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In a move that will stun many, except perhaps NJ Devils management, their top paid player, and best offensive player, Ilya Kovalchuk has decided to retire to return to his native Russia. Kovalchuk was traded to the Devils from Atlanta, now an extinct franchise that moved to Winnipeg 2 years ago...

The schedule says the New York Rangers have 2 games left and a magic number of 1 point to clinch a playoff spot. The truth is they have 1 game left to get that needed point. Oh I have this queasy feeling in my stomach if the Rangers don't beat the Carolina Hurricanes on the road Thursday night then Saturday might be ugly...

I can't deny I am enjoying writing this piece. I am dispensing the "facts" for the "fan" in me. Been waiting almost a full year for this and revenge feels sweet. The NY Rangers defeat the NJ Devils at sold out Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon and knocking the Devils out of a possible playoff spot and man it feels sweet...

Friday night in downtown Albany the Albany Devils faced  an opponent who was also desperate for points in the eastern conference, but for far different reasons. The Bruins are battling for top spot in the conference and home ice throughout the upcoming Calder Cup playoffs...

Man, you talk about a player getting knocked out cold.  Matt Martin knocks Tom Kostopoulos into next week.

6 proved to be enough. Too much in fact. So desperate were the Devils for a win vs Hershey Friday night that captain Jay Leach called the game a "must win" and win the Devils did, beating back Hershey 5-3 a the Times Union Center. Leach backed up his words by notching the 1st 2 goal game of his career and Joe Whitney scored his career high 24th goal leading the Devs...

A precious 2 points slipped through the hockey gloves of the Albany Devils Saturday night in Syracuse. Stymied by the net minding of Crunch Goaltender Riku Helenius the Crunch defeated the Devils 3-1. The Devils in a spring to the finish remained out of the playoff picture as the games slip to a must win few...

Albany fans say hello to Scott Wedgewood. How long he will be with the club is unknown. What is known is this-In his 1st AHL contest he shut down the Northeast leading Springfield Falcons and led the Devils to a big 4-1 win Saturday in front of over 5,000 fans at the Times Union Center...

Demoted by the NY Islanders 2 weeks ago to the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers 70 million dollar goaltender came to Albany Friday night and stopped the Devils streak of getting points in games at 5 with a 4-2 win. The Devils back on familiar ice for the 1st time since February 18th drew a crowd of 2,900 at the Times Union Center...

Considering they were using a goalie who hasn't played in the AHL since 2012 the Albany Devils managed to scratch out a point despite losing Saturday night 2-1 in sudden death shootout action. Maxime Clarmont, seeing his 1st action for the Devils since April, 2012 was solid in his return, stopping 30 of 31 shots in regulation and over time...

With goaltender Keith Kinkaid called up to the parent NJ Devils the workload for Albany in net has fallen to Jeff Frazee and he has responded in a big way. His 37 saves led the Devils to a 3-1 win In Syracuse Friday night. The 37 stops were the 2nd highest recorded by Frazee so far this year...

It has been a  busy few days for the Albany Devils. 1st they defeated the Hershey Bears on the Atlantic City Boardwalk 6-4. Five Devils notched multiple point games. Mike Sislo and Joe Whitney each scored a pair of goals. Phil DeSimone and Matt Anderson each put up 3 points...