NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 5 Carolina Hurricanes 3
(26-12-3—55 PTS) (25-9-7—57 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. D. Mercer 2. S. Aho 3. M. McLeod
Goals:
CAR: J. Kotkaniemi (SHG), M. Pacioretty, S. Aho (SHG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Carolina 1 2 – – 3
DEVILS 1 2 2 – – 5
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: J. Siegenthaler, D. Mercer, J. Boqvist, D. Mercer, N. Hischier (ENG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 41
Nate Bastian I.R. Upper-Body Nov. 27 18
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 9
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 126
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.
1/1/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Tyce Thompson Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
1/5/23 Ondrej Palat Activated off I.R.
1/6/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
1/10/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
The Devils enter Friday’s contest vs Anaheim on a two-game winning streak, which marks the first time since Dec. 3-Dec. 6, 2022, that Jersey’s team won consecutive games. Jersey’s team embarks on a season-long five-game road trip:
1/10 at CAR, 5-3, W
1/13 at ANA
1/14 at LAK
1/16 at SJS
1/19 at SEA
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils enter Friday’s contest with a 15-2-1 road record. As of Jan. 12, Jersey’s 15 road victories were tied with Vegas for the most in the NHL, but the team’s .861 points percentage on the road ranked first in the NHL. The most road wins in a single season overall for franchise history is 28, which was earned in 1998-99 (28-10-3). The Devils are 19-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which is tied with Toronto for the second most wins in the NHL behind Boston (21), per Jan. 12. The Devils are 17-11-2 when outshooting an opponent this season, while Jersey is 8-1-1 when outshot in a game for the 2022-23 campaign. New Jersey is 1-0-0 when shots are even against an opponent this season. After Tuesday night’s contest vs Carolina, the Devils earned their fifth multi-goal comeback in a game this season. As of Jan. 12, the five multi-goal comebacks ranked first in the NHL. The Devils also surrendered two shorthanded goals in a game for the first time this season, which also marked the second time in franchise history that the team earned a win when allowing two SHG in a game: Last: Jan. 27, 2020, at Ottawa, 4-3 shootout win. The last time the Devils allowed two SHG in a game was on Apr. 21, 2022, vs Buffalo in a 5-2 loss. Jersey’s team is 24-4-3 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 10 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.
LIGHTING THE LAMP
Jersey is one of seven teams that hasn’t been shut out this season. Last season, the Devils suffered their first shutout in the team’s eighth game, which occurred on Nov. 2, 2021, at Anaheim (4-0, L). The franchise record in a single season is 80 consecutive games without being shut out, which occurred in 1987-88. The Devils were not shut out for the duration of the 80-game regular season in 1987-88. The current streak is the longest stretch of games from the start of a season without being shutout since 2012-13, when the Devils experienced 36 games without being shut out. The Devils are 10-2-1 vs the Western Conference and 7-0-0 vs the Pacific Division.
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 11, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 vs. EDMONTON 6
In the penultimate game of their franchise-record 10-game homestand, the Ducks fell to the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 Wednesday night at
Honda Center. Sam Carrick opened the scoring for the Ducks with his third goal of the season at 8:52 of the first period. Simon Benoit
scored his first goal of the season and second of his career 48 seconds into the third period. Max Comtois earned his first two assists
of the season on Anaheim’s two goals, his first multi-point game of the season and third career multi-assist effort. Brett Leason also
recorded an assist in the contest. John Gibson stopped 31 shots in 40:00. Anthony Stolarz stopped all 16 shots faced in relief.
PP: 0-3 PK: 1-3 SF: 23 SA: 53 TOI: Cam Fowler (23:19)
Three Stars: 1. C. McDavid 2. K. Kostin 3. S. Carrick Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 16 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 17 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 19 Columbus Nationwide Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 21 Buffalo KeyBank Center 9:30 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 24 Arizona Mullet Arena 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 20 Recalled C Justin Kirkland from San Diego (AHL). Placed LW Max Jones on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 29 Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 5 Assigned D Nathan Beaulieu to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Jan. 10 Placed C Justin Kirkland on Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 11 Activated LW Max Jones from Injured Reserve (IR).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 221
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 42
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 34
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 18
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 17
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 2
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a franchise record 10-game homestand tonight vs. the New Jersey Devil at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: ESPN+ AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with wins in two of the last four games (2-2-0). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 25 of the last 29 penalties (86.2%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning nine games). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (2-3-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 164-143-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-42-9 in January, picking up points in 69 of the 110 contests (.627%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will begin a season-long six-game road trip on Monday, Jan. 16 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena (4 p.m., Bally Sports SoCal). The road trip also includes visits to Philadelphia (Jan. 17, 7 p.m. PT), Columbus (Jan. 19, 7 p.m. PT), Buffalo (Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. PT), Arizona (Jan. 24, 6 p.m. PT) and Colorado (Jan. 26, 6 p.m. PT).
RECORD HOMESTAND: The Ducks are in the midst of a franchise record 10-game homestand with the stretch of contests at home spanning 24 days (Dec. 21 through Jan. 13). The homestand is tied for the third-longest in NHL history, trailing 12 straight at home by Tampa Bay (2010-11) and California (1975-76). The 24 days during the stretch are the third most, trailing Winnipeg (22 days, 2017-18) and Vancouver (22, 1981-82). Anaheim’s longest prior homestand was eight games (three times), including Dec. 28, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 (6-2-0, 12 pts.), Mar. 2-18, 2007 (6-1-1, 13 pts.) and Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2001 (2-4-2, 6 pts.). Anaheim begins the homestand tied for the most road contests in the NHL this season (21, also Arizona). The Ducks will also host an eight-game homestand from Mar. 12-27, 2023. Below is a list of the longest homestands in NHL history:
SEASON TEAM GAMES DATES DAYS RECORD (W-L-T-OT, PTS.)
2010-11 Tampa Bay 12 Jan. 23, 2011 – Feb. 25, 2011 34 7-3-0-2, 16 pts.
1975-76 California 12 Nov. 26, 1975 – Dec. 28, 1975 33 4-7-1-0, 9 pts.
2022-23 Anaheim 10 Dec. 21, 2022 – Jan. 13, 2023 24 3-5-1-0, 7 pts.
2017-18 Winnipeg 10 Jan. 30, 2018 – Feb. 20, 2018 22 6-3-0-1, 13 pts.
2005-06 Phoenix 10 Jan. 28, 2006 – Mar. 4, 2006 36 3-5-0-2, 8 pts
1981-82 Vancouver 10 Jan. 13, 1982 – Feb. 3, 1982 22 4-3-3-0, 11 pts.
DUCKS-DEVILS: Anaheim and the New Jersey Devils conclude a two-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have won six of the last seven matchups vs. the Devils in Anaheim (6-1-0) and have earned points in eight of the last 10 (7-2-1). All-time, Anaheim owns an 18-18-5 mark against New Jersey, including a 12-7-2 record in Orange County. The Devils opened the 2022-23 season series with a 4-2 win Nov. 2 at Prudential Center, with Jakob Silfverberg netting both goals. In the 2021-22 season series, Anaheim earned points in both games (1-0-1), picking up a 4-0 shutout win Nov. 2 in Orange County and falling 2-1 in a shootout in the Garden State Mar. 12. In seven career appearances vs. New Jersey, John Gibson is 5-2-0 with one shutout, a 1.75 GAA and .936 SV%, including a 28-save shutout last season (Nov. 2). Anthony Stolarz, a Jackson, N.J. native, has a 2.22 GAA and .935 SV% in five career appearances against the Devils (2-0-1). Ryan Strome paces active Ducks skaters in career scoring, goals and assists vs. the Devils (15-15=30 in 36 GP). Troy Terry has scored four goals in four prior meetings vs. New Jersey (4-1=5).
ANA-NJD 2022-23 SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 18 Prudential Center 4-2 NJD win
Jan. 13 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-NJD ALL-TIME SERIES:
ANA RECORD @ ANAHEIM @ NEW JERSEY
All-Time Series: 18-18-5 12-7-2 6-11-3
Current Streak: Two NJD wins One ANA win Two NJD wins
Last ANA Win: Nov. 2, 2021 (4-0) Nov. 2, 2021 (4-0) Jan. 19, 2019 (3-2)
Last NJD Win: Oct. 18, 2022 (4-2) Mar. 1, 2020 (3-0) Oct. 18, 2022 (4-2)
ANA Last 10: 5-4-1 7-2-1 4-4-2
