Apparently, that’s not going to happen. In an email sent to NJ Advance Media Friday, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league does not plan on investigating the Devils for sidestepping the LTIR rules.

Amid the struggles, a new theory has surfaced on social media, linking the Devils’ downfall to the failed pursuit of Quinn Hughes. The star defenseman was traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the Minnesota Wild last month, ending the long-held dream of a Hughes brothers reunion in New Jersey.

Markstrom allowed goals on the first two shots he faced — from Mathew Barzal and Duclair — and three on five, finishing with nine on 24.

Isolating games with Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and Timo Meier all available, Bratt has produced 0.9 points per game – 0.2 higher than his average otherwise. Most of those points have come by way of assist, as you would expect given his season totals (nine goals, 24 helpers).

New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes was loudly booed after a pair of high-profile mistakes during the team’s Sunday loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

There will be a bit of Swedish flair on display when the New Jersey Devils take on the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center (8 p.m. ET; MSG-B, MSGSN, ESPN+, SN NOW). The Devils, who had their 13-game winning streak end with a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday,

Ilya Sorokin was spotless in his return to the net Tuesday night, 24 hours after good friend Igor Shesterkin went down with an injury that looked like it could be serious. Across the ice from Sorokin,

The New York Islanders' star rookie of Matthew Schaefer has disclosed he will take to the ice against the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 6 despite an illness.