Week 19 was another strange one for the New Jersey Devils. They obliterated their rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are arguably a top-five team in the league, 6-1 on Thursday.
They followed it up by scoring an impressive five goals against the Chicago Blackhawks, who aren’t much better than they are, but conceding eight for an oddly unfortunate loss.
Goaltending is almost the sole reason why the Devils have been one of the worst teams in the league this season and that was on full display in Friday’s game.
This week was a significant one for multiple Devils.