COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Oct. 30, 2022 Game No. 10 (3-6-0, 6 pts.)
vs New Jersey Devils (5-3-0, 10 pts.), Prudential Center Road Game No. 4 (1-2-0, 2 pts.)
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THE LAST GAME: OCT. 28, 2022 – CBJ 0 vs BOS 4
CBJ Goal Scorers:
BOS Goal Scorers: Grzelcyk (1), SHG – Coyle (3), DeBrusk (3), Pastrnak (7)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/29; 40:00), Tarasov (6/6; 20:00); BOS – Ullmark (30/30; 59:34)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 30 / BOS: 35
3 Stars: 1. Ullmark, BOS; 2. Pastrnak, BOS; 3. DeBrusk, BOS
Noteworthy: CBJ fell to 3-3-0 in last 6 games… Jiricek made his NHL debut, registering 1 shot and 3 hits on 15:35 of ice time… Gudbranson, Jenner, Laine and Sillinger led CBJ in shots with 4 each (30 shots total)… Werenski led the club in TOI (23:35)… Jiricek, Kuraly and Robinson led CBJ in hits with 3 each (18 total as team)… Gavrikov, Gudbranson and Roslovic led the club in blocked shots with 3 each (17 total).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Korpisalo (hip); (9 games)
Luoto (lower body); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 10); (9 games)
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months; (3 games)
Blankenburg (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 29); (2 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on IR (Oct. 26); 6 weeks; (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 32
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 29 Activated Korpisalo off the Injured/Non-Roster list and loaned him to Cleveland (AHL) and placed Blankenburg on IR retroactive to Oct. 23
Oct. 26 Placed Boqvist on IR and recalled Jiricek from Cleveland (AHL)
Oct. 25 Activated Laine off IR and placed Danforth on IR
Oct. 24 Recalled Bayreuther from Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
2pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 the Fan
AGAINST THE DEVILS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at NJD)
2021-22 Series: 3-1-0 (1-1-0 at NJD)
All-Time Series: 27-14-1-2 (11-7-1-2 at NJD)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 8-1-1 | 7-2-1
All-Time GF/GA: 122/95
All-Time SF/SA: 1,248/1,304
All-Time PP: 16-of-141
All-Time PK: 121-of-145
THE LAST GAME VS NJD: MAR. 1, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs NJD 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Christiansen (1), Bjorkstrand (18), PP – Jenner (23), Laine (20)
NJD Goal Scorers: PP – Hughes (17), Hischier (15), PP – Zacha (13)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/33; 60:00); NJD– Daws (27/31; 57:51)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 2/4 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / NJD: 33
3 Stars: 1. Laine, CBJ; 2. Jenner, CBJ; 3. Christiansen, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ won season series vs. NJD (3-1-0)… Christiansen scored 1st career NHL goal… Domi notched 300th career NHL point with an assist… Jenner recorded 10th multi-point outing of the season (1-1-2)… Laine tallied team-leading 12th multi-point game of campaign (1-1-2), including GWG… Voracek tallied 8th multi-assist/9th multi-point contest (0-2-2).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Feb. 14 at CBJ… Apr. 6 at NJD
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NJD)
CBJ have won 15 of the last 18 games of the series dating back to 3/5/17 (15-2-1), outscoring the Devils 58-29 over that stretch… CBJ are 10-
2-1 in their last 13 games on the road against NJD… CBJ have recorded power play goals in each of the last 2 meetings (2-of-6; 33.3 pct.) and 3 of the past 4 (3-of-12; 25.0 pct.)… CBJ have killed off 29-of-31 Devils power play attempts over past 11 road games since 3/6/15… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in 9 of the last 10 games… CBJ own 4 of the 7 shutouts in the series with Merzlikins registering the most recent one with 41 saves in a 5-0 win on 1/18/20 at NWA… Most goals scored at NJD: 5 (12/8/17)… Most goals allowed at NJD: 6 (3/23/10).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. NJD)
Gaudreau recorded his 5th career hat trick on 3/12/19 vs. NJD (Blackwood)… Nyquist collected 200th career assist on 2/16/20 at NJD… Peeke scored his 1st career goal on 2/16/20 at NJD… Voracek skated in his 900th career game on 2/6/20 vs. NJD and 1000th career game on 1/6/22 at NJD.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. NJD
•Gaudreau – 6-16-22 in 13 GP, including points in eight consecutive games played against the club (6-12-18) and five-straight road games (1-8-9).
•Jenner – 10-7-17 in 29 career GP, including goals in two-straight (2-1-3) and three of the past four meetings (3-1-4).
•Laine – 5-4-9 in 12 GP, including 2-3-5 in four games while in a Blue Jackets uniform.
•Voracek – 7-37-44 in 53 GP, including multiple assists in three of the last four games against the Devils (0-6-6).
HOW CBJ WERE BUILT (Active: 23, Injured Reserve: 4)
Drafted (12): Chinakhov, Foudy, Gavrikov, Jiricek, Jenner, Johnson, Korpisalo, Merzlikins, Peeke, Sillinger, Tarasov, Werenski Trade (6): Bean, Boqvist (IR), Laine, Olivier, Roslovic, Voracek Free Agent (9): Bayreuther, Blankenburg (IR), Danforth (IR), Gaudreau, Gudbranson, Kuraly, Luoto (IR), Nyquist, Robinson
HIT THE ROAD JACK(ETS)
The Blue Jackets fell to 3-3-0 in their past six games after Friday’s 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins. Columbus embarks on a week-long road trip first stopping in New Jersey on Sunday before flying to Finland to face the Colorado Avalanche as a part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. Friday concluded a stretch of five of six contests played at Nationwide Arena from Oct. 18-28. The club also plays 14 (13 at NWA) of its first 20 games of the season at home.
GOING GLOBAL
The Blue Jackets and 2022 Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche face off in a pair of 2022-23 regular-season games at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. Columbus heads to Helsinki, Finland following its contest at New Jersey on Oct. 30. The team has several Finns on the club. General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen is a native of Kuopio, Finland and the NHL’s first European-born general manager while left wing Patrik Laine (Tampere) and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (Helsinki) also hail from the country. Columbus will practice in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday, Nov. 1 and then in Tampere, Finland on Thursday, Nov. 3 prior to taking on Colorado in the two games.
THE COMEBACK JACKETS
Columbus earned victories when trailing by multiple goals in back-to-back wins over Vancouver (2-0) on Oct. 18 and Nashville (2-0 and 3-1) on Oct. 20. It was the fifth time in franchise history that the team has earned consecutive multi-goal comeback wins (MR: Feb. 8-10, 2022). These victories have a familiar feeling to the club’s wins in 2021-22 when CBJ set a franchise record after coming back at some point in the game in 23 of their 37 wins. The club finished sixth in the NHL in comeback victories last season. The team also trailed only Florida (11) with nine come-from-behind victories when trailing heading into the third period.
ROOKIE REPORT
The club’s rookies, consisting of forwards Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson, along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg and David Jiricek, have had a strong start to the season, combining for 4-5-9 in nine games. They have helped CBJ rank second-T among NHL teams in both goals and third-T in points, trailing only the Ottawa Senators (8-5-13 in 8 GP) and Montreal Canadiens (4-7-11 in 9 GP). Jiricek, who was Columbus’ sixth overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, made his NHL debut on Friday vs. Boston, registering one shot and three hits on 15:35 of ice time. At 18 years and 334 days, he is the seventh youngest player overall and second youngest defenseman to make his debut in franchise history (Rostislav Klesla; 18 years and 200 days on Oct. 7, 2000 vs. Chicago). Johnson (3-2-5 in 8 GP) recorded goals in three-straight games from Oct. 22-25 (3-0-3) and points in four consecutive outings from Oct. 20-25 (3-1-4).
CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner has recorded 1-3-4 in nine games this season and ranks sixth in the NHL in faceoff wins (109-of-184 faceoffs; 59.2 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward is one game from tying Nick Foligno for the third-most games played in club history. He also ranks third on the franchise’s all-time list in goals and fifth in points with 145-143-288.
RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ
- Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
- Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
- Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
- Boone Jenner 598 2013-current (10 seasons)
HERE’S JOHNNY!
Six-time All-Star left wing Johnny Gaudreau leads the club in scoring with 5-3-8 in nine games while recording points in six of his nine contests. The winger had his five-game points streak (4-3-7) snapped on Sunday at the Rangers and his five-game home points streak snapped on Friday vs. the Bruins (4-2-6). It was the third-longest home points-streak to start a player’s tenure in franchise history. He played in his 303rd consecutive game on Friday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (991) and Brent Burns (687). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 215-402-617 in 611 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.
A ROSY RUN
After going pointless in his first four games, Jack Roslovic collected assists in three-straight contests from October 20-23 (1-4-5). It was one game short of tying his career long set from Jan. 1-Feb 7, 2021 (1-5-6). He collected multi-point efforts in each game of the back-to-back set last weekend, recording a goal and an assist vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday and two assists at the Rangers on Sunday. The 25-year-old center set career highs for the fourth time in as many seasons in 2021-22, finishing with 22-23-45 and 10 multi-point efforts in 81 appearances.
DON’T SLEEP ON Z
Defenseman Zach Werenski has recorded 2-2-4 in nine games this season, leading the club’s blueliners in scoring (tied with Jake Bean) and in goals (tied with Andrew Peeke). He registered points in two-straight games (1-1-2) from Oct. 23-25 . The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22. He ranks 10th among NHL blueliners in points-per-game (min. 20 GP) dating back to Feb. 10, 2022 in recording 7-20-27 in 35 contests (.77).
UP IN CLEVELAND
Columbus’ AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, have kicked off the 2022-23 season going 4-4-0 after earning a 4-2 victory at Syracuse on Friday. Joonas Korpisalo, on a conditioning assignment, stopped 38-of-40 shots in the victory. Forwards Emil Bemstrom (5-6-11, ranks 2nd-T in AHL in scoring), Kirill Marchenko (5-4-9, 1st-T among AHL rookies in goals and 2nd in points) and Brendan Gaunce (4-5-9) lead the club in scoring with Bemstrom and Marchenko each collecting points in seven of eight games in 2022-23. 2022 sixth overall pick David Jiricek, who was recalled by the club on Wednesday, led AHL rookie blueliners in assists and points (tied) at the time of recall with 0-4-4 in five games. The Monsters close out a six-game road trip with a rematch against the Crunch on Saturday.
2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
•CBJ play the 2nd of 10 Sunday games (1-0-0) in the matinee at New Jersey
•CBJ have 15 different goal scorers
•CBJ are 6th-T in the NHL with 11 3rd period goals this season after recording 3 on Tue. vs. Arizona
•CBJ have recorded 8 multi-goal periods this season
•CBJ are 3rd-T in the NHL lead in goals and 11th-T in points by defensemen with 7-11-18 in 9 contests after CBJ blueliners combined for 3-5-8 in the past 3 games (2-2-4 at NYR on Sun./1-3-4 vs. ARI on Tue.)
•CBJ have killed off 24-of-29 opponent power play opportunities in their 1st 9 games of the season (82.8 pct.) to rank 9th-T in the NHL in penalty kill pct.
•CBJ had a season-high 5 different goal scorers and 11 different skaters to record points on 10/23 at NYR
•CBJ were tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)
•CBJ’s opening-season roster included players from 7 different countries (Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Sweden and the United States)
2022-23 PLAYER QUICK HITS
•Chinakhov notched his 1st goal of the season on 10/23 at NYR and has 1-4-5 in his last 6 games and is 3 assists from tying his career high set last season
•Foudy registered his 1st career multi-assist and point effort with 2 assists in his season debut on 10/23 at NYR
•Gavrikov notched his 1st career OT winner and 4th career GWG on 10/18 vs. VAN
•Peeke, who has 2-1-3 in his last 5 games, recorded goals in 2-straight contests for the first time in his NHL career on Oct. 23/25 2022-23
LEADERS
•Kuraly (23), Olivier (20) and Robinson (17) lead CBJ in hits
•Werenski (19), Jenner (16) and Gudbranson (16) lead CBJ in blocked shots
•Werenski (24:49), Gavrikov (21:42) and Jenner (20:25) lead CBJ in TOI/GP
•Gaudreau (1) leads CBJ in multi-goal GP
•Chinakhov (2), Voracek (2), Bean (1), Jenner (1), Foudy (1) and Roslovic (1) lead CBJ in multi-assist GP
•Chinakhov (2), Gaudreau (2), Roslovic (2) and Voracek (2) lead CBJ in multi-point GP
CBJ 2022-23 TEAM GAME HIGHS
GOALS: 5 – 2x (MR: 10/23 at NYR)… GOALS AGAINST: 6 – 2x (MR: 10/25 vs ARI)… PPG: 0… PPGA: 2 (10/25 vs ARI)… SHOTS: 42
(10/20 vs. NSH)… SHOTS AGAINST: 43 (10/12 at CAR)… PIM: 16 (10/25 vs. ARI)… HITS: 31 (10/22 vs PIT)… FOW: 40 (10/14 vs.
TBL)… BKS: 22 (10/12 at CAR)
CBJ 2022-23 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS
GOALS: 2, Gaudreau (10/20 vs.. NSH)… ASSISTS: 2 – 8x, MR: Bean (10/25 vs ARI)… POINTS: 2 – 13x, MR: Bean (10/25 vs ARI)…
HITS: 6, Robinson (10/12 at CAR)… PLUS/MINUS RATING: +3, Werenski (10/23 at NYR)… SOG: 7, Gaudreau (10/20 vs. NSH)… TOI:
27:04 – Werenski (10/18 vs. VAN)… SAVES: 39, Tarasov (10/12 at CAR, 43 shots
NEW JERSEY NETS NOTES:
The Devils entertain their first game played on a Sunday for the 2022-23 campaign. The team recorded a 4-5-2 record on Sundays last season, while the team finished 2-5-1 on Sundays at the Rock. Jersey’s team is fresh off a 1-0 shutout victory over Colorado on Friday night. The Devils shutout Colorado for the first time since Mar. 15, 2012, which was a 1-0 shootout win at the Rock. Martin Brodeur recorded 28 saves in the effort. It marked the fifth shutout earned all-time vs Colorado. Vitek Vanecek is the second netminder in franchise history who earned a shutout vs Colorado (M. Brodeur).
The Devils were 70.8% on faceoffs (34/48) vs Colorado, which ranks as the third-highest in franchise history for a single game:
- 77.8% (35/45), Oct. 28, 2006, vs CBJ, 1-0 win
- 74.1% (40/54), Jan. 4, 2008, vs PHI, 3-0 win
Jersey’s team was outshot, 24-23 on Friday, which marks the first time this season the team was outshot. The Devils are now 1-0-0 when outshot in a game this season. The outing marked the team’s first 1-0 win since Mar. 28, 2021, at Boston in a 1-0 victory. The Devils haven’t allowed more than 25 shots against in a game this season, and enter Sunday’s contest ranked first in shots against, per game at 21.8.
Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against,
per game seven times:
23.7 1997-98
24.7 1998-99
24.7 2000-01
23.2 2001-02
23.6 2002-03
24.4 2003-04
23.1 2012-13
The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. As of Oct. 29, New Jersey’s shots per game (average) at 37.6 ranked second in the NHL behind Pittsburgh’s 37.8 shots per game average
Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship.
Jersey’s team enters today’s contest having earned power-play goals in back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots.
Side note…On Oct. 12, 2022, Andy Greene officially signed a one-day contract and retired as a Devil. The Trenton, Michigan native’s 923 regular-season games played ranks seventh all-time in franchise history, and third all-time for defensemen in franchise history. The Devils record on Sundays in 2022-23: TBD
Record in matinee games in 2022-23…1-0-0…home…1-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…2-0-0
Alternate Jersey schedule:
DATE/TIME OPPONENT RESULT
Oct. 18, 7:00 P.M. vs ANA 4-2, W
Oct 28, 7:00 P.M. vs COL 1-0, W
Dec. 6, 7:00 P.M. vs CHI
Dec. 13, 7:00 P.M. vs DAL
Jan. 1, 3:00 P.M. Vs CAR
Jan. 5, 7:00 P.M. Vs STL
Feb. 6, 7:30 P.M. Vs VAN
Feb. 21, 7:00 P.M. Vs MTL
Mar. 30, 7:00 P.M. Vs NYR
Apr. 11, 7:00 P.M. HOME FINALE Vs BUF
AROUND THE RINK
The Devils host their first Hockey Is For Everyone game for 2022-23 on Friday, while celebrating Hispanic Heritage Night presented by Hijole.
Today, the Devils celebrate and honor Mr. Devil, Ken Daneyko, his 40 seasons as a member of the organization.
VS COLUMBUS
The last time the Devils won a season series vs Columbus was in 2011-12, when the two foes met just once. Jersey earned the lone victory. Jersey’s team was 1-0-1 last season vs Columbus at home. The two teams almost met one-year to date in the foes’ first meeting for 2021-22…which was a 4-3 shootout loss to Columbus on Oct. 31, 2021.
ALL-TIME vs COLUMBUS
Record: 16-22-1-5
Home: 9-8-1-3
Road: 7-14-0-2
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…4g-13a=17 PTS, 19 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur…7-3-1-2
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Columbus is six goals, earned twice, with the last recorded on Mar. 23, 2010, in a 6-3 win at the Rock. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Columbus is six goals, three times, with the last time taking place on Feb. 10, 2018, after a 6-1 defeat at Columbus. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Columbus is 44, which was earned in a 2-2 tie on Dec. 27, 2000, at Continental airlines arena. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Columbus is 55, which was logged on Feb. 16, 2020, in a 4-3 shootout win at the Rock. The last time the Devils shut out the Jackets was Feb. 28, 2015, in a 2-0 victory at the Rock. Goaltender Cory Schneider earned 33 saves in the effort. The last time Columbus shut out the Devils was Jan. 18, 2020, in a 5-0 loss at Columbus – Elvis Merzlikins denied the Devils 36 times in the effort. The two foes first-ever meeting took place on Dec. 27, 2000, at Continental Airlines Arena, after a 2-2 tie. Espen Knutsen scored the game’s first goal, while Randy McKay scored New Jersey’s first-ever goal vs Columbus in franchise history. The two teams have never met in the postseason. Devils forward Jesper Boqvist’s brother, Adam, has played in three career-games vs the Devils, but is sidelined due to a lower-body injury. In the NHL’s 2000 Expansion Draft, Columbus selected forward Jeff Williams from New Jersey.
LAST TRADE
The last time the Devils and Columbus executed trade was on Oct. 8, 2020, when Jersey acquired defenseman Ryan Murray in exchange for a 2021, 5th round draft pick. Jesper Bratt enters tonight’s contest riding a career-high eight-game point streak (3g-10a). As of Oct. 29, Bratt ranked third in the NHL for points with 13, while Boston’s David Pastrnak ranked first with 17 PTS (7g-10a). Bratt’s 10 assists ranked tied for second with Pastrnak, as of Oct. 29, while Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl ranked first with 11 helpers. Bratt’s prior career-high point streak was seven games which was earned twice:
Jan. 4, 2022, to Jan. 27, 5g-5a=10 PTS
Mar. 15, 2022, to Mar. 27, 3g-7a=10 PTS
Bratt’s 13th point, and a 10th assist for the campaign, marked the franchise’s second-longest point streak via a single season’s opening game through (date) the team’s eighth game played. Forward Tim Higgin’s owns the franchise record, after earning a 10-game point streak to start the season with Jersey from Oct. 12, 1984, to Nov. 2, 1984.
Per NHL Pr, “Only four Swedish-born players have posted a longer run: Mats Sundin (30 GP in 1992-93 w/ QUE), Henrik Zetterberg (17 GP in 2007-08 w/ DET), Daniel Alfredsson (10 GP in 2002-03 w/ OTT) and Daniel Sedin (9 GP in 2010-11 w/ VAN).” Per NHL Pr, “his 10th assist of 2022-23 in his eighth contest, matching the Devils/Rockies/Scouts franchise mark for fewest games to 10 helpers in a season. Tommy Albelin (8 GP in 1988-89) and Tapio Levo (8 GP in 1982-83) previously accomplished the feat.” Entering tonight’s contest, Bratt leads the Devils with five game-winning points (1g-4a). He’s factored in on all of the team’s gamewinning goals this season.
Speaking of franchise history…Nico Hischier continued to make headlines after his face-off efforts on Friday vs Colorado… The captain was 16/17 on face-offs, at 94.1%, which tied a franchise record for the highest face-off% in a single game for skaters who took at least 15 face-offs in a contest.
Bobby Holik also won 16/17 face-offs, at 94.1%, on Jan. 2, 1999, at Ottawa. The second highest for this matter is Travis Zajac, who won 14/15 face-offs, at 93.3%, on Feb. 13, 2010, at Carolina.
Jack Hughes enters tonight’s contest riding a two-game point and goal streak (2g-1a). It marked the 2019 No. 1 overall draft pick’s sixth career game-winner.
At age 21, Hughes also joins good company in franchise history… Franchise history: Top Five: Player’s career game-winning goals before turning the age of 22:
PLAYER CAREER GWG SEASONS
JOHN MACLEAN 10 1983-84 to 1986-87
WILF PAIMENT 8 1974-75 to 1977-78
BRENDAN SHANAHAN 8 1987-88 to 1990-91
PETR SYKORA 7 1995-96 to 1998-99
PATRIK ELIAS 6 1995-96 to 1997-98
PAUL GAGNE 6 1980-81 to 1983-84
NICO HISCHIER 6 2017-18 to 2019-20
JACK HUGHES 6 2019-20-PRESENT
KIRK MULLER 6 1984-85 to 1987-88
RANDY PIERCE 6 1977-78 to 1979-80
Dougie Hamilton extended his point streak to three games (0g-4a), after earning the secondary assist on Hughes’ PP tally via Friday. In the face-off circle it’s Nico Hischier and Erik Haula leading the way…Hischier ranks second in the NHL for face-off% at 65.7, while Chicago’s Max Domi ranks first at 66.4%. Haula ranks fourth in the NHL at 64.0%, as of Oct. 29.
QUICK HITS
After Friday’s contest, for the third time this season, and consecutive games, John Marino led the Devils in TOI (22:01) via Friday. Nico Hischier enters his third season as team captain. Damon Severson is the longest-tenured Devil via 2014-15. Dawson Mercer is the first player in franchise history to wear No. 91. Mercer donned No. 18 last season, which was taken over by twotime Stanley Cup champion Ondrej Palat.
COACH’S CORNER
Head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 783rd career regular-season win on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, and now ranks fifth all-time for NHL head coaches. Ruff was tied with the great Al Arbour for fifth all-time at 782.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Vitek Vanecek is riding a two-game win streak, after earning his first win as a member with the Devils on Tuesday, vs Detroit. He became the first Czech-born netminder in franchise history to play in a game and earn a win. After shutting out the Avs on Friday, Vanecek is the second goaltender in franchise history who shutout Colorado. Martin Brodeur shutout the Avs four times in his career.
