Anton Volchenkov News

The big news from the morning skates before Game 1 Thursday was an apparent injury sustained by the pesky Bruins winger Brad Marchand that forced him from the ice.

After missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons, Lou Lamoriello , the longtime General Manager of the New Jersey Devils is facing some big decisions.

New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello , in his decision to retain head coach Peter DeBoer , has proven that he's changed his ways.

The ashes of a failed 2013 remain scattered, uncollected. The New Jersey Devils failed to qualify for the playoffs for just the second time since 1996.

In sports, "rebuilding" is one of the most loaded words in the lexicon. It implies so much: recent failures, a dark immediate future and hope down the road.

The New Jersey Devils disappointing season was effectively ended on Sunday with a miserable blowout loss to their cross-Hudson rivals.

Not Pictured: Tomas Plekanec, who re-directed this shot. Middle: Marek Zidlicky, who gave away the puck for the shot.

The New Jersey Devils got trounced by the New York Rangers 4-1 and have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.

Anton Volchekov will be back in the Devils' lineup today when they face the Rangers at Madison Square Garden The Devils need a victory over the Rangers, in regulation time, overtime or in a shootout, to stay alive in the playoff race.

Ilya Kovalchuk called practice on Friday one of his best since he hurt his shoulder almost four weeks ago, meaning there is a chance the New Jersey Devils could have their high-scoring right wing back in the lineup as early as Saturday afternoon, when they face the Florida Panthers.