Penalties, Superb Goaltending And Home Cooking Rule The Day Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 17, 2025October 17, 20250 After a week away to start the season, Prudential Center finally rejoined The NHL’s party. Thursday night, the New Jersey Devils hosted the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in their 2025-26 Home Opener. The result was a 3-1 Devils’ victory that is hopefully a portent of things to come
Devils Serving Up Tasty New Food (And Potentially More Wins Too) Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - September 24, 2025September 24, 20250 It’s the NHL pre-season, so while a lot of the focus (and rightly so) is on the ice, there’s still plenty going on off the frozen surface as teams prepare for the grind of the regular season. That being said, while the New Jersey Devils hosted the New York Islanders at
The Stretch Run Starts Now Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 23, 2025February 23, 20250 Welcome Back! Now that The NHL's Four Nations Face-Off Tournament is over, the regular season can resume and it did so in a big way Saturday, featuring 14 games (28 teams in action). One of those games saw the New Jersey Devils host the Dallas Stars at Prudential Center. The result
4 Nations: The Day Before Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 19, 2025February 19, 20250 Almost there! Thursday night is officially within shouting distance and the intensity between Team Canada and Team USA is bubbling up. Should we expect three fights in nine seconds to open the game? NO! But we CAN expect plenty of hard checks and a whole lot of emotional intensity. Both teams
Four Nations: Sunday Practice Wrap-up Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 16, 2025February 16, 20250 It’s the calm before the storm. Or rather, the calm AFTER the storm. Sunday afternoon, after a grueling battle Saturday night between Team USA and Team Canada – won by The Americans 3-1 – at The NHL’s first ever (and likely only) Four Nations Face-off Tournament, both teams were hard at
Simon Nemec Returns, Now What? Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 7, 2025February 7, 20250 Simon Nemec, welcome back to The NHL. Let's see what you do with the opportunity. Ahead of Thursday night’s tilt against the Vegas Golden Knights at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils recalled top defense prospect Simon Nemec from AHL Utica to take the spot of Jonas Siegenthaler, who is out
Devils Defeat Lightning 3-2 In Overtime Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 12, 2025January 12, 20250 They say that what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. While it’s obvious that German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wasn’t thinking about hockey when he coined that phrase in 1888, you can still apply it to today’s NHL. Saturday night, in their first game at Prudential Center since December 27, 2024,
Devils Closing out 2024 Strong Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 28, 2024December 28, 20240 2024 is almost over. While the first half of the calendar year wasn’t kind to the Garden State NHL squad, the second half has been a bundle of fun. Of course, the first half of 2024 was the conclusion of the 2023-24 season in which the New Jersey Devils went
Blittner’s Blue Line: What’s In Their Stockings? Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 24, 2024December 24, 20240 It’s Christmas Time, so you know what that means. It’s time to find out who gets coal in their stockings and who gets a nice gift. While we could go around the entire National Hockey League, we’re going to narrow our scope to the two archrivals who squared off Monday
The Battle Between Franchise Centers Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 22, 2024December 22, 20240 Centers, they’re among the most important people on a hockey team. Sure, it’s important to have stout goaltenders, a steady defense and the ability to roll four lines, but centers are usually the drivers of their lines and it helps when each of your pivots is strong at what they
