NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Ottawa Senators 3 New Jersey Devils 5
(35-33-5 – 75 PTS) (46-19-8 – 100 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Hughes 2. J. Bratt 3. D. Hamilton
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Ottawa 1 2 0 – – 3
DEVILS 1 2 1 – – 5
Goals:
OTT: B. Tkachuk, T. Chabot, M. Kastelic
NJD: J. Hughes (PPG), J. Bratt, D. Mercer, D. Hamilton, T. Tatar (ENG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 73
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 7
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 4
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 204

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
3/17/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
3/26/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils officially clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017-18, but also earned 100 points in a season for the first time since 2011-12 (48-28-6=102 PTS). It marked the 14th time in franchise history that the Devils earned 100, or more, points in a single season for the standings. The most points that the Devils earned in a single season was 111 PTS, after posting a 48-19-12 record in 2000-01. The last time that the Devils earned 46, or more, wins in a single season was also in 2011-12 when the team earned 48 wins, as noted above. The team earned more than 45 wins in a season 12 times for franchise history. The Devils concluded their 11th back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign, after a 5-4 loss at Buffalo on Friday, but then a 5-3 win at home vs Ottawa on Saturday . The team improved to 9-2-0 in second half games played this season. The Devils own a league-leading nine wins in second half games played for back-to-back sets this season. The Devils enter Saturday’s contest five wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09. Jersey’s team allowed three goals in the first period vs Buffalo on Friday, which marked the first time this season that the Devils surrendered three goals in the first period of play.

MARCH MADNESS
The Devils’ schedule for March entails 16 games, which marks the most contests that the team plays in a single month this season. The second most games played in a single month this season was 14 in November, after the team posted a 13-1-0 record. New Jersey’s schedule entails six more games vs Divisional opponents, while the next MET contest is on Mon. Mar. 27, at NYI. The team then hosts the NY Rangers on Thursday, March 30.

VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-5 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. The Devils enter Monday’s contest with a 25-15-3 record vs the Eastern Conference and 14-5-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. The team’s 14 divisional wins are the second most for all MET div. teams, while Carolina’s 18 wins vs the MET rank first for all NHL teams.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 14-7-1
First game: 5-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-4-1
Second game: 9-2-0 | home: 4-2-0 | road: 5-0-0

STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-9-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 21-10-6 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 21 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 26, while Boston (19-10-2) ranked second. The Devils are 29-1-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 41-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-4-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 30-15-6 when outshooting teams. The team’s four regulation losses when outshot the third fewest in the NHL. Carolina’s two regulation losses ranks first in the NHL for this matter. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 15 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.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, March 25 Loss BUF 2 at NYI 0 None Varlamov (33/34)

Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned aside 33 of 34 shots faced, but Buffalo’s Kyle Okposo found the back of the net in the third period and Jeff Skinner recorded an empty-net goal in the final minutes of regulation as the New York Islanders fell to the Buffalo Sabres, 2-0, Saturday evening at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat led the Islanders with five shots on goal and 11 faceoff wins, and Cal Clutterbuck registered a team-high five hits in the Islanders’ fifth shutout loss of the season. Mar. 20 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Samuel Bolduc has been recalled from loan.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Mar. 11 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29, Feb. 18 – Feb. 24

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 – Mar. 9

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20, Mar. 21 –

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

36 Otto Koivula Mar. 11 – Mar. 15

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 – Mar. 11

Man Games Lost: 188

RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Mar. 25 vs. Buffalo L (2-0)
Friday, Mar. 24 at Columbus L/ OT (5-4)
Tuesday, Mar. 21 vs. Toronto W (7-2)
Saturday, Mar. 18 at San Jose W (4-1)
Wednesday, Mar. 15 at Anaheim W (6-3)
Tuesday, Mar. 14 at Los Angeles L (5-2)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 29 at Washington Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) 7:30pm
Apr. 1 at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena (Tampa, FL) 7:00pm
Apr. 2 at Carolina PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) 6:00pm
Apr. 6 vs. Tampa Bay UBS Arena 7:30pm
Apr. 8 vs. Philadelphia UBS Arena 7:30pm

VS. NEW JERSEY
Last five meetings (4-1-0)
Dec. 9, 2022 Prudential Center W (6-4)
Oct. 20, 2022 UBS Arena L (4-1)
Apr. 4, 2022 Prudential Center W (4-3)
Jan. 13, 2022 UBS Arena W (3-2)
Dec. 11, 2021 UBS Arena W (4-2)

2022-23 1-1-0
Franchise History 146-87-22-8
NYI Home 83-36-11-3
NYI Away 63-51-11-5

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Oct. 20, 2022 UBS Arena L, 4-1
Dec. 9, 2022 Prudential Center W, 6-4
Mar. 27, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils in the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was December 9, 2022, in New Jersey. Four Islanders recorded multi-point games, including Alexander Romanov, Cal Clutterbuck, Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal. Forward Josh Bailey leads active Islanders in points against New Jersey, with 30 (ten goals, 20 assists). Tonight’s game will be the Devils’ second visit to UBS Arena this season. The Islanders are 5-2-0 at home against the Devils since the 2020-21 campaign, and 2-1-0 on UBS Arena ice. The Islanders have collected points in four of their last five games, and will look to capture their 14th win of the season against Metropolitan Division opponent tonight. They have a 4-1-1 record in their last six matchups with division foes. The Islanders will face an intra-division opponent three times in the next seven days (New Jersey, Washington, Carolina).

BOUNCING BACK
Tonight, the Islanders will look to capture a win after being shut out for the fifth time this season, and first time since December 19 (Colorado), on Saturday evening against the Buffalo Sabres. The Islanders have a 2-1-1 record this season in the contest immediately following a shutout loss.