NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Florida Panthers 4 New Jersey Devils 2
(15-13-4—34 PTS) (21-8-2—43 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. S. Reinhart 2. Erik Haula 3. A. Ekblad
Goals:
FLA: M. S. Reinhart PPG), Forsling, S. Reinhart, C. Verhaeghe (ENG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Florida 1 2 1 – – 4
DEVILS 0 1 1 – – 2
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: J. Marino, E. Haula
Game Summary | Event Summary
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 31
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 25
Nate Bastian Upper-Body Nov. 27 9
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 87
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
12/1 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
12/2 Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica
12/13 Mackenzie Blackwood Assigned to Utica (conditioning loan)
12/19 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Recalled from conditioning loan, Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils enter Tuesday’s hoping to snap a five-game winless streak (0-4-1), which marks a season low. The last time the Devils experienced five consecutive games without a win was the final six games of the 2021-22 season from Apr. 21 to Apr. 29 (0-4-2). Opponents have outscored Jersey’s team 20-11 over the current winless streak dating to Dec. 9, vs the New York Islanders (6-4, L). Yet, the team’s shots per game average still ranks fourth in the league since Dec. 9 at 35.0. The team’s shots against per game has dipped in the ranks. Since Dec. 9, the ranks ninth in the NHL for shots against per game at 28.0, which ranks eighth in the NHL. The team’s goals for per game since Dec. 9 ranks 26th in the NHL at 2.220. Prior to Dec. ninth the team’s goals for per game was After Thursday’s defeat, the team is now 3-1-1 when tied after two periods of play in a game this season. Prior to Dec. 9, the team’s goal for per game average was 3.69, which ranked fourth in the NHL.
Since Dec. 9, the team has allowed three empty net goals, while the team allowed just one prior to Dec. 9. Tuesday’s contest marks a first half of the team’s fourth back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign. The Devils visit Florida on Wed., Dec. 21. Jersey’s team is 3-2-1 overall for back-to-back games this season. The team is 1-1-1 is first games played for this matter and 2-1-0 in second games played in back-to-back sets. Jersey’s team enters tonight’s contest 15-7-2 when outshooting an opponent this season. The Devils are 7-2-0 when recording 40 or more shots in a game for 2022-23. The Devils announced on Tue., Dec. 13 that the team loaned Mackenzie Blackwood to Utica for conditioning purposes. As of Dec. 19, Blackwood is 1-1-0 in the AHL and entails a .891 save% and 3.03 GAA. The team’s 21 wins after its first 31 games to open a season are the second most wins in franchise history after 31 games played. The team earned 22 after 31 games played in 2009-10 and 1997-98, which were the most wins earned for this matter. While the Devils are experiencing a five-game winless streak, the team enters Tuesday’s contest with an 11-1-1 record in road games. The one regulation loss on the road marks the fewest in the NHL in the NHL. All-time, the one regulation loss on the road is the fewest in franchise history after the team’s overall 31 games played to start a season. The team experienced two road losses in regulation after 31 games played in 2003-04 (9-2-4 on the road) and then in 2009-10 (11-2-0 on the road).
Jersey’s team is 19-2-2 when scoring three-or-more goals in a contest this season. The Devils are 11-7-1 vs the Eastern Conference and 5-4-1 vs the Metorpolitan Division for 2022-23. Side note…the Devils entered the month of December with a share of first place, or sole possession, atop the League standings for the first time in franchise history. Jersey’s team is 18-1-2 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 10-2-1 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against nine times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.
2022-23 TEAM STATS
RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Tuesday in 2022-23…6-1-0…at home: 3-1-0…road: 3-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…18-8-2…home: 8-7-1…road: 10-1-1
Record in day games in 2022-23…3-0-0…home: 2-0-0…road: 1-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…3-1-0
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…14-5-1…Trailing first…7-3-1
The longest duration of a game this season: 2 hours, 42 minutes, 11/23, vs TOR, 7:12 pm – 9:54 pm
AROUND THE RINK THE RINK
On Sat., Dec. 17, Star Wars Night returned to the Rock. There were dozens of characters on the concourse, theme music and more.
VS CAROLINA
The Devils and Carolina meet for the first of four matchups this season.
Next: Jan. 1, 3:00 P.M.
Jan. 10, 7:00 P.M.
Mar. 12, 7:00 P.M.
The Devils were 1-2-2 vs Carolina last season.
The last time that the Devils won a season series vs Carolina was 2017-18 (3-1-0).
ALL-TIME vs CAROLINA
Record: 79-56-12-4
Home: 45-23-4-2
Road: 34-33-8-2
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs CAR/HFD is eight, which was earned in an 8-2 win on Nov. 22, 1991, at the Meadowlands. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs CAR/HFD is eight, which was logged in an 8-6 loss vs HFD on Jan. 27,
- The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs CAR/HFD is 54 in a 4-4 tie on Jan. 27, 1996. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the CAR/HFD is 48 in a 2-1 loss on Mar. 28, 2009. The last time the Devils shut out the Hurricanes was in a 5-0 win on Mar. 31, 2012 at Carolina (M. Brodeur, 22 saves). The last time Carolina shut out the Devils was on Mar. 21, 2000, at the Meadowlands in a 5-0 loss.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Wed. Dec. 21, at FLA, 7:00 P.M.
Fri. Dec. 23, vs BOS, 7:00 P.M.
Wed., Dec. 28, vs BOS, 7:30 P.M.
Fri. Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PNC Arena on Sunday, extending their point streak to 11 games and ending the Penguins’ seven-game win streak. Brady Skjei, Jordan Staal and Derek Stepan each recorded two points (1g, 1a), with Staal scoring his first game-winning goal against his former team. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 of 25 shots faced in net to extend his own point streak to nine games, marking the longest point streak by any rookie goaltender in franchise history.
INJURY REPORT
Sebastian Aho, lower-body, missed five games (12/10-12/18)
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed 19 games (11/9-12/18)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 31 games (10/12-12/18)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 30 games (10/14-12/18)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 31 games (10/12-12/18)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 128
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 19 Recalled Dylan Coghlan from conditioning stint with Chicago (AHL)
Dec. 8 Recalled Maxime Lajoie from Chicago (AHL)
Dec. 7 Assigned Dylan Coghlan to Chicago (AHL) for a conditioning stint
STREAKS
Stefan Noesen has tallied a point in three consecutive games (12/15-12/18: 2g, 1a) Brady Skjei has recorded an assist/point in back-to-back games (12/17-12/18: 1g, 2a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Dec. 20 New Jersey 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 22 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. BSSO/NHLN HRN
Dec. 23 Philadelphia 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 27 Chicago 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Dec. 30 Florida 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Dec. 20 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 21 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Dec. 22 Thursday PPG Paints Arena 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 23 Friday No morning skate
Dec. 24 Saturday No practice
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. DEVILS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New Jersey in the first of four meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Hurricanes travel to Prudential Center on 1/1 and 3/12, and the Devils return to PNC Arena on 1/10.
— Carolina and New Jersey are meeting for the 152nd time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 60-73-12-6 overall record, including a 35-32-8-2 home record.
— The Hurricanes won the season series 3-1-0 in 2021-22 (Devils: 1-2-1), and they are 6-1-0 in the teams’ last seven meetings at PNC Arena dating back to 3/2/18.
— Carolina suffered a 7-4 loss against New Jersey at Prudential Center on 1/22/22. Josh Leivo (1g, 1a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) each tallied two points, while Jack LaFontaine made 31 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes posted a 2-1 win over the Devils at PNC Arena on 1/29/22. Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored for Carolina as Antti Raanta stopped 24 of 25 shots in net.
— Carolina earned a 3-2 overtime win over New Jersey at Prudential Center on 4/23/22. After falling behind 2-0 at 8:30 of the third period, Brady Skjei (15:24, 3rd), Nino Niederreiter (18:04, 3rd) and Seth Jarvis (1:39, OT) all scored in a 6:15 span to give the Hurricanes the win. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves for his first career NHL/Hurricanes win.
— The Hurricanes defeated the Devils, 6-3, at PNC Arena on 4/29/22. Jesperi Kotkaniemi recorded three first-period points (1g, 2a), and six different players lit the lamp for Carolina as Antti Raanta made 27 saves in net.
— Brent Burns has posted 16 points (4g, 12a) in 20 career regular-season games against New Jersey.
— Jesperi Kotkaniemi has earned seven points (3g, 4a) in eight career regular-season games against the Devils.
— Stefan Noesen tallied 43 points (22g, 21a) in 145 NHL games with New Jersey from 2017-19. He also played four postseason games with the Devils in 2018 and scored the game-winning goal in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round, the only playoff goal of his NHL career.
— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., about 40 miles northeast of Newark. He played youth hockey with the North Jersey Avalanche and spent one season with the EJHL’s New Jersey Hitmen in 2011-12.
— Paul Stastny’s father, Peter, spent parts of four NHL seasons with the Devils from 1990-93, posting 173 points (64g, 109a) in 217 games.
— Dougie Hamilton registered 121 points (42g, 79a) in 184 NHL games with Carolina from 2018-21 and added 14 points (6g, 8a) in 31 playoff games with the Hurricanes. He was selected to the NHL All-Star Game in 2020 and named a Second-Team All-Star in 2021. Hamilton was acquired from CGY along with Micheal Ferland and Adam Fox in exchange for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm on 6/23/18.
— Erik Haula recorded 22 points (12g, 10a) in 41 games with Carolina in 2019-20. Acquired from VGK in exchange for Nicolas Roy and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Oscar Plandowski) on 6/27/19, Haula was traded to FLA along with Lucas Wallmark, Eetu Luostarinen and Chase Priskie in exchange for Vincent Trocheck on 2/24/20.
— Brendan Smith tallied eight points (4g, 4a) in 45 games with the Hurricanes in 2021-22. He added four points (1g, 3a) in 14 playoff games with Carolina, scoring his first career postseason shorthanded goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round vs. NYR.
— Devils Video Coach Jerry Dineen played two ECHL seasons in North Carolina from 1990-92, registering 28 points (10g, 18a) in 55 games with the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds and adding nine points (4g, 5a) in 31 games with the Raleigh IceCaps. His brother, Kevin, was also selected by the Whalers in the third round (56th overall) of the 1982 NHL Draft and played 708 games with Hartford/Carolina over two stints with the franchise (1984-91, 1995-99), recording 544 points (250g, 294a) and a franchise-record 1,439 penalty minutes. Kevin ranks top-four in franchise history in games played, goals, assists, points, power-play goals (71) and power-play points (173).
CENTURY MARK
Seth Jarvis looks to skate in his 100th career NHL/Hurricanes game on Tuesday. Selected 13th overall by Carolina in the 2020 NHL Draft, he would become the sixth player from his draft class to reach the milestone, joining Alexis Lafreniere (NYR), Tim Stutzle (OTT), Jamie Drysdale (ANA), Dawson Mercer (New Jersey) and Lucas Raymond (DET). Jarvis has tallied 55 career points (23g, 32a), tied with Andrei Svechnikov (2018-19: 27g, 28a) for the fifth-most of any skater in team history (since relocation) through his first 100 career games. At 20 years and 322 days old, he would also become the seventh-youngest player since relocation to skate in his 100th game.
Most points through 100 career games, since relocation:
Jeff Skinner, 2010-11: 38-43—81
Sebastian Aho, 2016-17: 27-36—63
Eric Staal, 2003-05: 25-37—62
Martin Necas, 2017-21: 23-37—60
Seth Jarvis, 2021-22: 23-32—55 (in 99 GP)
Andrei Svechnikov, 2018-19: 27-28—55
Most points through 100 career games, 2020 NHL Draft class:
Lucas Raymond (DET): 29-40—69
Anton Lundell (FLA): 22-35—57 (in 89 GP)
Seth Jarvis (Carolina): 23-32—55 (in 99 GP)
Tim Stutzle (OTT): 22-32—54
Dawson Mercer (New Jersey): 21-29—50
GETTING TO THE POINT
With a win over the Penguins on Sunday, the Hurricanes have earned a point in 11 consecutive games (11/25-12/18: 9-0-2), tied for the fourth-longest point streak in franchise history and marking the third-longest point streak by any team this season (TOR, 11/12-12/13: 12- 0-3 in 15 GP; New Jersey: 13-0-0 in 13 GP). Carolina has also won each of its last five contests (12/10-12/18), marking the team’s longest win streak in 2022-23 and tied for the NHL’s second-longest active win streak (NYR: 7). The Hurricanes are set to close their current homestand on Tuesday (12/15-12/20), and with a win over the Devils, Carolina would sweep a four-game homestand for just the sixth time in franchise history and the fourth time in the last three seasons (3/4/21-3/11/21, 10/25/21-10/31/21, 3/4/22-3/12/22).
Longest point streaks, franchise history:
4/15/21-5/6/21: 9-0-4 in 13 GP
3/9/17-3/30/17: 9-0-4 in 13 GP
10/12/05-11/11/05: 11-0-1 in 12 GP
11/25/22-12/18/22: 9-0-2 in 11 GP
10/26/02-11/19/02: 5-0-4-2 in 11 GP
MEETING AT THE TOP
With a win vs. PIT (12/18), Carolina has improved to 19-6-6 (44 points) in 2022-23 and now ranks tied with New Jersey (21-8-2, 44 points) for the Metropolitan Division lead entering their matchup on Tuesday. The Devils (16-4-0, 32 points) were eight points clear of the Hurricanes (10-6-4, 24 points) through 20 games, but Carolina has not suffered a regulation loss in its last 11 games, whereas New Jersey is 5-4-2. The teams are now tied for the second-highest points percentage (.710) of any team behind only BOS (25-4-2: .839), and the Hurricanes’ .938 points percentage in December (7-0-1) leads the league.
8 GOING ON 800
Brent Burns registered two power-play assists vs. DAL (12/17) and paces all Hurricanes skaters with 18 assists in 2022-23. He also leads the team in power-play assists (9) and power-play points (11), and he has now recorded double-digit points on the man-advantage in 14 of the last 16 seasons (2007-23). His 274 power-play points (78g, 196a) over that span trail only Keith Yandle (ARI/NYR/FLA/PHI, 39-252—291) for the league lead among blueliners. Burns has posted four multi-assist games and five multi-point games in 2022-23, and his four multi-assist games trail only Sebastian Aho (5) for the team high. He has now tallied 799 points (231g, 568a) in his NHL career and needs one more point to become the 18th defenseman in NHL history and the eighth player from the 2003 NHL Draft class to reach the 800-point plateau.
SKJEI HIS NAME
Brady Skjei registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. PIT (12/18), marking his first multi-point game in 2022-23 and the ninth multi-point game of his Hurricanes career. He has now earned a point in six of his last seven games (12/3-12/18: 3g, 3a), including a season-long, four-game point streak from 12/3-12/13 (3g, 1a). Skjei scored the game-tying goal in the third period on Sunday, and his six goals this season pace all Hurricanes defensemen. He has scored 12 even-strength goals in this calendar year, tied for the fourth-most of any NHL blueliner behind only Noah Dobson (NYI, 14), Justin Faulk (STL, 14) and Gustav Forsling (FLA, 14). Carolina’s blue line has now combined for 26 points in the team’s last 11 games (11/25-12/18: 7g, 19a; 2.4 points/game) after posting 30 points in the Hurricanes’ opening 20 contests (10/12-11/23: 7g, 23a; 1.5 points/game).
THE PUCK STOPS HERE
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 of 25 shots faced vs. PIT (12/18), improving to 9-1-4 in 2022-23. He has now posted a 7-0-2 record in his last nine games (11/25-12/18), passing Alex Nedeljkovic (4/8/21-5/3/21: 7-0-1) for the longest point streak by any rookie goaltender in franchise history. Only Cam Ward (2005-18) has posted a longer point streak for Hartford/Carolina, with three 10-game point streaks in his Hurricanes career: 3/14/09-4/7/09 (9-0-1), 1/4/16-2/19/16 (6-0-4) and 12/2/17-1/4/18 (8-0-2). Kochetkov has now allowed two or fewer goals in all nine of his wins this season and ranks first in shutouts (3), second in goals-against average (2.01) and save percentage (.923) and tied for second in wins (9) among all rookie netminders in 2022-23 (min. 2 GP).
STEP UP
Derek Stepan tallied two points (1g, 1a) vs. PIT (12/18) for his first multi-point game of the season and the fourth multi-point game of his Hurricanes career. After opening the scoring against the Penguins, he has now scored two goals in his last three games (12/15-12/18) despite being held without a goal in any of his first 25 contests this season.
THE RIGHT STEF
Stefan Noesen registered his 10th assist of the season vs. PIT (12/18), extending his point streak to three games (12/15-12/18: 2g, 1a). He has earned eight points in his last 11 games (11/25-12/18: 3g, 5a) and ranks tied with Seth Jarvis (3g, 5a) for third on the team in scoring over that span (Brent Burns: 1-8—9, Andrei Svechnikov: 4-5—9). Noesen has posted double-digit assists for just the second time in his NHL career, previously accomplishing the feat with New Jersey in 2017-18 (13-14—27 in 72 GP).
CAPTAIN CLUTCH
Jordan Staal earned an assist on Brady Skjei’s game-tying goal at 8:17 of the third period vs. PIT (12/18) before scoring the eventual game winner at 13:33. He has now scored two game-winning goals in 2022-23, and the game marked his third multi-point outing this season. Staal led the Hurricanes to their ninth comeback win of the campaign, the second-most of any NHL team (NYI: 10). He has now scored four goals in eight December games, matching his total through 23 games in October and November.
FORCE OF NECAS
Martin Necas recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. DAL (12/17) for his team-leading ninth multi-point game of the season, topping his 78- game total from 2021-22 (8). He scored his fourth career overtime goal, tied for the fourth-most in team history (since relocation) and tied for the seventh-most of any NHL skater since 2020-21. He became the third player to score an overtime goal for Carolina this season, joining Brent Burns (10/29 at PHI) and Brett Pesce (11/29 at PIT). Necas was the 12th Hurricanes skater to score a game-winning goal in 2022-23, tied with BOS, New Jersey and WSH for the second-most of any team (TOR: 14). Carolina is 5-6 in games going past regulation and 3-6 in games decided in overtime this season, and the Hurricanes’ nine overtime decisions are a league high.
