2026-27 NHL team preview: New Jersey Devils

Last Season After making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25, the New Jersey Devils got off to a hot start to the 2025-26 campaign before a combination of injuries, poor goaltending and inconsistent defensive play doomed them to a finish on the outside of the playoff picture. On Nov. 29, New Jersey owned a record of 16-8-1 and sat one point ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes for first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes went on to take over the division and cruise to the Stanley Cup, while the Devils were forced to make major organizational changes as a…