NEWARK—Another hit in a crucial part of the season. The New Jersey Devils revealed on Wednesday that captain Nico Hischier will be sidelined with an upper-body injury.

It wasn’t too long ago when New Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe called out his star players after their fourth straight loss. Some of New Jersey’s top players, such as Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt,

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on Dec. 10. On Thursday, Sheldon Keefe will coach in Toronto for the first time since joining the New Jersey Devils. NEWARK, N.J. — The slogan that lines the dressing room wall of Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils team reads: Compete. Commit. Connect.

NEWARK—When the New Jersey Devils hit the ice for practice on Friday, it was expected goaltender Jacob Markstrom would be absent. What wasn’t expected was Jack Hughes’ absence.

The New Jersey Devils have been going through quite the rough skid, dropping nine of their last 11 contests. The Devils’ “big four” – Jack Hughes, Jesper

Suzuki won a faceoff back to Kaiden Guhle, who passed to Carrier. His slap shot eluded Allen, tying the game at 3 just over 3 1/2 minutes into the third period. It was Carrier’s first goal since being traded to Montreal from the Nashville Predators on Dec. 18, 2024.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Jake Allen made 29 saves for New Jersey (28-17-6), which won its second straight after four consecutive losses (0-2-2). Captain Nico Hischier scored but left in the third period with an undisclosed injury.

The Devils have only lost twice this season when leading after two periods (21-0-2). And both of those losses are to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, including a 4-3 setback at Scotiebank Arena Thursday night.

New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe challenged his star players after the team's losing streak hit four games with Sunday's 2-1 setback against the Ottawa Senators."Our best players have to be better,

Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor ... Nico Hischier had two power-play goals for New Jersey. Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves. Devils: The club has just one regulation victory ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs honored former head coach Sheldon Keefe during their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

N.J. -- New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe debuted four brand new lines when his team hit the ice for a 45-minute practice at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House: Ondrej Palat - Jack Hughes ...