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
Blittner’s Blue Line: Letters And Fights Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 20, 2026January 20, 20260 Does anybody have a stamp we can borrow? We want to send a letter. Okay, maybe they didn’t do it the same way, what with digital and social media and all, but the New York Rangers, for the second time in eight years, have put out a letter telling their fans
Devils Defeat Kraken 3-2 In Overtime Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 15, 2026January 15, 20260 Before the 2025-26 NHL season began, the Seattle Kraken were a popular pick to finish near the bottom of the standings. They were your prototypical expansion franchise. Sure, they made the playoffs in Year Two, even winning a round. But, other than that, they’ve been an under-.500 team. Now, a
Blittner’s Blue Line: Stop The Nonsense Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 13, 2026January 13, 20260 Can we just stop?! Please! The amount of nonsense around the NHL and hockey in general is mind-boggling. We have GMs and Agents fighting through the media, debates over no-trade and no-movement clauses, people calling for GMs and coaches to be fired, salacious rumors and a construction problem that has lingered
Devils’ Christmas Wish List Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 24, 2025December 24, 20250 “Santa Claus is comin’ to town” – Mariah Carey On the eve of Christmas Eve, Tuesday at UBS Arena, the New Jersey Devils visited the New York Islanders in their last game before the holiday break. The score, a 2-1 Devils’ loss, has the Garden Staters sitting at 41 points and
The Boys Are Back Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 22, 2025December 22, 20250 “Guess who just got back today…Them wild-eyed boys that had been away” – Thin Lizzy Sunday night, at Prudential Center, Jack Hughes, Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk made their highly anticipated returns for the New Jersey Devils while hosting the Buffalo Sabres. The trio of returning Devils will unquestionably boost New
Jim Doyle On The Challenges Of Hockey Officiating Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 16, 2025December 16, 20250 Being an NHL On-Ice or Off-Ice Official requires lots of training and patience. It can also be a roller coaster of a journey. You don’t simply wake up one morning and get a call from The NHL to come be one of their officials. No, there’s a lot that goes
Facing The Challenge Head On Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 15, 2025December 15, 20250 Preparation in The NHL is paramount if you’re hoping for a successful outcome. Every team and every player has its own strengths, skills, weaknesses and tendencies. So, even though some teams are more talented than others, a team that is better prepared and executes its plan better has a greater
