Appreciation For Devils Fans Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 13, 2026April 13, 20260 Another year, gone. The 2025-26 NHL season did not go as planned for the New Jersey Devils. After a playoff appearance last year, this season started strong and then went off the rails and never got back on track. Sunday night, at Prudential Center, the Devils hosted the playoff-bound Ottawa Senators
Two Trains Passing in The Night Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 10, 2026April 10, 20260 Would you believe that during the 21 years Pittsburgh Penguins’ Captain Sidney Crosby has been in The NHL, he’s never faced the New Jersey Devils in the playoffs? In fact, the Devils are one of only two Eastern Conference teams Crosby has never faced in the postseason, the other being
Devils’ Elimination Means It’s Time For Accountability Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 8, 2026April 8, 20260 First, things didn’t go their way. Now, somebody has paid the price and he might not be the only one. Despite a strong start to the 2025-26 NHL season, the New Jersey Devils have now been eliminated from playoff contention after the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning and the
Luc Robitaille Connects Marcel Dionne To Anze Kopitar Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - March 15, 2026March 15, 20260 Class personified. That’s the best way to describe Luc Robitaille. The current President of the Los Angeles Kings starred for the team during his three stints with the franchise. First came his peak, 1986-87 through 1993-94. Then came the return, 1997-98 through 2000-01. Finally came the career send-off, 2003-04 through
Hockey Brain Picking With Kevin Weekes Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - March 5, 2026March 5, 20260 Wow! There’s a lot going on in and around the Hockey World currently. The NHL Trade Deadline is under 48 hours away. There continue to be more Olympic celebrations and stories. Some teams are gearing up for the playoffs and others are starting to calculate their potential lottery ball odds
Battle Of Disappointments Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - March 4, 2026March 4, 20260 How did we get here? Tuesday night at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Florida Panthers in a game that, before the season began, would have been viewed as a preview of a possible Eastern Conference Final matchup. But now, 61 games into the season, both are looking at
Blittner’s Blue Line: The Stormy Sea of Trades Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - March 3, 2026March 3, 20260 The stretch run of The NHL season is upon us. Every team has played between 58 and 62 of its 82 games, so roughly three-quarters of the season has gone by. And now, this Friday, March 6, 2026, is the annual Trade Deadline. Artemi Panarin has already been traded to the
Jack Hughes’ Whirlwind Tour Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 26, 2026February 26, 20260 “Back across it comes…Jack Hughes wins it! The golden goal for the United States! For the first time since the 1980 Miracle, the United States takes The Gold!” – Kenny Albert, NBC Gold Medal Game Broadcast. It has been a whirlwind 72+ hours for New Jersey Devils’ star Jack Hughes. On
Blittner’s Blue Line: Finally! Golden Again! Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 22, 2026February 22, 20260 G-d Bless The USA and Jack Hughes! For the first time since February 1980, Team USA has won gold at the Winter Olympics in men’s ice hockey. Sunday, in Milano, Italy, at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Team USA and Team Canada met on the ice for a chance to compete
Blittner’s Blue Line: Jack O’Callahan And Rob McClanahan Talk New 1980 Documentary Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 17, 2026February 17, 20260 “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” – Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics. The call that will last a lifetime. A moment that has transcended generations and will live on forever. There is no shortage of superlatives you can use when describing Team USA’s miracle triumph in ice hockey over the Soviet
