Nick Villano

6 days ago | pucksandpitchforks.com | Nick Villano

The New Jersey Devils are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, facing off with the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1. What do the Pucks and Pitchforks writers believe will happen in this series? The New Jersey Devils are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After missing the postseason in 2024 in disappointing fashion, the Devils are in the top 16 teams in the league once again. The season did not go as most hoped, but nothing matters at this point. The Devils made the playoffs, and now everything is even.

1 week ago | pucksandpitchforks.com | Nick Villano

The New Jersey Devils clinched the postseason a little over a week ago, but a meaningless win against the Boston Bruins is actually keeping an interesting streak alive. The New Jersey Devils have not played their best hockey down the stretch. In fact, they've been pretty bad since Christmas. However, they banked enough points in the first half of the season that they easily got into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

2 weeks ago | pucksandpitchforks.com | Nick Villano

Ray Shero will always have a special place in New Jersey Devils lore, taking over for the legendary Lou Lamoriello and building the foundation that is today's core. He sadly passed away on Wednesday at the age of 62. The Minnesota Wild announced on Wednesday that Ray Shero, a special advisor and former NHL general manager, had passed away. In a statement, the Wild announced the news, saying the club was "deeply saddened" by his passing. They went on to say, "Ray was the best.

2 weeks ago | pucksandpitchforks.com | Nick Villano

Most are very excited with the report that the New Jersey Devils are on the verge of signing top Russian forward prospect Arseni Gritsyuk, but because of his contract structure, it is a very risky move. The New Jersey Devils desperately want to add secondary offense to their lineup. With Jack Hughes out, it exposed the Devils as a top-line team with little to show after Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, and Timo Meier.

3 weeks ago | pucksandpitchforks.com | Nick Villano

Everything was working against the New Jersey Devils on Monday night against the Minnesota Wild, but the team continued moving and eventually persevered in the shootout. The New Jersey Devils held the momentum for most of the game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. They had the shot advantage after an initial burst by their former head coach's team. John Hynes had his guys motivated after the Devils put the Wild on their heels all game on Saturday night, ending in a 5-2 victory.