New Jersey Devils

Washington Capitals get new coach

After one season in Tampa Bay and two seasons behind the New Jersey Devils' bench as an assistant coach, Adam Oates has his first job as head coach. He has signed with the Washington Capitals, replacing his former teammate Dale Hunter.

Patrik Elias becomes New Jersey Devils best scorer

Scoring twice in Devils' victory against Montreal Canadians, 35 years old New Jersey captain Patrik Elias becomes the Devils' all-time points leader with 845. Elias played 993 games in NHL, all with Devils' jersey
"It just feels nice," said Elias to ESPN. "It just feels that you're doing something right and it keeps me going. Hopefully, I have a lot more in me, obviously, but at this moment I'm enjoying it."

New Jersey Devils retired Scott Niedermayer’s number

Fomer defenseman Scott Niedermayer has his number 27 retired Friday, when New Jersey Devils honored him in a ceremony before the game.
Niedermayer played for New Jersey from 1992-2004 before joining the Anaheim Ducks in 2005, amassing 172 goals and 568 assists in 1,263 games and winning three Stanley Cups with the Devils and a fourth in Anaheim in 2007.
Among all NHL players, Niedermayer is the only one to have won a Stanley Cup championship, Olympic gold medal, World Cup, World Championship, World Junior Championship and a Memorial Cup. "It was an honor and a privilege to be a New Jersey Devil all those years," he told during the ceremony. "These are memories I will cherish all my life."

Jacob Josefson out with broken right collarbone

New Jersey Devils Swedish center Jacob Josefson underwent surgery Saturday morning and will be out three to four months after having broken his right collarbone after a spill into the boards with 3:05 left in the first period in 4-3 shootout home defeat against the San Jose Sharks. Strange coincidence, Josefson suffered another injury during a game against Sharks last season: he was forced to undergo surgery for a torn ligament in his thumb, missing ice for almost four months.