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Devils’ Mercer Quietly Impressing in Sophomore Season

A little over three years ago, the New Jersey Devils made a move that would alter the direction of their franchise: they shipped former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall to…

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Nick Merkley Signs In KHL

Nick Merkley

Fresh off of a successful AHL season, 2015 first-round pick Nick Merkley is headed to Europe. The Calgary native has signed a one-year contract of KHL side Dinamo Minsk, per a team announcement. Merkley, 25, has been a talented, high-end scorer at every level of hockey he’s played in besides the NHL...

Free Agent Frenzy 2021: Day 1 Signings By Team

Alec Martinez

The 2021 offseason saw an incredible amount of player movement before the gates opened in free agency, and it didn’t slow down once players were allowed to sign new contracts. Nearly $800MM in contract dollars were dolled out on day one, with more than 160 players inking new deals. Here are all of t...

DONE DEAL: San Jose and New Jersey Make a Trade

New Jersey Devils

The San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils pulled off a trade on Monday as the two teams swapped a couple of young players who needed a change of scenery. Forward Nick Merkley heads to San Jose, meanwhile defenseman Christian Jaros heads to San Jose. Hearing Christian Jaros from SJ to NJ for Nick Me...

Expansion Draft Issues: Several Teams Have Moves To Make Before July 17

Gabriel Landeskog

The trade deadline may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be any more trades over the courses of the remainder of the league year. The NHL Expansion Draft is right around the corner, with protection lists due on July 17, ahead of the draft on July 21. By that time,…

CanucksArmy Game Day: Team Playoffs, no green for Green, and rocket power

Tyler Myers

The Real Journey Begins Tonight, the Canucks embark on a treacherous four-game set against the Ottawa Senators: a team that most of Canada deems to not exist. They do exist, much like zombies, unicorns, and Roberto Luongo’s recapture penalty exist. Vancouver has won five-straight against the Senator...

3 Takeaways From Devils’ 2-Game Series Versus Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

The New Jersey Devils headed to Washington, D.C. riding a two-game winning streak on the road — a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 4-3 win at the ... Read more3 Takeaways From Devils’ 2-Game Series Versus Capitals

Ovechkin scores two more, leads Capitals to win over Devils

Travis Zajac

Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves and the Washington Capitals rode their best players to a 4-0 victory Friday night and two-game sweep of the New Jersey Devils.

Penguins hand Sabres 16th straight loss with 4-0 victory

Jared McCann

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jared McCann had two power-play goals, Casey DeSmith made 36 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended Buffalo’s winless streak to 16 with a 4-0 victory Thursday night. Radim Zohorna scored on his first shot in the NHL for the Penguins, and Jake Guentzel added an empty-netter. Sid...

Russian night in DC: Caps beat Devils 4-3

Washington Capitals

After a trillion days off, the Washington Capitals played their first game since the late eighties, beating the New Jersey Devils in a stifled but successful outing. Someone named Nick Merkley scored the first goal […]