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The Devils have their first four-game winning streak in a years, as the team put in another impressive effort to beat the Oilers 5-3 on Saturday. Jack Hughes scored twice as Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown and Dawson Mercer also found the net. [Devils NHL]
“The Devils’ top six carried their offense for most of last season, but that was mostly on the backs of Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier. There wasn’t much support around them, but it looks like that could be
different this season, thanks to Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]
“The New Jersey Devils are trying something a little different on the power play this season, and it may very well be the beginning of a new era of power play operations around the NHL.” [Devils’ Advocates]
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Brad Marchand gets a fine for this sequence:
He’s back!
“Joel Quenneville, returning to Chicago for the first time since his ouster from the NHL in 2021 and his reinstatement this summer, said he should have been ‘more forceful’ when allegations of sexual assault by assistant video coach Brad Aldrich were brought to the attention of Chicago Blackhawks management in May 2010.” [The Athletic ($)]
When can an NHL player say no to a fight? A look at the strategy, etiquette and decision-making that go into hockey fights: [The Athletic ($)]
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