After making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25, the New Jersey Devils got off to a hot start to the 2025-26 campaign before a combination of injuries, poor goaltending and inconsistent defensive play doomed them to a finish on the outside of the playoff picture.
When speaking to reporters at the NHL Player Media Tour in Las Vegas, New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes was asked whether he was jealous that the Tkachuk brothers, Brady and Matthew, have united with the Florida Panthers , and whether there’s a desire for him and Luke to be joined in New Jersey by their eldest brother, Quinn.
When the news broke on Tuesday that the New Jersey Devils had acquired forward Luke Evangelista from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft, the hockey world collectively reacted with some surprise. Perhaps nobody was more caught off guard, however, than Evangelista himself. “I honestly was pretty surprised,” Evangelista told the New Jersey media during a Zoom call on Thursday . “I was all packed up, and I was actually headed to Nashville (Wednesday) morning. And then my agent kind of gave me like maybe an hour, hour and a half heads up, that something might be going down and to stay by the phone. It was pretty much a shock. I thought I was going back to Nashville. I didn’t quite see it coming.” It was …
The New Jersey Devis have acquired forward Luke Evangelista from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2028 conditional first-round pick and a conditional second-round pick also in 2028, it was announced Tuesday evening.
After a whirlwind off-season, Simon Nemec is looking forward to making the most of his new opportunity with the Calgary Flames. He's also ready to show the New Jersey Devils they made a big mistake by trading him.
The Utah Mammoth said Wednesday they have matched New Jersey’s offer sheet to Barrett Hayton, signing the 26-year-old center to a $4.775 million contract for next season.
The New Jersey Devils are expected to sign captain Nico Hischier to a five-year, $58.5 million extension that carries an annual cap hit of $11.7 million.
The Panthers acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom in a trade with the New Jersey Devils , the teams announced on Tuesday.
Evan Rodrigues , Jesper Boqvist and Ben Steeves will head to New Jersey, while Florida will also receive Angus Crookshank .
Markstrom, 31, posted a 3.07 goals-against average and .883 save percentage in 44 games this past season. He has spent the last two seasons with the Devils after being traded to New Jersey by the Calgary Flames in June 2024.
The Swedish netminder will be entering the first of a two-year contract with a $6-million cap hit. His previous deal featured a full no-movement clause, while his new one has a 20-team no-trade list in the first year and a five-team no-trade list in the second.
The Florida Panthers are working on trade to acquire veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils, according to TSN Hocket Insider Pierre LeBrun.
The Devils have traded the rights to pending restricted free agent defenseman Simon Nemec and winger Maxim Tsyplakov to the Flames in return for a pair of first-round draft choices, a second round pick and prospect Etienne Morin.
The Calgary Flames traded two first-round picks, a second-rounder and prospect Etienne Morin to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov.