The Stretch Run Starts Now

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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

Devils Sweep the Deck With Massive Gala

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by Matthew Blittner - February 1, 2025February 1, 20250

Community. Children. Bonding. Team. Charity. These are all words that carry their own meaning and weight. But when you put them together, they do a whole lot more. For four years running, the New Jersey Devils have hosted an annual charity gala named “Sweep The Deck,” which the organization uses to

Measuring Stick Game Shows There’s Work to Do

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by Matthew Blittner - January 15, 2025January 15, 20250

With the season more than half over each game takes on a little extra meaning. Some games are viewed as “measuring stick” contests, in which one team looks to make a statement against the other. Tuesday night at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils found themselves in a “measuring stick” game

The Battle Of The Backups

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by Matthew Blittner - December 9, 2024December 9, 20240

Whoever said you need a stud starting goaltender to succeed? Ok, maybe that’s taking things a bit too far, but at least we’ve grabbed your attention. Obviously, over the course of a long season, it’s important to have a strong starting netminder. However, it’s also equally important to have a

Blittner’s Blue Line: NJ Devils, Sports World And More Support Movember Cause

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by Matthew Blittner - November 18, 2024November 18, 20240

t’s time to get serious. As a column, Blittner’s Blue Line tries to bring you informative and fun stories, information and analysis from all corners of the hockey world. But this week we’re going to step outside that box and talk about a very serious issue. Men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Millions

Steve Stirling Shares Scouting Wisdom

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by Matthew Blittner - October 26, 2024October 26, 20240

You never know who you’re going to run into. Whether you’re in a supermarket, taking a walk on the water, or at a hockey game, always be prepared for who you may encounter. A lot of times, at NHL games, those unexpected encounters will be with rival scouts or executives.

That’s A Wrap For The Devils

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by Matthew Blittner - April 16, 2024April 16, 20240

To borrow a phrase from Shakespeare, “to be, or not to be, that is the question.” In this particular case, that question was: would the Devils play the role of spoilers with the Islanders looking to clinch a playoff berth? Monday night, in New Jersey’s season finale, the already eliminated Devils

Nico Hischier 400, Looking Back and Ahead

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by Matthew Blittner - December 20, 2023December 20, 20230

Time sure flies. Can you believe Nico Hischier has now played in 400 regular-season NHL games? It feels like just yesterday he was being drafted Number One overall by the Devils in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Now, he’s 400 games into his career, and he’s The Captain of a

The Flyers Are Playing the Long Game with Patrick

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by Russ_Cohen - February 12, 20180

Earlier this season there was a lot of “talk” around how much better Nico Hischier was compared to Nolan Patrick. The Devils had a shot at both and chose the Swiss player first overall. The Flyers chose the Canadian with the second overall pick in 2017. Patrick started out slow

Metropolitan Division NHL Draft Review

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by Anthony Mingioni - June 27, 2017June 27, 20172

The Metropolitan Division was the NHL’s most competitive division last season and the movement leading up to and through the NHL’s two days in Chicago certainly proved that the arms race between those eight clubs as New Jersey and Philadelphia owned the top two selections and added major pieces, while