New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 2/24/25
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Jonas Siegenthaler on LTIR:
The #NJDevils put Siegenthaler on LTIR.
They are still under the cap and not yet using LTIRhttps://t.co/sypUdVAHQo
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) February 22, 2025
Nico Hischier returned to the lineup and Jack Hughes scored twice in the third period of Saturday’s game against the Stars, but the Devils couldn’t find the tying goal. Dallas took a 4-2 win. [Devils NHL]
Then on Sunday, Nico Daws earned his first NHL shutout as the Devils claimed a 5-0 victory on the road against the Predators. [Devils NHL]
“The difference in the (4 Nations) tournament? Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid combined for seven goals. Jack Hughes, Kyle Connor, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel and J.T. Miller combined for zero. There’s no doubt Hughes and Connor, in particular, left you wanting more.” [The Athletic ($)]
Hockey Links
“What was supposed to be a midseason appetizer for the 2026 Winter Olympics has evolved into a transcendent event for hockey, which has lacked a best-on-best event since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. That was never more apparent than the first U.S. vs Canada showdown in Montreal, which produced three fights in the first nine seconds of the game followed by an elite representation of the sport as played by two bitter rivals. The audience was massive — with 9.3 million viewers, it was the most-watched non-Olympic hockey game ever in the United States.” [ESPN]
Kevin Lankinen gets a five-year contract extension:
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with goaltender Kevin Lankinen on a 5-year contract extension with a $4.5M AAV.
DETAILS | https://t.co/XniqSp5kLn pic.twitter.com/wZXI7rtVv7
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 21, 2025
Ovechkin’s chase draws closer:
Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick to record the 882nd goal of his career, 200 of which have come since Jan. 1, 2020. He is now just 13 goals away from completing The #Gr8Chase and is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky (894) at home versus Chicago on April 4.#NHLStats:… pic.twitter.com/On917qgarr
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 23, 2025
Cool moment the other night in Columbus:
Touching moment. Today is baby Johnny Gaudreau’s first birthday. During the timeout, the crowd at Nationwide sang happy birthday to him. Fantastic. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/YJO4h5tdMS
— Mark Scheig (@mark_scheig) February 23, 2025
Notable injury news:
Hampus Lindholm “unlikely” to return this season, per Don Sweeney. Having a follow up surgery next week related to the fractured patella tendon he suffered
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) February 23, 2025
Renaud Lavoie is suggesting there’s some concern that Mathew Tkachuk’s season might be over. He did not confirm it, just said “we’re waiting for important medical results, we’re hearing his year might be over, we don’t want it to be, but there’s some concern.” https://t.co/sX0EOAVrV5
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) February 23, 2025
“The 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft will be held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 27 and 28, the NHL announced Saturday. This will be the second time Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Kings have hosted the draft, but this year’s will be different; top prospects will be in attendance joined by fans and media, while NHL team executives, scouts and coaches will participate virtually.” [NHL.com]
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