Ilkka Pikkarainen News

Fantasy Forecast for Friday, November 6 THURSDAY'S ROUNDUP: Devils forward Patrik Elias, the club's all-time leading scorer, will make his season debut Friday at home against the Islanders.

New Jersey Devils' Zach Parise checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Victor Hedman into the boards during NHL action Saturday.

Jacques Lemaire says the atmosphere, but not the ice, is good at the Garden. Jacques Lemaire enjoys coaching at Madison Square Garden, but he's glad he doesn't have to play there.

Matt Halischuk was not in the Devils' lineup Monday night against the Capitals. The Devils played the final match of their three-game road trip Monday night in Washington.

The Devils have the challenge of facing Alex Ovechkin Monday night. After a morning skate in which everyone participated, Devils coach Jacques Lemaire suggested he would make some slight lineup adjustments against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

The topics were Brain Rolston's wicked point shot, the one goalies simply don't see, and the sanity of teammates standing even closer to the point of origin, creating traffic.

Travis Zajac celebrates after scoring the game-tying goal against the Lightning with less than one second left in the third period Thursday.

Former Devils defenseman Kevin Dean celebrates a goal on April 26, 1997. Of all the players the Devils have drafted since 1982, only Ricard Persson took longer to play his first NHL game for New Jersey than Ilkka Pikkarainen.

Sidelined by groin surgery, Patrik Elias will begin skating this week. The Devils removed rookie right winger Ilkka Pikkarainen from the injured reserve list Monday and placed Brendan Shanahana on the non-roster list to open a spot.

Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello likes to point out that an NHL season is a marathon, not a sprint.

As expected, New Jersey Devils General Manager Lou Lamoriello removed right wing Ilkka Pikkarainen from injured reserve at 5 p.m. today.

Rookie defensemen Michael Del Zotto and Matt Gilroy both scored, and the New York Rangers broke out of early power-play woes in a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.

Ilkka Pikkarainen will make his NHL debut Monday night against the Rangers. Barring a last-minute change in plans, Ilkka Pikkarainen will make his NHl debut for the Devils when they face the Rangers Monday night at the Prudential Center.

The Devils were able to delay making a final roster cut on Wednesday by placing right wing Ilkka Pikkarainen on injured reserve to start the regular season.

13 jersey, tonight begin trying to extend their playoff-making streak, which stands at 12 straight seasons.

It appears Jay Pandolfo, at left with Brendan Shanahan last season, will be an opening night scratch.

Niclas Bergfors is likely to start the season on the Devils' third line. Barring an injury, Niclas Bergfors will start the regular season on Saturday as the Devils' third-line left winger.

The Devils yesterday trimmed their roster to 29 by assigning goaltender Jeff Frazee and forwards Olivier Magnan-Grenier, Ben Walter and Vladimir Zharkov to AHL Lowell.

David Clarkson battles with Daniel Carcillo of the Flyers Saturday night in Newark.

The competition is crystallizing, two of the Devils' rough diamonds battling for the one spot vacated by the team's record goal-scorer. Brian Gionta's departure for Montreal left his lineup slot open at one of New Jersey's deepest positions -- right wing.