New Jersey Devils
NJHN Daily: Huge Devils News; Hurricanes Big Boost; Canucks Detest Flyers Rumor
If last night’s loss felt like a downer, New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe did his best to bring everyone’s spirits back up.
First, he did so by explaining he didn’t mind the Devils’ effort.
Hmm, perhaps some are shaking their head at the idea. We’ll have more on that later.
However, it was the big nugget he divulged about Dougie Hamilton that saw everyone’s ears perch. More on that in the links.
Elsewhere, Carolina gets a big boost, too. Gabriel Landeskog back in action, and Vancouver is big mad at the rumor in Philly.
Let’s do that hockey.
Devils News
New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils’ head coach unearthed some really positive news after Friday’s loss. New Jersey expects injured defenseman Dougie Hamilton to be available against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
More NJHN: The Hurricanes are getting their own blueline reinforcements for the postseason, too. They’ve reeled in Russian KHL phenom, Alexander Nikishin, who signed his entry-level contract on Friday morning.
READ MORE: Undisciplined Devils Blow Multi-Goal Lead; Sleepwalk in Loss to Penguins
New Jersey Hockey Now +
NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Ville Koivunen is hoping to score his first NHL goal soon. After a handful of games, a trio of assists, and roundly being praised by coaches and teammates alike, the Pittsburgh Penguins are blown away by his game.
Florida Hockey Now: For the longest time, Brad Marchand has been called a rat for his style of play. Not that he wasn’t embracing it before, but now more than ever, with a chance to hoist the cup again, he’s embracing it with the Florida Panthers more than ever.
Philly Hockey Now: Before the Vancouver Canucks’ season could even end, there are rumors flying about that Rick Tocchet could fill the coaching vacancy for the Philadelphia Flyers. Well, the Canucks certainly made it known they were NOT happy with the rumors.
Colorado Hockey Now: For the first time in a long time, Gabriel Landeskog made his in-game return to professional hockey. He played for the Colorado Eagles on a conditioning stint in the American Hockey League, pointing to his potential return to the Colorado Avalanche after nearly three years.
In fact, many of Landeskog’s teammates were in attendance to support their captain, such as Nathan Mackinnon and Cale Makar.
Ross Colton, Nathan MacKinnon, and Cale Makar are in attendance to watch Taylor Makar make his pro debut and Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog play in his first game since 2022 👀@TheAHL | @ColoradoEagles | @Avalanche#AHL #NHL #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/mWt27LUHgn
— FloHockey (@FloHockey) April 12, 2025
Sportsnet: Isaac Howard is the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Award winner. Now, the Tampa Bay Lightning face a tough decision with their top prospect.
For more Devils news, visit New Jersey Hockey Now, subscribe to our YouTube and like our Facebook page.
Follow us on 𝕏:
@NJDHockeyNow, @JamesNicholsNHL, @NickNatale10
And on Threads:
