Taylor Hall Gets His First Point Of The Season

New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall recorded his first point of the season Thursday against Washington, picking up a power-play assist on the team's second goal in a 6-0 win. The reigning MVP of the league had started the year by finishing pointless against the Oilers in a 5-2 win. Hall has recorded five […]

Marcus Johansson Nets First Goal Since Last December

New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson scored the team's third goal in Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington to end a lengthy goal drought. He last scored on Dec. 29 last year in a 4-3 overtime loss to Buffalo. Soon after, Johansson spent months on the shelf before returning in the playoffs and finishing pointless against […]

Kyle Palmieri Has Another Two-Goal Game

New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri, who opened the season with a two-goal performance against Edmonton, scored twice again in Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington. He got things started for the team, netting both of his goals -- one on a power play -- in the opening period. Palmieri had a total of five […]

Keith Kinkaid Shuts Out The Stanley Cup Champs

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid made it two wins in two starts for the season on Thursday, shutting out the Washington Capitals in a 6-0 rout with 21 saves. It's his fifth career shutout and only the second one since the start of last season. With Cory Schneider struggling, Kinkaid had a great year […]

Keith Kinkaid Starts For Devils Thursday Night

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid has the honor of facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Thursday. He makes his second start of the year after helping the Devils beat Edmonton in their season opener last Saturday. Kinkaid registered a lowly .895 save percentage in the game but allowed just two goals […]

Top 25 Goaltenders: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Kyle Palmieri Tallies Two Goals in Devils win

New Jersey Devils forward Kyle Palmieri scored two goals, including one on the power-play, to help lead the Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Oilers. Palmieri also racked up three shots, one hit, and two penalty minutes, providing a fair amount of value in the periphery categories as well. Only linemate Taylor Hall logged […]

Travis Zajac Nets Game-Winner Against Oilers

New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac recorded two goals, including the game-winner, in New Jersey's season-opening win over the Oilers. Zajac is coming off of a sub-par season in which he scored only 26 points in 62 games, but his strong start to this season provides some reason to believe that he can return to […]

Keith Kinkaid Expected To Start For Devils In Sweden

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid is the team's likely starter for a very special season opener which takes place in Sweden against Edmonton on Saturday. Cory Schneider (lower body) has been ruled out at the start of the season, so the Devils will look to Kinkaid once again. He had a career-year last season, […]

Jesper Bratt Set To Miss Time After Breaking Jaw

New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt won't play in the team's season opener on Saturday against Edmonton after breaking his jaw in practice on Thursday. Luckily for the Devils, Bratt won't need surgery to fix the problem, but he's still set to miss a few weeks. Bratt had a good rookie campaign last season, […]

Five Sleeper Wingers Who Will Outperform Their ADP

As the most populous position in fantasy hockey, there are a significant amount of wingers that are grossly overlooked in fantasy drafts – you have your game-changers such as Alex Ovechkin and Nikita Kucherov; your established premiere producers in Vladamir Tarasenko and Phil Kessel; your up-and-comers like Clayton Keller and Kyle Connor; the mega hyped […]

Cory Schneider Out For Season Opener

New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider (lower body) won't play in the team's season opener against Edmonton on Saturday. He didn't participate in any of the team's preseason games and looks to still need more time to recover from a left hip surgery that he had done back in May. The injury carries a 5-6 […]

Top 75 Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, […]

On The Rebound - Five Wingers Who Will Bounce Back in 2018-19

Every year it happens. A forward inexplicably falls short of expectations and fantasy owners are left with a terrible taste in their mouth for years to come. Determining if that slump in production was a one-year aberration or a sign of things to come is an integral part of taking home a league title. Take […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the offseason, RotoBaller contributed a six-piece feature breaking down the top 100 fantasy hockey player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 season. This article (the final edition) features some movement up and down the rankings as a result of trades, signings, injuries, etc. When the puck drops and the 2018-2019 season is officially […]

Miles Wood Signs Four-Year Deal With Devils

The New Jersey Devils announced that the team has come to terms with restricted free-agent forward Miles Wood on a four-year, $11 million contract on Saturday. The new contract will allow Wood to join his teammates in New Jersey for the first time this preseason. The 22-year-old winger is coming off a season in which […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (10-1)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Breakout NHL Forwards You Have To Own In 2018-19

Alas, the offseason has flown by faster than Connor McDavid. It feels like just last week we saw Alexander Ovechkin drunkenly swimming in a public fountain during the aftermath of the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup victory. Now, we stand on the precipice of the 2018-19 NHL season which also means fantasy hockey draft day is […]

Sophomore Slump? Second-Year Players Due For A Decline

As the NHL continues to shift to a higher skilled, faster game, more NHL coaches are entrusting their young players with better opportunities to have a greater impact offensively. The days of talented youngsters having to grind out extended periods of time on the fourth line before moving up in the lineup seems to be […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (20-11)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Taylor Hall Takes Home Hart Trophy As NHL MVP

New Jersey Devils winger Taylor Hall became the first player in his team's franchise history to win the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player on Wednesday. Hall narrowly edged out Nathan MacKinnon for the trophy, earning 164 first-place votes and 1,264 total voting points. Hall, who finished the year with 93 points (39 […]

Devils Eliminated Despite Cory Schneider's Strong Play

New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 35 of 37 shots that he faced in game 5, keeping the game close but ultimately falling short as the Devils were eliminated from the playoffs. His stellar .951 save percentage in the playoffs limited the Lightning's offense and kept the Devils in every game that he started. […]

Sami Vatanen Did Not Travel with Team to Tampa Bay

New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen did not travel with his teammates to Tampa Bay for Game 5 but has yet to be officially ruled out for Saturday's contest. Vatanen left Game 4 after a hit from Nikita Kucherov and did not return. Though he is considered day-to-day, it would be a surprise to see […]

Cory Schneider Going for Two Straight, Gets Game 4 Start

New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider will return to the crease in Game 4 as the Devils look to even the series. By all accounts, Schneider has taken back the starter’s duties from Keith Kinkaid after stopping 34 of 36 shots in a Game 3 victory. The 5-2 victory was Schneider’s first win since Dec. […]

Taylor Hall Spectacular in Game 3 Victory

New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall scored a goal and two assists on Monday, leading the Devils to their first win of the series. The three points bring Hall’s total to five points after three games and put him among the league leaders early in the playoffs. Hall also put six shots on net […]

Marcus Johansson Returns for New Jersey

New Jersey Devils left wing Marcus Johansson (concussion) has been cleared to return and will play in Game 3. Johansson missed the final 35 games of the regular season and the first two games of the playoffs while recovering from a concussion. He appears to be jumping back into his spot in the top six, […]

Devils Turn to Cory Schneider in Game 3

New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider will get the start in Game 3 as the Devils look to win their first game of the series. Keith Kinkaid started both of the losses and allowed five goals in Game 2 before Schneider replaced him. In Schneider’s relief appearance, he stopped all 10 of the shots he […]

Nico Hischier Scores First Playoff Goal of Career

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier scored in the first period of Game 2, recording his first career playoff point. The Devils were able to keep the game close through one period, due to Hischier's goal, but quickly fell behind in the second period and were unable to recover. The rookie center had 52 points […]

Devils Looks to Rebound with Keith Kinkaid

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid will return to the crease for game 2 after allowing four goals on 31 shots in game 1. Despite Kinkaid's strong play to close out the regular season, he and the Devils looked every bit of the underdog in game 1. After floundering in his first career playoff start, […]