ESPN Search

Craig Custance explains how wrinkles in the new CBA could make for an interesting offseason, including the potential buyouts of some high-profile players.

Blog | Conversation | June 04, 2013

Ilya Kovalchuk scored his first goal since suffering a shoulder injury last month, giving the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

With one week remaining in the regular season and the New Jersey Devils on the brink of elimination from playoff contention, star winger Ilya Kovalchuk will return to the lineup Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

Devils-Flyers Preview

Sean Allen shakes up his fantasy hockey forwards rankings looking for the players who'll finish the season strongly.

Give the New Jersey Devils this: Even in the face of the inevitable, there is no quit in them. Down 4-0 to the Boston Bruins by the 3:06 mark of the second period Wednesday night, the Devils kept chipping away, and early in the third they had mad...

Offensive catalyst Ilya Kovalchuk skated with the Devils for the first time since injuring his right shoulder more than two weeks ago and hopes to return soon to the struggling New Jersey lineup.

The Devils got back veteran goaltender Martin Brodeur on Thursday only to see one of their other star players go down with injury two days later as Ilya Kovalchuk will be out two to four weeks.

Travis Zajac set up two goals, and the New Jersey Devils rode another solid performance by Martin Brodeur to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Flyers 2, Devils 1 (F/SO) * Flyers: End 3 game losing streak to the Devils (1st Win vs Devils this season) * Flyers: 4-1-0 past 5 at home * Devils: 0-4-2 past 6 on the road, outscored 23-11 * Ilya Kovalchuk (Devils):5 game PT streak snapped Fl...

Ilya Kovalchuk capped New Jersey's three-goal first period with his NHL-leading fourth short-handed goal, and the Devils beat the mistake-prone Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored the tiebreaking goal on a 5-on-3 power play with about 8 1/2 minutes left to complete the New Jersey Devils' 3-2 comeback victory Thursday night over the Washington Capitals.

Senators-Devils Preview

Ilya Kovalchuk and David Clarkson scored less than two minutes apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight win.

Ilya Kovalchuk broke a tie with a short-handed goal late in the second period and the New Jersey Devils won their third straight game with a 4-2 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

The New Jersey Devils are keeping first-round draft pick Stefan Matteau with the NHL team for now.