New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The Swede was injured in a 5-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday.
Ask most NHL players and they will say there is something special about playing games at Montreal’s Bell Centre, particularly on a Saturday night.
Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre.
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Allen has played in 444 games in his career, winning 201 of them. He knows his role well and is always ready when called upon.
The Montreal Canadiens returned home on Saturday night for a matchup against the New Jersey Devils at Bell Centre in downtown Montreal, one of the best teams in the NHL this season.
Dawson Mercer scored twice during New Jersey’s four-goal second period, and the Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-1.
The New Jersey Devils find themselves in need of a goalie, now that their goaltender Jacob Markstrom was injured last night. We mentioned this earlier today, but this is an injury that could have an impact on the Montreal Canadiens.
Caught in a three-man rotation last season with the Canadiens that was doomed to failure, goaltender Jake Allen finally will get his opportunity to shine with the New Jersey Devils. Allen has become the Devils’ first-string goaltender by default — at least for the next several weeks — after Jacob Markstrom suffered a medial collateral sprain last Wednesday against Boston.
Markstrom’s injury also rules him out of Sweden’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, Philadelphia Flyers netminder Sam Ersson is "expected to replace" the Devils goalie on Sweden's squad.
The New Jersey Devils headed north of the boarder on Saturday to face the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. It was the first of many games without Jacob Markstrom as the Devils’ No.1 goaltender will be sidelined 4-6 weeks.