The New Jersey Devils took the ice on Tuesday for what felt like the first time in months. A COVID-19 outbreak put their season on pause for over two weeks, and it was a relief to see them back.
There was obviously a strong chance that the Devils would be rusty, and several players had to be recalled because the squad was depleted.
However their opponents, the New York Rangers, haven’t been in great shape and several of their better players are recovering from injury.
The good news for the Devils is that MacKenzie Blackwood, who had been playing unbelievably in net before testing positive, would be making his first start in quite a while.