The New Jersey Devils are 4-1-0 after another impressive victory on Saturday against the Stanley Cup runners-up, the Edmonton Oilers. As such, they’re tied for first in the Metropolitan Division with the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals. In fact, they sit fourth overall in the NHL.
Jack Hughes looks unstoppable right now. But further, Timo Meier is playing like the $8.8 million man they paid him to be, the depth has been incredible, and Jake Allen is holding it down in the crease in Jacob Markstrom’s absence.
In the links, an inside look at the Devils’ 5-3 victory on Saturday. Plus, what the experts say about the Devils’ impact rookie.
Elsewhere, a peek behind the curtain in Pittsburgh, a revenge tour in Boston, and the Rat King returns!
Let’s do that hockey.
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New Jersey Hockey Now: Well, in their first meeting of the season, Jack Hughes really upped Connor McDavid, en route to a Devils 5-3 victory amid ending a 31-month drought.
The Athletic ($): What’s one thing the experts at The Athletic are seeing from the Devils so far this season? Their impact rookie belongs in the Calder race. Feel like we’ve seen that somewhere before
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Sportsnet: Oh boy! Anthony Stolarz, frustrated following the Toronto Maple Leafs’ overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken, sounds off on his team. “Enough is enough.”
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Here’s an interesting peek behind the curtain. Did you know that professional hockey players have REAL feelings? Yep, they sure do. Feelings such as insecurity and anger. Talking with some veterans of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dan Kingerski gets to the bottom of how those vets deal with said feelings. (+)
Boston Hockey Now: Casey Mittelstadt is hoping that with the Boston Bruins, he can prove the teams that gave up on him wrong.
The Athletic ($): The Rat King returns! Amid some frustrations as the Florida Panthers dropped their third straight game, Brad Marchand stole Rasmus Dahlin’s helmet, and dismantled it. No, really. He did.
