions going in favor of the Devils, and everything in between. Some players hit slumps. Some players grew out of them. The goaltending ranged from victimized by the guys in front of them to carrying the team to wins. At the end of it all, the Devils finished March with a 6-8-3 record. A not-very good record for a not-very good team as the Devils remained in seventh place in the East Division throughout the month.
After an apparent COVID-19 outbreak that forced the NHL to postpone the month’s first half of games, the New Jersey Devils recovered and played eight in February. They went 3-5-0 and dulled some of the hope from their January performances. This post analyzes and reviews a truncated February by the Devils.