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Once it became apparent that Ilya Kovalchuk wouldn't be staying in Atlanta for the rest of this season, the bidding obviously got very serious, very quickly for one of the game's premier goal-scoring talents.

New Jersey Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk shoots past Toronto Maple Leafs' Fredrik Sjostrom during the second period Friday in Newark, N.J. Ilya Kovalchuk's first shift and first point as a New Jersey Devil were greeted with cheers, but he and his new teammates left the ice after the second period on Friday to a chorus of boos following three unanswered ...

Well, the Ilya Kovalchuk move to New Jersey will be interesting if for no other reason than seeing how the talented scorer will enjoy life playing for Devils coach Jacques Lemaire.

Rod Pelley was not in the Devils' lineup Tuesday night. Rod Pelley and Vladimir Zharkov were Devils scratches.

The New Jersey Devils are still atop the Atlantic Division despite some recent struggles, but the Toronto Maple Leafs ' continued woes have dropped them to the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

The Los Angeles Kings rallied from a two-goal deficit and stunned the New Jersey Devils 3-2 Sunday on Drew Doughty's power-play goal with 28 seconds to play.

Travis Zajac scored at 4:14 of overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac will be among the guests on Thursday's edition of NHL Live!, scheduled from noon-2 p.m. on NHL Network and NHL.com and broadcast on XM Radio.

Czech Republic captain Patrik Elias should recover in time for the Vancouver Olympics despite being put on the injured list by the New Jersey Devils because of a concussion.

The Devils faced the Islanders Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond skated in the pregame warmup but was not in the Devils' lineup.

Rookie defenseman Mark Fraser gives Ryan Wilson some payback in a fight soon after the Avs defenseman's hit on Patrik Elias.

Martin Brodeur stopped 22 shots to post his seventh shutout of the season as New Jersey nipped Florida, 2-0, at Prudential Center.Brodeur also notched his 30th win of the season with the effort, the 13th time he has reached the plateau as a professional.

Travis Zajac is congratulated by Jamie Langenbrunner after scoring a goal Sunday.

Rick DiPietro was in goal for the Islanders Monday afternoon. The Devils faced the Islanders in a Monday afternoon game at Nassau Coliseum.

Travis Zajac, left, and Johnny Oduya, middle, of the Devils look on as Colorado's Matt Duchene is knocked off his skates.

The Colorado Avalanche will aim for a third straight win when they welcome the New Jersey Devils for an interconference showdown this afternoon at Pepsi Center.

Jamie Langenbrunner and the other leaders of the U.S. Olympic hockey team will infuse the New Jersey Devils' way of life into the club at next month's Vancouver Games.

With goalie Martin Brodeur just one victory short of his 30th for the season, the Devils had the Phoenix Coyotes on the run.

Travis Zajac, stickhandling in Tuesday night's game against the Rangers, was an avid Winnipeg Jets fan before the team moved to Phoenix.