Practice Details

The Devils’ practice Monday saw full attendance of healthy players and started off with some small area games, 3v3, with both goaltenders participating. From the first whistle of practice, the team was energetic and participating at full speed. After the first 10 minutes of the on-ice session, the Devils went into a 3v3 scrimmage for five minutes. They started with the following combinations:

Bratt, Hughes, Hughes
Noesen, Palat, Siegenthaler
Tatar, Dowling, Kovacevic
Meier, Hischier, Hamilton
Lazar, Bastian, Dillon
Mercer, Cotter, Pesce

Following the 3-on-3 scrimmage, here was the Devils workflow:

CARTERET, NJ — An Avenel woman was killed in a car crash Saturday night in Carteret, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Theodore Nycz.

The woman was identified as Cristina Flores 34, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge.

The crash occurred on the West Carteret Bridge on Roosevelt Avenue at 9:55 p.m. Saturday, and involved an Infiniti and Toyota Camry. Flores was driving the Infiniti. Both drivers sustained serious injuries, and Flores was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

The driver of the Toyota Camry, a 23-year-old man from Carteret, was also seriously injured and was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where as of Sunday night he was being treated for his injuries.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Guzman of the Carteret Police Department at 732-541-4181 or Detective Colonna the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3354.

The New Jersey Devils are getting another well-deserved day off today.

Last night, Jacob Markstrom really wowed again. It’s become regular at this point. In fact, it’s become a little too regular. The reaction on his big save in the links below.

Elsewhere, Ryan O’Reilly is drawing NHL trade interest, Cutter Gauthier booed out of the building, and are the Blueshirts playoff-bound?

Let’s do that hockey.

Devils News

New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils are finally back home after a tough 1-4-1 road trip over the last few weeks. They explained to NJHN what the biggest challenge to overcome has been amid tough times. (+)

More NJHN: Jacob Markstrom WOWS, again! The Devils looked better in their OT win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but…

Even More: The Devils locker room reacts to Jacob Markstrom, explain their third period woes, & the unique look on the man advantage in overtime against the Lightning.

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NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now

Sportsnet: In an update on Hockey Night in Canada, it’s revealed that the Vancouver Canucks are fielding calls on their star players out of the Western Conference. Ryan O’Reilly is fetching interest, too. This is just me speculating, but could he be a fit down the middle in New Jersey? Here’s the latest NHL trade inside info courtesy of Elliotte Friedman.

The Athletic ($): That’s now two wins in a row for the Devils rival, the New York Rangers. And both against playoff-bound opponents. Bold prediction? Arthur Staple says the Blueshirts get back in the postseason.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: As the season unfolds, the Pittsburgh Penguins have become better and better. That hasn’t been without its complications, however. Fortunately for them, they’ve found some solutions in surprising places.

NBC Sports Philly: The scene in Philly was ugly last night. Cutter Gauthier appeared against the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time since, requesting to be traded before he even played for the organization. The fans greeted him with HEAVY boos.

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