NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 3 Vegas Golden Knights 4
(40-15-6 – 86 PTS) (37-19-6- 77 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. A. Hill 2. J. Marchessault 3. J. Eichel
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Vegas 1 1 1 0 1 4
DEVILS 2 0 1 0 0 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
Goals:
VGK: J. Marchessault, J. Marchessault, J. Eichel, S. Theodore (GDG)
NJD: J. Bratt (PPG) D. Mercer, M. Wood
Game Summary | Event Summary
Shootout:
NJD: T. Tatar/stopped
VGK: Marchessault/stopped
NJD: Hamilton/stopped
VGK: J. Eichel/stopped
NJD: D. Mercer/stopped
VGK: R. Smith/stopped
NJD: J. Bratt/stopped
VGK: S. Theodore/SCORED
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 61
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 5
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 170
DATE PLAYER ACTION
2/26/23 Timo Meier, Timur Ibragimov, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond & a fifth-round pick Acquired via trade from SJS
2/26/23 Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotiuk, Andreas Johnsson, Fabian Zetterlund, a conditional 2nd-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft & a 7th-round selection in 2024 Traded to SJS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/27/23 Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R.
2/27/23 Scott Harrington Placed on waivers
2/28/23 Graeme Clarke Recalled from Utica
3/3/23 Kevin Bahl & Akira Schmid Loaned to & recalled from Utica
3/3/23 Graeme Clarke Reassigned to Utica
WHAT TYO KNOW
The Devils conclude a Western Conference three-game road trip, after logging a 1-0-1 record on the trip:
Mar. 1, 7-5 win at COL
Mar. 3, 4-3, shootout loss at VGK
Sunday’s contest vs Arizona marks Lindy Ruff’s 200th career game as head coach with the New Jersey Devils since he was hired in 2020 (86-91-22).
Looking back…Jersey’s team earned a 7-5 victory on Wednesday at Colorado, and also earned seven goals in consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 8-10, 2022 (7-1 at MTL/7-4 at STL).
The seven goals were the most goals scored against Colorado this season, and the most that the Avs allowed in a game since Dec. 1, 2021, in an 8-3 loss to Toronto.
The Devils, Boston and Vancouver are the only three teams that defeated Colorado twice this season, per Mar. 4.
While the Devils suffered a shootout loss to Vegas on Friday, the team reached the 50-shot mark for the second time this season (50 SOG). The most shots on goal that the Devils earned in a game this season was 53, which was against Columbus on Oct. 30, 2022, in a 7-1 win at the Rock.
Jersey’s team enters Saturday’s contest with a 22-4-4 road record. The 22 wins ranks second in the NHL behind Boston’s 23 road victories. The Devils recorded 117 goals for on the road, which is tied for the third most in the NHL with Boston.
As of March 4, Seattle (123) and Edmonton (119) ranked first and second for this matter, respectively.
The franchise record for road wins in a single season is 28 (28-10-3), which was earned in 1998-99. Keep in mind that the team is scheduled to play 10 road games after Sunday’s contest.
The Devils enter Sunday’s contest with a 14-0-2 record vs the Pacific Division this season. The 14 wins vs the Pacific mark an NHL record for an Eastern Conference team.
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has dropped its last two games but is 6-4-4 in its last 14 GP and finished February with a 5-2-3 record
• Clayton Keller enters tonight with 18 pts (7-11-18) in 12 GP since the All-Star Game, tied for the fourth-most points in the NHL since 2/6. Keller also enters tonight one point shy of securing his second consecutive 60-point season, a feat a Coyote last achieved during the 2007-09 seasons (Shane Doan)
• The Yotes in the midst of a four-game homestand. The team’s March schedule features 11 home games and five road tilts
LAST GAME
Hurricanes 6, Coyotes 1 – March 3, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Crouse (20)
CAR Goals: Stastny (8), Aho (26, 27), Slavin (4), Gostisbehere (11), Necas (25)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 36 svs on 42 shots
CAR Goalie: Raanta (W) – 17 svs on 18 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 1-4
Notes: ARI fell to CAR in its first game post Trade Deadline…Lawson Crouse reached 20 goals for the second consecutive season with a second-period tally and tied his single-season career-high in the process…ARI now has two 20-goal scorers (Keller, 25), the second consecutive season that Arizona has boasted multiple 20+ goal scorers…The last time the Coyotes had back-to-back seasons with multiple 20+ goal scorers was 2007-09…JJ Moser registered an assist for the second consecutive game…Victor Soderstrom’s assist was his first point at Mullett Arena…Liam O’Brien threw 7 hits and has recorded 23 hits over his last 3 GP….After being acquired from EDM via trade on 3/2, Michael Kesselring made his NHL debut, logging 16:04 of ice time…Christian Fischer missed the game due to illness
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (4 / 2/22)
Christian Fischer…Day-to-Day…Illness (1 / 3/1)
Total man games lost: 123 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/4 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen, D Michael Kesselring and D Vladislav Kolyachonok to Tucson (AHL)
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 3rd round pick and D Michael Kesselring from EDM in exchange for F Nick Bjugstad and D Cam Dineen
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 6th-round draft pick from CBJ and F Jakub Voracek in exchange for G Jon Gillies
-3/1 – Recalled D Vladislav Kolyachonok from Tucson (AHL)
-3/1 – Acquired 2023 1st round pick, 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 2nd round pick from OTT in exchange for D Jakob Chychrun
-3/1 – Acquired 2026 3rd round draft pick from Carolina in exchange for D Shayne Gostisbehere
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Tue, March 7 7pm vs STL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Thur, March 9 7pm vs NSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Sat, March 11 4pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
YOTES & DEVILS
- Tonight is the second of two ARI-NJD games this season. NJD captured the first meeting 4-2 at the Prudential Center on 11/12
- Clayton Keller scored one of Arizona’s goals which kick-started a 3-game goal streak for him
- Both of the Coyotes’ goals came on the power play in that meeting
- Travis Boyd has faced the Devils four times in his career and has found the scoresheet in all of them (2-2-4), including an assist last time out
- Matias Maccelli registered an assist in the Nov contest which made him the first NHL rookie to 10 points this season
- Coyotes franchise vs Devils/Rockies
• All-Time: 42-29-9-3
• Home: 27-11-3-1
• Road: 15-18-6-2
• L10: 4-4-2
• STRK: L2
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE DEVILS
Nick Schmaltz…2-4-6…8 career GP
Clayton Keller…3-2-5…8 career GP
Travis Boyd…2-2-4…4 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 3)… Assists (Schmaltz, 4)…Points (Schmaltz, 6)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (-)… Assists (Valimaki/Moser, 1)…Points (Valimaki/Moser, 1)
