Nikita Gusev Out Of The Lineup For New Jersey On Tuesday

New Jersey Devils forward Nikita Gusev is a healthy scratch tonight against the New York Rangers. Gusev has played better of late with four points in his last six games despite struggling most of the season. In 15 Devils contests, The Russian-born winger has just two goals and three assists in five games. It might […]

Nico Hischier Remains Out, Listed Week-To-Week

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (face) will miss a third straight game on Thursday versus the Rangers and is listed week-to-week with a sinus fracture. The Swiss forward was hit in the face by a puck in a 5-2 loss to Washington last weekend and hasn't played since. He had just started to pick […]

Aaron Dell Starts For New Jersey On Tuesday

New Jersey Devils goaltender Aaron Dell will make his second appearance of the season in Tuesday's clash with the Islanders. He lost his season debut on Feb. 21 against Minnesota 4-3 despite producing 37 saves. Dell has been a solid backup throughout his career, putting together a 48-35-12 record with a 2.77 goals-against average, a […]

Nico Hischier Out For Devils On Sunday

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier will not play in his team's game versus the visiting Washington Capitals on Sunday. The 22-year-old took a puck to the face in yesterday's matinee matchup versus the Caps and will not be able to skate due to the issue. Hischier, who missed more than a month to start […]

Nico Hischier Has Two Points In Saturday's Loss

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier factored in both of the team's goals in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Washington, scoring a power-play goal and recording an assist on a Pavel Zacha marker. Zacha scored his sixth goal of the season to take his point-streak to nine games. Hischier was on the ice for only the […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Starts On Saturday

New Jersey netminder Mackenzie Blackwood will be guarding the crease Saturday afternoon against Washington. Blackwood won his last outing by a score of 4-3 as the Devils defeated the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. He allowed three goals on 32 shots during this contest. Through his last five games, Blackwood has posted a 3-2-0 record, and […]

Pavel Zacha Finishes Three-Point Night With Game-Winner

New Jersey Devils forward Pavel Zacha capped off a three-point night with the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime victory against Buffalo. He added two assists to his tally, helping both of his linemates Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt open their goals account for the year. Zacha added three shots and two hits to his […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/25): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Nikita Gusev Makes It Two Goals In Two Games Since Return

New Jersey Devils winger Nikita Gusev ended Linus Ullmark's shutout bid in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Buffalo, scoring with just 28 seconds left in the game. Pavel Zacha and P.K. Subban were the set up men. The Russian winger now has goals in both of his outings since returning from the COVID-19 list. The 28-year-old […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Looks For Revenge Versus Buffalo

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood will make his seventh start of the season on Tuesday against Buffalo, looking for revenge for Saturday's 3-2 loss. The 24-year-old suffered his first regulation defeat of the season at the weekend, which dropped his record to 4-1-1. He boasts a 2.12 goals-against average and an outstanding .938 save […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/23/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings six games in the NHL and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to add to the fun. Pittsburgh is in Washington in the spotlight matchup of the day. The reeling Buffalo Sabres meet up with the surprising New Jersey Devils and the overachieving Chicago Blackhawks are in Columbus to take […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/23): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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P.K. Subban Opens Goal Account For The Year

New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Buffalo, netting on a power play late in the game. Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Devils and now has three goals in his last two games. Subban was possibly the most exciting blueliner in the league […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Remains Unbeaten In Regulation

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood posted his fourth win of the season as his team defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday. The Ontario native turned aside 25 of 27 shots sent his way to collect the victory - an impressive feat against a Bruins team that had previously won nine of its past […]

Kyle Palmieri Scores First Two Goals Of The Season

New Jersey Devils forward Kyle Palmieri recorded his first two goals of the campaign in lifting his team to a 3-2 regulation win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. The 30-year-old, who has buried at least 24 goals in each of the past five seasons, went nine straight contests without lighting the lamp prior to […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Looks For Another Win Thursday Night

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, who sits on a three-game winning streak, is the team's starter for Thursday's battle with the Bruins. The 24-year-old missed nearly a month of action due to COVID-19 but came back very strong at the start of the week with a 37-save effort in a 5-2 win over the […]

Sami Vatanen Set For Season Debut

New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen is set to see his first action of the season in Thursday's road game against Boston. The 29-year-old has had a pretty bizarre 12 months, as the Devils traded him to Carolina a year ago and he appeared in seven playoff games for the Hurricanes, but he returned to […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/18/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Thursday’s National Hockey League schedule is a busy slate with nine games and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to add to the excitement. There are a few games with marquee appeal. While the Philadelphia Flyers are returning to action, at home against the New York Rangers, they are also left with […]

Janne Kuokkanen Records Three Points On Tuesday

New Jersey Devils forward Janne Kuokkanen tallied three helpers in a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. The Finnish native has five points in his last three games played. So far this season, Kuokkanen has recorded a goal and five assists. Kuokkanen is playing on the left side on the Devils third […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Gets Green Light

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood will make his first start in almost a month as his team makes the trip across the river to face the New York Rangers on Tuesday. The 24-year-old hasn't played a game since January 19th after missing an extended period of time due to Covid-19. Blackwood has been excellent […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/16/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday’s National Hockey League schedule has five games and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them. The best game of the night should be in Vegas, where the Golden Knights are hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Two of the Stanley Cup favorites entering the season, the Golden Knights are rolling along with a 10-2-1 […]

Three Devils Games Postponed As COVID-19 Hits New Jersey

The New Jersey Devils have postponed their next three games this week as 10 of the team's players are on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. Andreas Johnsson, Janne Kuokkanen, Michael McLeod, and Pavel Zacha were added to the list on Monday, and they join Mackenzie Blackwood, Connor Carrick, Aaron Dell, Kyle Palmieri, Sami Vatanen, and […]

Miles Wood Scores Twice, Adds Assist in Victory

New Jersey Devils forward Miles Wood picked up three assists on Sunday, registering two goals and an assist in a win over the Sabres. Wood came into the game with five points on the season, and without a goal in nearly two weeks, but pulled himself into a tie with Jack Hughes for most points […]

Scott Wedgewood In Net Versus Buffalo On Saturday

New Jersey Devils goaltender Scott Wedgewood will make his fifth consecutive start as his team takes on the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. The 28-year-old, filling in for starting netminder Mackenzie Blackwood (who is out due to Covid protocol), is coming off a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday in which he allowed […]

Jesper Bratt Makes Season Debut On Thursday

New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt will make his season debut on Thursday against the Rangers. The Swedish speedster has exactly 100 career points in 185 games and he's been very useful for the Devils in the past three seasons, so his return is a nice boost for the team. He'll try and get a […]

Scott Wedgewood Gets Another Start Sunday Night

New Jersey Devils goaltender Scott Wedgewood will remain in the crease for Sunday night action against the Islanders. Mackenzie Blackwood (COVID-19 protocols) started the season strongly but can't currently help the team, so it's up to Wedgewood to carry the torch. He didn't do too well in his season debut against the Isles on Thursday, […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (1/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Ty Smith Bags Another Point

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Isles, taking his point streak to four games. The 20-year old is now the 11th blueliner in NHL history to start off his career with a point streak of four or more games. He set up Nathan Bastian for a […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (1/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Placed On COVID-19 List

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood appeared on the most recent release of the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. This ensures that Blackwood will not be playing on Thursday night, but it is unclear how long he will be sidelined. It is an unfortunate blow for the 24-year-old, who was one of the hottest goalies in […]