NEWARK, NJ- The next two important dates for the Islanders franchise will be the March 4 trade deadline and the draft lottery. But coach Scott Gordon has been able to get his team to compete despite its last-place status, even if they consistently play just well enough to lose.
With no go-to scorer, the Islanders once [...]

NEWARK, NJ – Home cooking is not sitting well with the New Jersey Devils.
In what could only be described as a “chippy” game, with six penalties in the first 10 minutes, the Devils lost to the Los Angeles Kings, 3-1, for the second home game in a row.
Head coach Brent Sutter was cryptic after the [...]

NEWARK, NJ – The party lasted a little too long, and the hangover set in Tuesday night for the New Jersey Devils. Riding the high of an eight-game winning streak, the Devils ran out of gas against the quicker Washington Capitals, losing 5-2 in regulation.
Despite Captain Jamie Langenbrunner’s best effort to revive the team, by [...]

NEWARK, NJ – The New Jersey Devils have not been playing like themselves recently. After a short string of close games, in which the Devils won three out of five, one could say all Hell broke loose for New Jersey Thursday night against the Atlanta Thrashers.
Coach Brent Sutter said after the game he felt bad [...]

NEWARK, NJ – Patrick Elias’ shot climbed higher and higher, arcing over the heads of the Penguins’ defenders, until the puck found its way back to the ice inside the empty Pittsburgh net.
Like Elias’ final tally of the game, the New Jersey Devils played above and beyond the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday, winning 4-1 at the [...]

NEWARK, NJ – Jamie Langenbrunner and Patrick Elias both scored during a shootout and Kevin Weekes stopped two out of three shots to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night.
Both Elias and Langenbrunner used a quick puck maneuver to get past Lightning goalie Mike Smith, which opened [...]