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After opening their season in Sweden, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally return to the Steel City to play the New Jersey Devils tonight at Mellon Arena.

New Jersey Devils coach Brent Sutter yells instructions to his team during the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct.

Zach Parise 's wrist shot from the left circle sailed past Marc-Andre Fleury 's glove with 37.6 seconds left in overtime and the New Jersey Devils , outshooting Pittsburgh by a more than 3-to-1 margin, rallied ...

Published October 11, 2008 at 1:33 a.m. Updated October 11, 2008 at 5:39 a.m. NEWARK, N.J. _ While much of the preseason talk about the New Jersey Devils has focused on the return of Brian Rolston and Bobby ...

Click the jump for some tidbits on the Devils 5-on-3 power play plans Hello folks -- Colin here, filling in for Rich so he can get some other work done.

The Devils' Patrik Elias looks to make a shot against Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist during the NHL playoffs last season.

The Devils think they found the No. 1 center they lacked, and in preseason, Brian Rolston has looked the part.

Brian Gionta has had only one regular-season fight in his NHL career, but Friday night the Devils right winger had no intention of ignoring a cross-check from Islanders center Mike Comrie.

Patrik Elias has scored, on a slap shot from the left wing on a rush, to put the Devils up by two goals at 5:21 of the second period.

Mike Mottau didn't have many believers a year ago. Even after he made the Devils' roster in training camp, most thought he would wind up being little more than a spare defenseman.

Possibly they were just trying to get into the spirit of Switzerland, the country to which they were flying afterward.

Patrik Elias had two goals and an assist to chase Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist in the second period and lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 preseason victory over New York on Saturday.

As the Devils' first group trained at the Prudential Center Sunday morning, Vladimir Bure watched intently from the practice rink stands.

The Devils' power play had several chances during the first period of Monday night's preseason opener against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center, but couldn't capitalize.

Goaltender Martin Brodeur won't be making the bus trip to Philadelphia when the Devils play the Flyers in their first preseason game Monday night but center Brian Rolston will be in the lineup.

If the Devils ask Martin Brodeur to play 77 games again this season, as he did to lead the league last year, he's ready for the challenge.

Maxime Sauve has some enviable hockey bloodlines, but could become the best Sauve to play in the NHL.

Before we get to the mailbag, let's all welcome back Joe Sakic to the multitude of fantasy drafts about to take place.

Last season ended in disappointment in New Jersey, again, as the Devils took an early exit from the second season.

David Leaderer of Greece has signed a professional hockey contract with the New Jersey Devils and will start his career with the Trenton Devils of the ECHL.