Travis Zajac has regressed from a major bounce-back season. He looked like the Zajac of old for the New Jersey Devils last season. In fact, he was one of the only Devils who was excelling last season, hitting 46 points and playing 80 games as a defensive-minded center with offensive upside.
This season, however, that scoring touch just isn’t there. On Friday night, he scored his second goal of the season. It was his first goal that meant anything, because his actual first goal came in a 5-1 deficit to the Buffalo Sabres.
He’s not even getting helpers.