Jets Land Tyler Toffoli From Devils

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired right winger Tyler Toffoli from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick and a 2024 third-rounder. The 31-year-old has enjoyed a nice season, tallying 26 goals and 44 points in 61 games for a Devils team that has underperformed this season, mostly due to goaltending. An […]

Timo Meier Rocks Blues With Four-Point Effort

New Jersey Devils winger Timo Meier recorded his fifth career hat trick and posted an assist as the team picked up a comfortable 4-1 win over St. Louis on Thursday. The Swiss star started the scoring with a power-play tally and potted all of New Jersey's first three goals before Erik Haula iced the game […]

Tyler Toffoli Sitting Out Thursday For Trade-Related Reasons

New Jersey Devils winger Tyler Toffoli won't play Thursday for trade-related reasons. Toffoli is a valuable trade chip for the Devils who could help them spark a quick retool. Therefore, they don't want to risk him getting injured. The 31-year-old would be a big add for a playoff team, as he has put up 44 […]

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. 12 games on a Thursday night? Ok, NHL, you do you! This is a loaded slate and it looks to have more than enough options to build whatever kind of lineup suits your fancy. In the interest of keeping things fresh, I’m […]

Devils Not Shopping Tyler Toffoli

The New Jersey Devils are not currently shopping winger Tyler Toffoli ahead of Friday's trade deadline. While it doesn't mean that a deal involving Toffoli will not happen for sure, the team prefers not to trade him and is rather focused on adding goaltending help. The veteran has tallied 26 goals and 44 points in […]

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It’s the first Tuesday of the month, meaning that the DFS sites have their biggest tournaments. The NHL has blessed us with a manageable nine-game slate with many games looking to be strong fantasy producers. The Oilers are on the slate and […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/27/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. “Hockey Week” is over with the NBA making its return to play tonight, but the NHL isn’t slowing down, giving us 11 games on tonight’s slate. There are a lot of teams in great spots up and down this slate, giving us […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/20/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NBA is on break so it’s all hockey, all the time (with a small break for the Daytona 500). DraftKings is even promoting this as “Hockey Week” with bigger tournaments and multiple bonuses. Today’s slate of games is split into two, […]

Ondrej Palat A Game-Time Call Thursday

New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat missed the morning skate with an illness and will be a game-time decision for Thursday's matchup against Los Angeles. The 32-year-old has struggled to stay in the lineup all season and could be absent again. He recently returned from a lower-body injury. Palat has played well since returning […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/15/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a tiny three-game slate on Wednesday night, we are back to another monster 12-game slate like we had on Tuesday night. That slate went very well, as many of our value stacks came through, and then Edmonton closed out the night […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/13/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. As is usual for a Saturday, we have a manageable slate of only seven games tonight. Your big decision point, as usual, is going to be if you want to roll with the Oilers or if you want to fade them. The […]

Jesper Bratt Amasses Three Points In Losing Effort

New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt had a great game against Calgary on Thursday despite the team suffering a 5-3 defeat. The Swedish speedster was involved in all three goals for the Devils, posting assists as Ondrej Palat scored twice and Nico Hischier recorded a short-handed goal. It was Bratt's seventh effort of the season […]

Jack Hughes To Return To The Lineup Thursday

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (upper body) will return to the lineup for Thursday's home game versus the Calgary Flames. The young pivot has missed the past 11 games after suffering an upper-body injury in a 5-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Jan. 5. He has been skating with the team in recent […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/8/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. As is usual for a Saturday, we have a manageable slate of only seven games tonight. Your big decision point, as usual, is going to be if you want to roll with the Oilers or if you want to fade them. The […]

Nico Hischier Collects Two Assists Versus Avalanche

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier had his second consecutive multi-assist game on Tuesday, helping the team defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3. The Swiss centerman helped to set up Jesper Bratt and John Marino, with the latter bagging the game-winning goal. Hischier also put in a major shift on the defensive end with four blocks. […]

Jack Hughes Could Return This Week

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (upper body) could return to the lineup at some point this week. The young pivot has been out since sustaining an upper-body injury against the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan. 5, but he practiced in a non-contact jersey on Monday and skated briefly in a regular jersey in Tuesday's morning […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/6/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

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All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It has been a week and a half since our last full NHL slate and the league comes back with seven games starting in the early window and one solitary game in the late night window. That game features Edmonton and Vegas, […]

Tomas Nosek Returns To Practice Sunday

New Jersey Devils forward Tomas Nosek returned to practice for the first time on Sunday after breaking his foot in a Nov. 18 game against the New York Rangers before undergoing surgery. "It feels really good to be back on the ice with the boys," Nosek said after practice Sunday, "I'm back now and hopefully […]

Dougie Hamilton Shifts To LTIR

New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton (Pectoral) moved to LTIR Thursday. The move doesn't come as a surprise, as Hamilton has been out since November 28 with a torn pectoral muscle and isn't expected to return until March at the earliest. Before the injury, Hamilton had 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 20 games. […]

Jack Hughes Shifts To Injured Reserve

New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes (upper body) was placed on IR Thursday retroactive to January 5. Hughes has missed eight games with an upper-body ailment and isn't expected to return before the all-star break. How long he is out after is anyone's guess, but because he was retroactively placed on IR he is eligible […]

Ondrej Palat Set To Return Thursday Versus Hurricanes

New Jersey Devils forward Ondrej Palat (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup Thursday on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes. The veteran has missed the last 10 games with his injury after getting hurt in a 5-2 loss versus the Boston Bruins on Dec. 30. "It feels great, finally, to get out […]

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Tyler Toffoli Scores Sixth Career Hat Trick

New Jersey Devils winger Tyler Toffoli recorded his sixth career hat trick on Monday against Vegas, completing his three-goal game with a 6-5 overtime winner. Toffoli had his first two goals in the second period. The 31-year-old reached the 20-goal mark on Monday and is now the leader in goals among players skating for a […]

Jack Hughes Ruled Out Through The All-Star Break

New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes (upper body) won't return to action until after the All-Star break. The Devils star has been out for seven games and will miss at least three more contests, starting with Monday's matchup against Vegas. New Jersey returns to action after the break on Feb. 6 against Colorado. Michael McLeod […]