New Jersey Devils

I’m adopting the New Jersey Devils this postseason. Here’s why.

The Washington Capitals have been eliminated from playoff contention, so there goes that. At least we don’t have to use the word berth this year. I hate that word. It feels wet and sticky.

An early summer for the Caps puts me in a tough situation. It’s my job to write about hockey, and I was hoping to cover a Caps playoff run for at least a week. Now I need something to do, so I’ve decided I’m going to cover the New Jersey Devils in the playoffs. I don’t know if this is a good idea, but I’m doing it.

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By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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Jonas Siegenthaler and New Jersey Devils Swiss teammates awarded Swiss Impact Award from Consulate General of Switzerland

Former Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler has had an excellent season with the red-hot New Jersey Devils, earning the attention of both hockey fans and his home country of Switzerland. On Tuesday, Siegenthaler was awarded the Swiss Impact Award from the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, given for “exceptional Swiss accomplishments in the United States.”

Siegenthaler earned the award alongside fellow Swiss Devils Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, and Akira Schmid.

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By Katie Adler 6 months ago

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Darcy Kuemper’s heroics steal a point for the Caps against one of the East’s best: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals hung on for dear life against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night and they…well their goaltender’s efforts stole them a point. That third period was a prime example of why New Jersey is where they are in the Eastern Conference standings right now.

Darcy Kuemper has gotta be wondering where his team went for the final twenty minutes.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Fine! Devils beat Caps 3-2 in shootout

The Washington Capitals played the fearsome New Jersey Devils, and – honestly – they did fine! Invigorating feeling. Fine hockey from your Washington Capitals. Washington: home of fine hockey.

Late in the first period, Trevor van Riemsdyk scored a pinball-style goal. Erik Haula scored a power-play goal in the second by banking off Alexander Alexeyev, who got de-pantsed a bit on Dawson Mercer’s goal 90 seconds later. Dylan Strome crashed the net to turn Tom Wilson’s lucky bounce into the tying goal after forty minutes. A scoreless third pushed us into overtime, which was fun but fruitless.

Shootout bullets!

Oshie did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Hughes did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Kuznetsov did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Bratt did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Backstrom did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Hischier did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Ovechkin did NOT put the biscuit in the basket
Meier put the biscuit in the basket

Caps lose 3-2 in the shootout.

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By Peter Hassett 7 months ago

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Capitals vs Devils live analysis and updates (March 9, 2023)

This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils game on March 9, 2023.

Days after their failed attempt for their first three-game winning streak since 2022, the Washington Capitals are back at home and will take on one of the best teams in the National Hockey League – the New Jersey Devils – whom they kinda sorta helped become a super power for years to come.

If we go straight to brass tacks, the Capitals are sitting 12th in the Eastern Conference, five points out of a wild card spot. MoneyPuck has their playoff chances at 5.7 percent. They need to win this game and virtually their remaining 16 games after to make the playoffs, which obviously they will, duh.

From a blog point of view, we are already feeling the waning interest from fans in our analytics (please come back). It’s like preseason numbers here, which I guess makes sense. We’ll try to make this fun, though!

Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop is a little after 7 pm. The Caps will be wearing their cursed W jerseys.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek won’t start against Washington Capitals in first return to DC

Vitek Vanecek will not start against the Washington Capitals in his first game back at Capital One Arena with the New Jersey Devils, Thursday. Instead, Akira Schmid will be in net for New Jersey per NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti.

It’ll be Schmid’s second start in a week after a shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday and his first career start against Washington.

Schdmid has posted a.926 save percentage in 12 games this season, ranking third among all goalies with 10 or more games.

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By Katie Adler 7 months ago

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Ilya Samsonov endures ‘shoot to the balls’ to beat Vitek Vanecek in first head-to-head matchup: ‘We still the friends’

The Washington Capitals jettisoned their young goaltending tandem this past offseason as they non-tendered former first-round pick Ilya Samsonov and traded former second-round pick Vitek Vanecek.

The two goalies and former close friends in Hershey quickly moved on to new teams as Samsonov signed a free-agent deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vanecek settled into the starting spot in the New Jersey Devils net.

Despite being on Eastern Conference teams, Sammy and Vitek avoided a direct matchup against one another until Tuesday night. The Leafs and Devils did battle inside Prudential Center and Samsonov came out on top in a 4-3 victory.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek has started referring to himself in the third person during interviews: ‘I’m really proud of the Vitek. I hope he gonna keep going.’

Former Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek is absolutely on fire right now. The 27-year-old Czech is currently riding a nine-game winning streak for the New Jersey Devils and in the month of January he holds an 8-0 record with a 2.07 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage.

While Vitek’s fantastic, recent play has definitely drawn a bit of a spotlight on him, the former second-round draft selection has added a quirk during interviews that is also getting him some attention off the ice.

He has started answering some questions in the third person.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Vitek Vanecek slaps Rangers player in face after getting bumped in crease

Former Capital Vitek Vanecek just had the best month of his hockey career. Vanecek led the New Jersey Devils to a 13-win November — the first time a team has ever earned that many victories in November in NHL history (13-1-0). According to NHL PR, only four teams in NHL history have had more wins in a single month: COL (15 in Jan. 2022), BOS (15 in March 2014), PIT (15 in March 2013), and CBJ (14 in Dec. 2016).

Vanecek won eight of those November games for the Devils and his latest W came Monday night against the New York Rangers. Vanecek stopped 35 of 38 shots against New York (.921 save percentage) to help the Devils win 5-3.

But I’d also like to call attention to something else Vanecek did for the first in his NHL career.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Opposite Day: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals kicked off their season-long road trip with a heavy loss to a New Jersey Devils team that is likely the NHL’s top squad this year. The 5-1 loss kept the Caps from putting together a three-win streak for the first time this season.

It was a game of opposites.

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By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago

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