Every so often, I get asked the question online or in person as to why the New Jersey Devils are so bad this year? How can they be struggling when they have seemingly solid numbers in 5-on-5 play? Why do they keep dropping games and points? And one of the answers I keep going to is the third period. How the Devils lost leads. How they got tied up. How they struggled. How they finish games. I believed it was a problem. Is it the worst period for the Devils?
Technically not, that would be overtime where the Devils are 0-5-0 so far this season prior to Sunday’s game.